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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 European seabass fisheries
   6. Article 10 Measures on European eel fisheries
   7. Article 11 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
   8. Article 12 Closed fishing seasons
   9. Article 13 Prohibitions
   10. Article 14 Data transmission
5. CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters
   1. Article 15 Fishing authorisations
6. CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
   1. Article 16 Quota transfers and exchanges
7. Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area
   1. Article 17 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations
   2. Article 18 Recreational fisheries
   3. Article 19 Sharks
8. Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area
   1. Article 20 Prohibitions and catch limitations
   2. Article 21 Exploratory fisheries
   3. Article 22 Krill fishery during the 2018/2019 fishing season
9. Section 3 IOTC Area of Competence
   1. Article 23 Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence
   2. Article 24 Drifting FADs and supply vessels
   3. Article 25 Sharks
10. Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area
    1. Article 26 Pelagic fisheries
    2. Article 27 Bottom fisheries
11. Section 5 IATTC Convention Area
    1. Article 28 Purse-seine fisheries
    2. Article 29 Drifting FADs
    3. Article 30 Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries
    4. Article 31 Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks
    5. Article 32 Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays
12. Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area
    1. Article 33 Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks
13. Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area
    1. Article 34 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries
    2. Article 35 Management of fishing with FADs
    3. Article 36 Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish
    4. Article 37 Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20°S
    5. Article 38 Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks
    6. Article 39 Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC
14. Section 8 GFCM Agreement Area
    1. Article 40 Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18
15. Section 9 Bering Sea
    1. Article 41 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 42 TACs
    2. Article 43 Fishing authorisations
    3. Article 44 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
    4. Article 45 Prohibitions
17. TITLE IV FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017
    1. Article 46 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/127
18. TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS
    1. Article 47 Committee procedure
    2. Article 48 Transitional provision
    3. Article 49 Entry into force
19. ANNEX
20. ANNEX I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
21. ANNEX IA SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:
22. ANNEX IB NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 Special condition:
23. ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTIC
24. NAFO CONVENTION AREA
25. ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
26. ANNEX IE ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:
27. ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
28. ANNEX IG SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION
29. ANNEX IH WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
30. ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
31. ANNEX IK IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
32. ANNEX IL GFCM AGREEMENT AREA
33. ANNEX IIA FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA 4
34. 4.4.1.4.2.4.3.
35. ANNEX IIB FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS 8c AND 9a EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ
36. CHAPTER I General Provisions
37. 2.
38. CHAPTER II Authorisations
39. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
40. 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
41. 6.6.1.
42. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.
43. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.
44. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.8.6.8.7.
45. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.
46. 9.9.1.9.2.9.3.9.4.9.5.
47. CHAPTER IV Management
48. 11.11.1.11.2.11.3.
49. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations
50. 12.12.1.12.2.12.3.12.4.12.5.
51. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations
52. 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
53. ANNEX IIC FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e
54. CHAPTER I General provisions
55. 1.1.1.1.2.
56. 2.
57. CHAPTER II Authorisations
58. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
59. 5. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year
60. 6.6.1.6.2.6.3.6.4.
61. 6.6.1.6.2.6.3.
62. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.7.5.7.6.7.7.
63. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.
64. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.
65. CHAPTER IV Management
66. 10.10.1.10.2.10.3.
67. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations
68. 11.11.1.11.2.11.3.11.4.
69. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations
70. 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
71. ANNEX IID MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
72. Appendix 1 to Annex IID
73. SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS
74. ANNEX III MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS
75. ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
76. 4. Table A Table B
77. 6. Table A Table B
78. ANNEX V CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
79. PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
80. PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017
81. PART C
82. Appendix to Annex V, Part B LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)
83. ANNEX 21-03/A NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA
84. General information
85. Intended fishing subareas and divisions ☐☐☐☐
86. Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught
87. Net configuration
88. Marine mammal exclusion device
89. Collection of acoustic data
90. ANNEX 21-03/B GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT
91. Observation steps and frequency
92. ANNEX VI IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
93. ANNEX VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
94. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
95. 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 (CFP) 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 socio-economic 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 2016, 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 2018 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 2018, 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; 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) According to scientific advice, European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions 4b, 4c and 7a, 7d–7h) remains in a perilous state and the stock continues to decline further, despite the measures taken in previous years. Those measures have not delivered the desired reduction in commercial fishing mortality (only – 17 % instead of the expected – 50 %). Recreational fishing mortality on the Northern stock is now considered to be far more significant than previously calculated and is estimated to have exceeded that from commercial sources in 2016. That also includes post-release sources of mortality. Therefore, the fishing mortality of the Northern stock has to be decreased significantly in order to allow for a small increase in the biomass.

(8) In order to mitigate the social and economic impact of the above measure, only limited fisheries with certain gears could be permitted, while providing for a two-month closure to protect spawning aggregations. Whilst there could be certain unavoidable by-catches from other fishing gears, the stock status is so severe that it is not possible to allow all by-catches to be landed, and any encounters with the stock should be avoided. Also, there will be a need of further restrictions on recreational fishing, with only catch-and-release fishing allowed during the entire year. Taking into account ICES advice to further reduce fishing pressure on the stock of European seabass in the Bay of Biscay, a lower daily bag limit for recreational fisheries should also be fixed in that area.

(9) As regards European eel (Anguilla anguilla) stock, the ICES has advised that all anthropogenic mortalities should be reduced to zero, or kept as close to zero as possible. In the light of that advice, it is appropriate to establish a temporary prohibition to fish for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or longer in Union waters of ICES area including in the Baltic Sea, to protect spawners during their migration.

(10) 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 that 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 those 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 provided for 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 CFP. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the fishing of those species in the areas concerned.

(11) 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 Regulations (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007 and (EU) 2016/1627. 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 CFP as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, to fix the TAC on the basis of maximum sustainable yield advice, as provided by ICES.

(12) As a result of the benchmark exercise, as regards the stock of herring to the west of Scotland, ICES has provided advice for the combined herring stocks in Divisions 6a, 7b and 7c (West of Scotland, West of Ireland). The advice covers two separate TACs (for 6aS, 7b and 7c on the one hand, and for 5b, 6b and 6aN on the other). According to ICES, a rebuilding plan has to be developed for those 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 those two stocks, a TAC is established to permit limited catches in 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 Article 3 or 4 of that Regulation is not to 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 CFP.

(16) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2018 in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, and Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of, and Annex I to, Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.

(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. In addition to existing inter-area flexibilities, it is appropriate, in particular, to introduce a limited inter-area flexibility for ling from ICES subareas 6 to14 to Union waters of subarea 4 and for skates and rays between division 7d and Union waters of division 2a and subarea 4.

(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 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in February 2018, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas for that 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 2018. It is therefore necessary to include those fishing opportunities in this Regulation.

(23) At its annual meeting in 2017, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted conservation measures for the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(24) At its annual meeting in 2017, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) maintained at the same level the TACs for South Atlantic albacore and for yellowfin tuna. The ICCAT Commission also adopted TAC increases for Eastern and Mediterranean bluefin tuna and Northern albacore. The 2018 TAC for Northern albacore for Spain already reflects a deduction of 945,56 tonnes for overfishing which occurred in 2016. That overfishing was compensated at the ICCAT level by fishing opportunities from other Member States (France, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom). An additional payback by Spain will therefore be needed to fully compensate those Member States.

(25) In 2018, the TAC for Mediterranean swordfish is decreased in line with the ICCAT Recommendation 16-05. As it is already the case for the stock of Eastern and Mediterranean 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 the ICCAT. Furthermore, Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres 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 those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(26) At its 36th annual meeting in 2017, 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 the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018. The uptake of the quotas during 2017 should be considered when setting fishing opportunities for 2018.

(27) At its annual meeting in 2017, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted new catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) that do not affect the Union catch limits in IOTC. It also reduced possibilities for using fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and 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, that measure should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(28) The annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held on 30 January — 3 February 2018. It is appropriate that the current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained until such annual meeting is held.

(29) At its annual meeting in 2017, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted a conservation measure for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna for 2018-2020 and amended the existing conservation measure for 2017 for those species. It is appropriate to implement those measures in the law of the Union.

(30) At its annual meeting in 2017, the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) confirmed the TAC for the Southern bluefin tuna for the period 2018-2020 adopted at the annual meeting in 2016. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by CCSBT should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(31) At its annual meeting in 2017, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) did not amend the conservation measure for biennial TACs for Patagonian toothfish, deep sea red crab, alfonsinos and pelagic armourhead adopted in 2016. The conservation measure for the biennial TAC for orange roughy in Division B1 was not revised and remains in force in 2018. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(32) At its 14th annual meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted conservation and management measures for tropical tunas. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(33) At its 39th annual meeting in 2017, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2018 for certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(34) 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.

(35) Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet and 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.

(36) 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 2017, 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.

(37) As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of Paris of 1920 grants equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The Union's view of that access, as regards fishing for snow crab on the continental shelf around Svalbard, has been set out in two notes verbales to Norway dated 25 October 2016 and 24 February 2017. 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 2018. It is recalled that in the Union primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.

(38) In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in Union 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.

(39) 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 2019, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2019.

(40) 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-day 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.

(41) 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.

(42) 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 2018, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2018, and certain provisions concerning particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

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

(44) 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.

(45) 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,

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 2018 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2019;

(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 26, 27 and 39, and in Annex IIE, as well as regarding fish-aggregating devices (FADs);

(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;

(d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 28 for the periods in 2018 and 2019 specified in that Article.

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 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 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 that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c) Kattegat means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

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

53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,

53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,

51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,

51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,

53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;

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

43° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,

43° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;

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

42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,

42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

38° 30′ N 10° 00′ W,

38° 30′ N 9° 00′ W,

40° 00′ N 9° 00′ W,

40° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;

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

(h) Gulf of Cádiz means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;

(i) 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;

(j) 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;

(k) 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;

(l) 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;

(m) 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;

(n) 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;

(o) 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;

(p) SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean;

(q) 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;

(r) 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.

(s) 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;

(t) 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 to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 15 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 CFP, 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 2018 onwards, with as high a probability as possible; or

(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 2018, 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 4;

(b) Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions 8c and 9a, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c) Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e.

Article 9 Measures on European seabass fisheries

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

2. By derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2018 and from 1 April to 31 December 2018, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gears and within the following limits: The derogations set out in the first subparagraph shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (c) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (d) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

(a) using demersal trawls, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 100 kilogrammes per month and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;

(b) using seines, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 180 kilogrammes per month and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;

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

(d) using fixed gillnets, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,2 tonnes per vessel per year.

3. The catch limits set in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a monthly limit applies, from one month to another. For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply. Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear not later than 15 days after the end of each month.

4. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a to 7k, only catch-and-release fishing for European seabass shall be allowed. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area.

5. In recreational fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of three specimens of European seabass may be retained per fisherman per day.

Article 10 Measures on European eel fisheries

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels and third country vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or longer in Union waters of ICES area, including in the Baltic Sea, for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State between 1 September 2018 and 31 January 2019. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission not later than 1 June 2018.

Article 11 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 12 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 2018: 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 subparagraph, 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 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2018 and from 1 August to 31 December 2018. 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 4.

Article 13 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 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(j) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

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

(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) pointed 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 3a;

(r) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;

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

(t) white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(u) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;

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

(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 14 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 15 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 16 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 2019 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.

Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area

Article 17 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 authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV to this Regulation.

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

Article 18 Recreational fisheries

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

Article 19 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 20 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 21 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 2018. 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 2018.

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 22 Krill fishery during the 2018/2019 fishing season

1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2018/2019 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2018, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2018.

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 23 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 RFMOs. 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 24 Drifting FADs and supply vessels

1. A purse-seine vessel shall not deploy more than 350 active drifting FADs at any time.

2. The number of supply vessels shall be no more than one supply vessel in support of not less than two purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of the same Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

3. A single purse seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel of the same flag State at any time.

4. As from 1 January 2018, no new or additional supply vessel shall be registered in the IOTC Record of Authorised Vessels.

Article 25 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, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.

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

Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 26 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, with the aim of communicating that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

Article 27 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 28 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 00:00 hours to 8 October 2018 24:00 hours or from 9 November 2018 00:00 hours to 19 January 2019 24:00 hours 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 9 October 2018 00:00 hours to 8 November 2018 24:00 hours in the area defined by the following limits:

longitude 96° W,

longitude 110° W,

latitude 4° N,

latitude 3° S.

2. For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2018 the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1. 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 29 Drifting FADs

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

2. A purse-seine vessel may not deploy FADs during 15 days before the start of the selected closure period set out in Article 28(1)(a) and it shall recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed within 15 days prior to the start of the closure period.

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

Article 30 Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area shall not exceed 500 metric tons or their respective yearly catches of bigeye tuna in 2001.

Article 31 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 32 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, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.

Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area

Article 33 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 34 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 2018.

Article 35 Management of fishing with FADs

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, it shall be prohibited for purse-seine vessels to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2018 and 24:00 hours of 30 September 2018.

2. In addition to the prohibition set in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20° N and 20° S, for an additional two months: either from 00:00 hours of 1 April 2018 to 24:00 hours of 31 May 2018, or from 00:00 hours of 1 November 2018 to 24:00 hours of 31 December 2018. The choice for the additional two months shall be notified to the Commission before 31 January 2018.

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.

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

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

Article 36 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 37 Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20°S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20°S by long-liners do not exceed in 2018 the limit set out in Annex IH. Member States shall also ensure that there is no shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of the 20°S, as a result of that measure.

Article 38 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 39 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 28(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Articles 29, 30 and 31 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).

Section 8 GFCM Agreement Area

Article 40 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 pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within that 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 41 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 42 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 in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 43 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 to this Regulation.

Article 44 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 43.

Article 45 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 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

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

(i) pointed 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 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

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

(f) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(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 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;

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

(m) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;

(n) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10 and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(o) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;

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

(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 FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017

Article 46 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/127

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

TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 47 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 48 Transitional provision

Article 9, Article 11(2), Articles 13, 19, 20, 25, 31, 32, 33, 38, 41 and 45 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2019 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2019.

Article 49 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 2018. However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2018 and Article 46 shall apply retroactively from 1 January 2017. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and Annexes IE and V for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2017.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2018. For the Council The President E. Kraleva

ANNEX

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I: TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area ANNEX IA: Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1 ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area ANNEX ID: ICCAT Convention Area ANNEX IE: 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 4 ANNEX IIB: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions 8c and 9a 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 7e ANNEX IID: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 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, IJ, IK and IL set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to 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 European seabass Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) RJB Common skate complex Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni TOA Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus spp. TOT Toothfish Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark Euphausia superba KRI Krill Gadus morhua COD Cod Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray Martialia hyadesi SQS Squid Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue whiting Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon sole Molva dypterygia BLI Blue ling Molva molva LIN Ling Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Notothenia gibberifrons NOG Humped rockcod Notothenia rossii NOR Marbled rockcod Notothenia squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs Penaeus spp. PEN Penaeus shrimps Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Psetta maxima TUR Turbot Pseudochaenichthys georgianus SGI South Georgia icefish Pseudopentaceros spp. EDW Pelagic armourhead Raja alba RJA White skate Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray Raja circularis RJI Sandy ray Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray Raja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray Raja undulata RJU Undulate ray Rajiformes SRX Skates and rays Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill Sebastes spp. RED Redfish Solea solea SOL Common sole Solea spp. SOO Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Picked dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack mackerel Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes: Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni 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 Boarfish BOR Caproidae Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua Common skate complex RJB Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) Common sole SOL Solea solea Crabs PAI Paralomis spp. Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus Deep sea red crab GER Chaceon spp. Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp. Grey rockcod NOS Notothenia squamifrons Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius Herring HER Clupea harengus Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp. Humped rockcod NOG Notothenia gibberifrons Jack mackerel CJM Trachurus murphyi Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha Krill KRI Euphausia superba Leafscale gulper shark GUQ Centrophorus squamosus Lemon sole LEM Microstomus kitt Ling LIN Molva molva Mackerel MAC Scomber scombrus Mackerel icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari Marbled rockcod NOR Notothenia rossii Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp. Northern prawn PRA Pandalus borealis Norway lobster NEP Nephrops norvegicus Norway pout NOP Trisopterus esmarkii Norwegian skate JAD Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides Pelagic armourhead EDW Pseudopentaceros spp. Penaeus shrimps PEN Penaeus spp. Picked dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfish RED Sebastes spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp. Sandy ray RJI Raja circularis Sardine PIL Sardina pilchardus European seabass 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 Raja alba Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea

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

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 1r 2r and 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) for 2r; (SAN/234_3R) for 3r (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 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 1 and 2 (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 3a and 4 (ARU/34-C) Denmark 1093 Germany 11 France 8 Ireland 8 The Netherlands 51 Sweden 43 United Kingdom 20 Union 1234 TAC 1234 Precautionary TAC Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (ARU/567.) Germany 355 France 7 Ireland 329 The Netherlands 3710 United Kingdom 260 Union 4661 TAC 4661 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 (USK/1214EI) Germany 6 France 6 United Kingdom 6 Others 3 Union 21 TAC 21 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: 3a (USK/3A/BCD) Denmark 15 Sweden 8 Germany 8 Union 31 TAC 31 Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union waters of 4 (USK/04-C.) Denmark 68 Germany 20 France 47 Sweden 7 United Kingdom 102 Others 7 Union 251 TAC 251 Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (USK/567EI.) Germany 17 Spain 60 France 705 Ireland 68 United Kingdom 340 Others 17 Union 1207 Norway 2923 TAC 4130 Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (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 6, 7 and 8 (BOR/678-) Denmark 5001 Ireland 14084 United Kingdom 1295 Union 20380 TAC 20380 Precautionary TAC Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A.) Denmark 20255 Germany 324 Sweden 21189 Union 41768 Norway 6459 Faroe Islands 200 TAC 48427 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 4 north of 53° 30′ N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 111299 Germany 65302 France 27114 The Netherlands 70776 Sweden 6105 United Kingdom 79381 Union 359977 Faroe Islands 400 Norway 174171 TAC 600588 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.) Sweden 1239 Union 1239 TAC 600588 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 5692 Germany 51 Sweden 916 Union 6659 TAC 6659 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 48 Denmark 9256 Germany 48 France 48 The Netherlands 48 Sweden 45 United Kingdom 176 Union 9669 TAC 9669 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 4c, 7d (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 10139 Denmark 1718 Germany 1008 France 16644 The Netherlands 30002 United Kingdom 6529 Union 66040 TAC 600588 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 466 France 88 Ireland 630 The Netherlands 466 United Kingdom 2520 Union 4170 TAC 4170 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 6aS, 7b, 7c (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 1482 The Netherlands 148 Union 1630 TAC 1630 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 6 Clyde (HER/06ACL.) United Kingdom To be established Union To be established TAC To be established Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 7a (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 1826 United Kingdom 5190 Union 7016 TAC 7016 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 7e and 7f (HER/7EF.) France 465 United Kingdom 465 Union 930 TAC 930 Precautionary TAC Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (HER/7G-K.) Germany 113 France 625 Ireland 8751 The Netherlands 625 United Kingdom 13 Union 10127 TAC 10127 Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 8 (ANE/08.) Spain 29700 France 3300 Union 33000 TAC 33000 Analytical TAC Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; 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 20 Denmark 6397 Germany 160 The Netherlands 40 Sweden 1119 Union 7736 TAC 7995 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat (COD/03AS.) Denmark 389 Germany 8 Sweden 233 Union 630 TAC 630 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 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 31132 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 1275 Denmark 7327 Germany 4645 France 1575 The Netherlands 4140 Sweden 49 United Kingdom 16808 Union 35819 Norway 7337 TAC 43156 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: 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14 (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: 6a; Union and international waters of 5b 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: 7a (COD/07A.) Belgium 9 France 25 Ireland 459 The Netherlands 2 United Kingdom 200 Union 695 TAC 695 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 121 France 1984 Ireland 757 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 214 Union 3076 TAC 3076 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 7d (COD/07D.) Belgium 74 France 1456 The Netherlands 43 United Kingdom 160 Union 1733 TAC 1733 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 8 Denmark 7 Germany 7 France 41 The Netherlands 33 United Kingdom 2430 Union 2526 TAC 2526 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14 (LEZ/56-14) Spain 617 France 2407 Ireland 704 United Kingdom 1704 Union 5432 TAC 5432 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 7 (LEZ/07.) Belgium 333 Spain 3693 France 4481 Ireland 2038 United Kingdom 1765 Union 12310 TAC 12310 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 674 France 544 Union 1218 TAC 1218 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411) Spain 1280 France 64 Portugal 43 Union 1387 TAC 1387 Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 573 Denmark 1264 Germany 618 France 118 The Netherlands 434 Sweden 15 United Kingdom 13203 Union 16225 TAC 16225 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 51 Denmark 1305 Germany 21 The Netherlands 18 United Kingdom 305 Union 1700 TAC Not relevant Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/56-14) Belgium 330 Germany 377 Spain 353 France 4059 Ireland 918 The Netherlands 318 United Kingdom 2825 Union 9180 TAC 9180 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: 7 (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: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 1368 France 7612 Union 8980 TAC 8980 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411) Spain 3296 France 3 Portugal 656 Union 3955 TAC 3955 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 3a (HAD/3A/BCD) Belgium 12 Denmark 2070 Germany 132 The Netherlands 2 Sweden 245 Union 2461 TAC 2569 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 4 (HAD/*04N-) Union 24146 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 241 Denmark 1657 Germany 1054 France 1837 The Netherlands 181 Sweden 167 United Kingdom 27324 Union 32461 Norway 9306 TAC 41767 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 6b, 12 and 14 (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 12 Germany 40 France 546 Ireland 429 United Kingdom 4136 Union 5163 TAC 5163 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b and 6a (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 5 Germany 6 France 257 Ireland 762 United Kingdom 3624 Union 4654 TAC 4654 Analytical TAC Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 77 France 4606 Ireland 1536 United Kingdom 691 Union 6910 TAC 6910 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7a (HAD/07A.) Belgium 51 France 232 Ireland 1388 United Kingdom 1536 Union 3207 TAC 3207 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 3a (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 4 (WHG/*04N-) Union 13991 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 442 Denmark 1912 Germany 497 France 2873 The Netherlands 1105 Sweden 4 United Kingdom 13818 Union 20651 Norway 1406 TAC 22057 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (WHG/56-14) Germany 1 France 26 Ireland 64 United Kingdom 122 Union 213 TAC 213 Analytical TAC Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 7a (WHG/07A.) Belgium 0 France 3 Ireland 46 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 31 Union 80 TAC 80 Analytical TAC Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (WHG/7X7A-C) Belgium 217 France 13328 Ireland 6176 The Netherlands 108 United Kingdom 2384 Union 22213 TAC 22213 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 8 (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: 3a (HKE/3A/BCD) Denmark 2890 Sweden 246 Union 3136 TAC 3136 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (HKE/2AC4-C) Belgium 52 Denmark 2112 Germany 242 France 468 The Netherlands 121 United Kingdom 658 Union 3653 TAC 3653 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 74 Spain 2974 France 2974 Ireland 372 The Netherlands 37 United Kingdom 1673 Union 8104 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/571214) Belgium 575 Spain 18434 France 28468 Ireland 3449 The Netherlands 371 United Kingdom 11239 Union 62536 TAC 62536 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14) Belgium 4 Spain 3784 France 6812 The Netherlands 11 Union 10611 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 19 Spain 13065 France 29338 The Netherlands 38 Union 42460 TAC 42460 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411) Spain 5924 France 569 Portugal 2765 Union 9258 TAC 9258 Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 (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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14) Denmark 61277 Germany 23825 Spain 51949 France 42644 Ireland 47451 The Netherlands 74720 Portugal 4826 Sweden 15158 United Kingdom 79513 Union 401363 Norway 110000 Faroe Islands 10000 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) Spain 42778 Portugal 10695 Union 53473 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) Norway 227975 Faroe Islands 21500 TAC Not relevant Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (L/W/2AC4-C) Belgium 346 Denmark 953 Germany 122 France 261 The Netherlands 794 Sweden 11 United Kingdom 3904 Union 6391 TAC 6391 Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6, 7 (BLI/5B67-) Germany 110 Estonia 17 Spain 347 France 7908 Ireland 30 Lithuania 7 Poland 3 United Kingdom 2011 Others 30 Union 10463 Norway 150 Faroe Islands 150 TAC 10763 Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: International waters of 12 (BLI/12INT-) Estonia 1 Spain 273 France 7 Lithuania 2 United Kingdom 2 Others 1 Union 286 TAC 286 Precautionary TAC Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 2 and 4 (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 3a (BLI/03-) Denmark 3 Germany 2 Sweden 3 Union 8 TAC 8 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union and international waters of 1 and 2 (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: 3a (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 4 (LIN/04-C.) Belgium 25 Denmark 385 Germany 238 France 214 The Netherlands 8 Sweden 16 United Kingdom 2957 Union 3843 TAC 3843 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union and international waters of 5 (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 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 48 Denmark 8 Germany 173 Spain 3498 France 3730 Ireland 935 Portugal 8 United Kingdom 4296 Union 12696 Norway 7500 Faroe Islands 200 TAC 20396 Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (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: 3a (NEP/3A/BCD) Denmark 8626 Germany 25 Sweden 3087 Union 11738 TAC 11738 Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (NEP/2AC4-C) Belgium 1282 Denmark 1282 Germany 19 France 38 The Netherlands 660 United Kingdom 21237 Union 24518 TAC 24518 Analytical TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 758 Germany 0 United Kingdom 42 Union 800 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b (NEP/5BC6.) Spain 25 France 98 Ireland 164 United Kingdom 11842 Union 12129 TAC 12129 Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 7 (NEP/07.) Spain 1745 France 7074 Ireland 10729 United Kingdom 9543 Union 29091 TAC 29091 Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (NEP/8ABDE.) Spain 217 France 3397 Union 3614 TAC 3614 Analytical TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 8c (NEP/08C.) Spain 0 France 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Precautionary TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) Spain 95 Portugal 286 Union 381 TAC 381 Precautionary TAC Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: 3a (PRA/03A.) Denmark 2545 Sweden 1371 Union 3916 TAC 7333 Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 1453 The Netherlands 14 Sweden 59 United Kingdom 431 Union 1957 TAC 1957 Precautionary TAC Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.) Denmark 211 Sweden 123 Union 334 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 92 Denmark 11946 Germany 61 The Netherlands 2297 Sweden 640 Union 15036 TAC 15343 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 1320 Germany 15 Sweden 148 Union 1483 TAC 1483 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/*04N-) Union 42986 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 6447 Denmark 20952 Germany 6044 France 1209 The Netherlands 40290 United Kingdom 29816 Union 104758 Norway 7885 TAC 112643 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (PLE/56-14) France 9 Ireland 261 United Kingdom 388 Union 658 TAC 658 Precautionary TAC Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7a (PLE/07A.) Belgium 46 France 20 Ireland 1255 The Netherlands 14 United Kingdom 458 Union 1793 TAC 1793 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7b and 7c (PLE/7BC.) France 11 Ireland 63 Union 74 TAC 74 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7d and 7e (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 1695 France 5651 United Kingdom 3014 Union 10360 TAC 10360 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7f and 7g (PLE/7FG.) Belgium 82 France 148 Ireland 204 United Kingdom 77 Union 511 TAC 511 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k (PLE/7HJK.) Belgium 8 France 16 Ireland 56 The Netherlands 32 United Kingdom 16 Union 128 TAC 128 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 8, 9 and 10; 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: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (POL/56-14) Spain 6 France 190 Ireland 56 United Kingdom 145 Union 397 TAC 397 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 7 (POL/07.) Belgium 378 Spain 23 France 8712 Ireland 929 United Kingdom 2121 Union 12163 TAC 12163 Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/8ABDE.) Spain 252 France 1230 Union 1482 TAC 1482 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 8c (POL/08C.) Spain 208 France 23 Union 231 TAC 231 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 9 and 10; 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: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a (POK/2C3A4) Belgium 37 Denmark 4365 Germany 11024 France 25943 The Netherlands 110 Sweden 600 United Kingdom 8452 Union 50531 Norway 55262 TAC 105793 Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14 (POK/56-14) Germany 534 France 5305 Ireland 428 United Kingdom 3308 Union 9575 Norway 640 TAC 10215 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: 7, 8, 9 and 10; 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 Scophthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 521 Denmark 1113 Germany 284 France 134 The Netherlands 3945 Sweden 8 United Kingdom 1097 Union 7102 TAC 7102 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/2AC4-C) Belgium 278 Denmark 11 Germany 14 France 44 The Netherlands 237 United Kingdom 1070 Union 1654 TAC 1654 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 3a (SRX/03A-C.) Denmark 37 Sweden 10 Union 47 TAC 47 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/67AKXD) Belgium 876 Estonia 5 France 3929 Germany 12 Ireland 1266 Lithuania 20 The Netherlands 4 Portugal 22 Spain 1058 United Kingdom 2507 Union 9699 TAC 9699 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 7d (SRX/07D.) Belgium 115 France 963 The Netherlands 6 United Kingdom 192 Union 1276 TAC 1276 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 8 and 9 (SRX/89-C.) Belgium 9 France 1640 Portugal 1330 Spain 1338 United Kingdom 9 Union 4326 TAC 4326 Precautionary TAC Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6 (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: 3a 3a and 4bc 4b 4c 6, international waters of 2a, from 1 January to 15 February 2018 and from 1 September to 31 December 2018 (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4130 0 0 10702 France 0 490 0 0 0 The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 2782 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway 3000 0 0 0 0 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 519 Denmark 17836 Germany 541 France 1635 The Netherlands 1646 Sweden 4991 United Kingdom 1525 Union 28693 Norway 169248 TAC 816797 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 2a; Union and Norwegian waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2018 and from 1 September to 31 December 2018 Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters (MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2) Germany 12518 1688 1723 France 8346 1124 1149 Ireland 41729 5628 5744 The Netherlands 18256 2461 2513 United Kingdom 114759 15480 15798 Union 195608 26381 26927 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 20743 Spain 22 Estonia 172 France 13830 Ireland 69141 Latvia 127 Lithuania 127 The Netherlands 30249 Poland 1460 United Kingdom 190143 Union 326014 Norway 14609 Faroe Islands 30877 TAC 816797 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 8b (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2582 France 17 Portugal 534 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) Spain 30746 France 204 Portugal 6355 Union 37305 TAC 816797 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/2A4A-N) Denmark 12803 Union 12803 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 3a; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-24 (SOL/3A/BCD) Denmark 376 Germany 22 The Netherlands 36 Sweden 14 Union 448 TAC 448 Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 1307 Denmark 597 Germany 1046 France 261 The Netherlands 11801 United Kingdom 672 Union 15684 Norway 10 TAC 15694 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (SOL/56-14) Ireland 46 United Kingdom 11 Union 57 TAC 57 Precautionary TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7a (SOL/07A.) Belgium 10 France 0 Ireland 17 The Netherlands 3 United Kingdom 10 Union 40 TAC 40 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7b and 7c (SOL/7BC.) France 6 Ireland 36 Union 42 TAC 42 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7d (SOL/07D.) Belgium 917 France 1833 United Kingdom 655 Union 3405 TAC 3405 Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7e (SOL/07E.) Belgium 42 France 453 United Kingdom 707 Union 1202 TAC 1202 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7f and 7g (SOL/7FG.) Belgium 574 France 58 Ireland 29 United Kingdom 259 Union 920 TAC 920 Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k (SOL/7HJK.) Belgium 32 France 64 Ireland 171 The Netherlands 51 United Kingdom 64 Union 382 TAC 382 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 8a and 8b (SOL/8AB.) Belgium 45 Spain 8 France 3319 The Netherlands 249 Union 3621 TAC 3621 Species: Sole Solea spp. Zone: 8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; 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: 3a (SPR/03A.) Denmark 17840 Germany 37 Sweden 6750 Union 24627 TAC 26624 Precautionary TAC Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 0 Denmark 0 Germany 0 France 0 The Netherlands 0 Sweden 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 Norway 0 Faroe Islands 0 TAC 0 Analytical TAC Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: 7d and 7e (SPR/7DE.) Belgium 16 Denmark 1071 Germany 16 France 231 The Netherlands 231 United Kingdom 1731 Union 3296 TAC 3296 Precautionary TAC Species: Picked dogfish Squalus acanthias Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14 (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 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/4BC7D) Belgium 14 Denmark 5985 Germany 529 Spain 111 France 497 Ireland 376 The Netherlands 3604 Portugal 13 Sweden 75 United Kingdom 1425 Union 12629 Norway 2550 TAC 15179 Precautionary TAC Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 9861 Germany 7694 Spain 10494 France 3960 Ireland 25625 The Netherlands 30871 Portugal 1011 Sweden 675 United Kingdom 9279 Union 99470 Faroe Islands 1600 TAC 101070 Analytical TAC Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 8c (JAX/08C.) Spain 14335 France 248 Portugal 1417 Union 16000 TAC 16000 Analytical TAC Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 9 (JAX/09.) Spain 14373 Portugal 41182 Union 55555 TAC 55555 Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 10; 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: 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4 (NOP/2A3A4.) Denmark 54949 Germany 11 The Netherlands 40 Union 55000 Norway 15000 Faroe Islands 6000 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarkii Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (NOP/04-N.) Denmark 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (I/F/04-N.) Sweden 800 Union 800 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7 (OTH/5B67-C) Union Not relevant Norway 250 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (OTH/04-N.) Belgium 55 Denmark 4999 Germany 564 France 232 The Netherlands 400 Sweden Not relevant United Kingdom 3750 Union 10000 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/2A46AN) Union Not relevant Norway 5750 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

Precautionary 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 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

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

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 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

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ANNEX IB NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 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) 25487 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium 1 Denmark 1371 Germany 240 Spain 5 France 59 Ireland 355 The Netherlands 490 Poland 69 Portugal 5 Finland 21 Sweden 508 United Kingdom 876 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 (HER/1/2-) Belgium 10 Denmark 9704 Germany 1699 Spain 32 France 419 Ireland 2512 The Netherlands 3472 Poland 491 Portugal 32 Finland 150 Sweden 3595 United Kingdom 6203 Union 28319 Faroe Islands 4000 Norway 25487 TAC 435000 Analytical TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 2780 Greece 345 Spain 3101 Ireland 345 France 2552 Portugal 3101 United Kingdom 10784 Union 23008 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (COD/N1GL14) Germany 1718 United Kingdom 382 Union 2100 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 1 and 2b (COD/1/2B.) Germany 5549 Spain 12182 France 2539 Poland 2403 Portugal 2492 United Kingdom 3653 Other Member States 400 Union 29218 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (C/H/05B-F.) Germany 19 France 114 United Kingdom 817 Union 950 TAC Not relevant Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) Union 80 TAC Not relevant Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) Union 20 TAC Not relevant Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: 2b (CAP/02B.) Union 0 TAC 0 Analytical TAC Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 Germany 0 Sweden 0 United Kingdom 0 All Member States 0 Union 0 Norway 16016 TAC Not relevant Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (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 5b (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 5 and 14 (PRA/514GRN) Denmark 525 France 525 Union 1050 Norway 1500 Faroe Islands 1200 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 1 and 2 (POK/1N2AB.) Germany 2040 France 328 United Kingdom 182 Union 2550 TAC Not relevant Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 (POK/1/2INT) Union 0 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (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 1 and 2 (GHL/1N2AB.) Germany 25 United Kingdom 25 Union 50 TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 (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 5,12 and 14 (GHL/5-14GL) 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 5; international waters of 12 and 14 (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 5; international waters of 12 and 14 (RED/51214D) Estonia 30 Germany 613 Spain 108 France 57 Ireland 0 Latvia 11 The Netherlands 0 Poland 55 Portugal 129 United Kingdom 1 Union 1004 TAC 6500 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (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 1 and 2 (RED/1/2INT) Union to be established TAC 8000 Species: Redfish (pelagic) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5,12 and 14 (RED/N1G14P) Germany 858 France 4 United Kingdom 6 Union 868 Norway 628 Faroe Islands 0 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish (demersal) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (RED/N1G14D) Germany 1630 France 8 United Kingdom 12 Union 1650 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (RED/05B-F.) Belgium 1 Germany 92 France 6 United Kingdom 1 Union 100 TAC Not relevant Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (OTH/1N2AB.) Germany 117 France 47 United Kingdom 186 Union 350 TAC Not relevant Species: Other species Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (OTH/05B-F.) Germany 281 France 253 United Kingdom 166 Union 700 TAC Not relevant Species: Flatfish Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (FLX/05B-F.) Germany 9 France 7 United Kingdom 34 Union 50 TAC Not relevant Species: By-catches Zone: Greenland waters (B-C/GRL) Union 750 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 124 Germany 519 Latvia 124 Lithuania 124 Poland 423 Spain 1594 France 222 Portugal 2187 United Kingdom 1038 Union 6356 TAC 11145 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 49 Latvia 49 Lithuania 49 Union 148 TAC 1116 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 331 Germany 338 Latvia 47 Lithuania 24 Spain 4534 Portugal 1895 Union 7169 TAC 12227 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 10500 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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Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM) Cyprus 138,65 Greece 257,70 Spain 5000,28 France 4933,97 Croatia 779,84 Italy 3894,13 Malta 319,49 Portugal 470,19 Other Member States 55,76 Union 15850 TAC 28200 Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) Spain 6598,43 Portugal 978,81 Other Member States 108,47 Union 7685,70 TAC 13200 Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) Spain 4546,08 Portugal 417,45 Union 4963,53 TAC 14000 Species Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Mediterranean Sea (SWO/MED) Croatia 15,52 Cyprus 57,23 Spain 1767,82 France 123,21 Greece 1170,26 Italy 3624,17 Malta 429,96 Union 7188,17 TAC 10185 Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 2845,21 Spain 15015,58 France 5871,12 United Kingdom 239,48 Portugal 2123,27 Union 26094,65 TAC 33600 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 9791,92 France 4159,18 Portugal 3717,47 Union 17668,56 TAC 57850 Species: Blue marlin Makaira nigricans Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) Spain 0 France 364,31 Portugal 50,44 Union 414,75 TAC 1985 Species: White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT) Spain 0 Portugal 0 Union 0 TAC 355 Species: Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Zone: Atlantic Ocean, (YFT/ATLANT) TAC 111000 Species: Sailfish Istiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W (SAI/AE45W) TAC 1271 Species: Sailfish Istiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W (SAI/AW45W) TAC 1030 Species: Blue shark Prionace glauca Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (BSH/AN05N) TAC 39102

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

Those 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, those TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018. Species: Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.) TAC 4733 Species: Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (ANI/F5852.) TAC 526 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): 780 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1820 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.) TAC 2600 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.) TAC 26 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.) TAC 3525 Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOA/F484S.) TAC 37 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: 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 (GRV/F483.) TAC 130 Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic (GRV/F484.) TAC 10,1 Species: Humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOG/F483.) TAC 1470 Species: Marbled rockcod Notothenia rossii Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOR/F483.) TAC 300 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: 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 130 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic (SRX/F484.) TAC 3,2 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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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

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

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

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

ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

Those 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 11 TAC 17647

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 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

Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union vessels fishing with purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex. 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 4

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 4: Regulated gear BE DK DE NL UK BT1 + BT2 5693620 1432092 1972158 39475162 10568178

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 4.

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 8c AND 9a 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 gillnets 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 8c and 9a 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) gillnets 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 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;

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

(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 2017, 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, gillnets 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, gillnets 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 2015 and 2016 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 those 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 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 7e

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 gillnets, 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 7e. 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 those 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 2017 management period;

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

(c) by 31 July 2018 and 31 January 2019 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2018.

2. Definitions For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions 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 gillnets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

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

(c) area means ICES division 7e;

(d) current management period means the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019.

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

4.4.14.24.3 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 2017, 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 with 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 2018 and 31 January 2019 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 2016 and 2017 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 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 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 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 1r 31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5 2r 35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1 3r 41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0 4 38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0 5r 47–52 F1–F5 6 41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1 7r 47–52 E6–F0

Appendix 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, those 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 1, 2b 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 118 Italy 30 Cyprus 20 Malta 54 Union 341

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 16 Italy 12 Union 28

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 16 12 20 6 1 Longliners 20 0 0 30 8 31 44 Baitboat 0 0 0 0 37 60 0 Handline 0 0 12 0 33 2 0 Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 Other artisanal 0 42 0 0 118 184 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 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 2018 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 2018 Finfish FAO 48.1. Antarctic FAO 48.2. Antarctic From 1 January to 31 December 2018 Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi FAO 48.3. From 1 January to 31 December 2018 Dissostichus spp. FAO 48.5. Antarctic From 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 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 2018 Lepidonotothen squamifrons FAO 58.4.4. From 1 January to 31 December 2018 All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic From 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 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 2018

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 2017 to 30 November 2018 A, B, D, F, H 0 545 5841-1 5 15 15 C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2) 193 5841-2 5 16 16 5841-3 9 30 30 E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4) 202 5841-4 1 3 3 5841-5 2 7 7 G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6) 150 5841-6 5 17 17 58.4.2. Whole Division 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 A, B, C, D 0 42 2 7 7 E (including 58.4.2_1) 42 58.4.3a. Whole Division58.4.3a._1 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 38 2 6 6 Not relevant 88.1. Whole Subarea 1 December 2017 to 31 August 2018 A, B, C, G 591 3157 A, B, C, G 30 96 30 G, H, I, J, K 2054 G, H, I, J, K 104 317 104 Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area 467 Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area 23 72 23 88.2. Whole Subarea 1 December 2017 to 31 August 2018 C, D, E, F, G 419 619 C, D, E, F, G, H, I 10 32 32 H 200 I 0

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 20° 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, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 2a, 4a (north of 59° N) Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 7e, 7f, 7h 14 14 Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 To be established Herring, 3a 4 4 Industrial fishing for Norway pout, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 14 14 Ling and tusk 20 10 Blue whiting, 2, 4a, 5, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 6b, 7 (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20 Blue ling 16 16 Venezuela Snappers (French Guiana waters) 45 45

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