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Council Regulation (EU) 2021/703 of 26 April 2021 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union and non-Union waters

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/91
    2. Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  3. Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  4. (2)
    1. Article 7a Application of fishing opportunities in Greenland waters
    1. Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  6. (5)
    1. Article 14 Closed fishing seasons for sandeels
    1. Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92
    2. Article 3
  8. ANNEX
  9. ANNEX
  10. PART A Amendments to Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91
  11. PART B Amendments to Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  12. PART C Amendments to Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  13. PART D Amendments to Annex IC to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  14. PART E Amendments to Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  15. PART F Amendments to Annex IH to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  16. PART G Amendments to Chapter III of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  17. 5. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear from 1 January to 31 July 2021
  18. PART H Amendments to Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
  19. (1)
  20. (2)
  21. 6. Table A Table B
  22. ANNEX IH SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

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) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/91 establishes, for the years 2021 and 2022, the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks. Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 fixes for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters.

(2) The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) applies provisionally from 1 January 2021.

(3) The fishing opportunities in Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 for stocks shared with certain third countries are provisional and in quantitative terms limited to a three-month rollover based on Council Regulations (EU) 2020/123 and (EU) 2018/2025. In a very limited number of cases, a different methodology was used for stocks that are predominantly fished at the beginning of the year or where scientific advice required severe reductions in fishing opportunities.

(4) In accordance with Article 499(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the provisional total allowable catches (TACs) aim to ensure the continuation of sustainable Union fishing activities until the consultations between the Union and the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 498 of that Agreement are concluded and implemented in the Union legal order. They were set at levels consistent with what is allowed under Article 499 of that Agreement.

(5) The consultations between the Union and the United Kingdom are still ongoing. Therefore, Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 need to be amended in order to extend provisional unilateral Union TACs in order to create legal certainty for the Union operators and to ensure the continuation of sustainable fishing activities until those consultations are concluded in compliance with the Union legal framework and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

(6) This approach is based on Article 499(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which provides that, if a stock listed in Annex 35 to that Agreement or in Tables A and B of Annex 36 to that Agreement remains without an agreed TAC, each Party is to set a provisional TAC corresponding to the level advised by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), applying from 1 January. Pursuant to Article 499(3) to (5) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and by way of derogation from paragraph 2 of that Article, the TACs for special stocks shall be set in accordance with the guidelines to be adopted by the Specialised Committee on Fisheries by 1 July 2021.

(7) Therefore, as a general approach, the provisional fishing opportunities for the Union should be based on the ICES advice for 2021, and, for deep-sea stocks, also for 2022, when available. They should correspond to the Union share agreed under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

(8) As a general approach, the provisional TACs should be extended until 31 July 2021 and should correspond to a ratio of seven twelfths or 58,3 % of the annual catch level advised by ICES for 2021 and, for deep-sea stocks, also for 2022. In certain cases, they should correspond to that ratio of the Union position in the ongoing consultations with the United Kingdom as defined in the Council Decision of 5 March 2021 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the consultations with the United Kingdom and as further specified in accordance with that Decision.

(9) This level is considered in principle to be sufficient for the Union fishing vessels at least until 31 July 2021, which is one month after the date by which the guidelines for special stocks need to be agreed with the United Kingdom.

(10) For a limited number of stocks, the provisional TACs should correspond to a higher ratio of the advised annual catch level in order to take into account the seasonality of fishing activities for those stocks.

(11) Without prejudice to, and taking into account the absence of, the guidelines for special stocks, the TACs for those stocks are consistent with Article 499 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

(12) The Union, on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other hand, are expected to conclude a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, as the previous agreement expired on 31 December 2020. The Council should therefore fix fishing opportunities resulting from that agreement, taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities with third countries. Those fishing opportunities should be effective from the date of provisional application of that agreement.

(13) Member States should make use of any applicable inter-area, inter-species and inter-annual flexibilities in a way which ensures that the overall level of Union catches in 2021 does not exceed the Union share of the maximum TAC level which the Union may set under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

(14) Taking into account the ratio that is applied, the quota uptake, the conditions for the use of flexibilities, as well as other conditions stipulated in existing Union legislation, in accordance with Article 499(7) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the provisional TACs respect the Union shares agreed under that Agreement, as set out in Annexes 35 and 36 thereto.

(15) The provisional TACs also comply with the applicable Union legal framework, in particular Articles 4, 5(3) and 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Articles 4, 5(3) and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council. They are based on the level advised by ICES, while taking into account the particular situation of stocks caught in a mixed fishery that may be affected by choke situations, having regard to ICES advice on mixed fisheries and on unavoidable by-catches.

(16) There are certain stocks for which ICES has issued scientific advice for no catches. If TACs for those stocks are established at the level indicated in the scientific advice, the obligation to land all catches, including by-catches from those stocks, in mixed fisheries would lead to the phenomenon of choke species. In order to strike the right balance between continuing fisheries in view of the potentially severe socio-economic implications and the need to achieve a good biological status for those stocks, taking into account the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) at the same time, it is appropriate to establish specific TACs for by-catches for those stocks. The level of those TACs should be such that mortality for those stocks is decreased and that it provides incentives for improvements in selectivity and avoidance of catches of those stocks. In order to reduce catches of the stocks for which by-catch TACs are set, fishing opportunities for the fisheries in which fish from those stocks are caught should be set at levels that help the biomass of vulnerable stocks to recover to sustainable levels.

(17) These fishing opportunities should in no circumstances prejudge the establishment of the fishing opportunities in accordance with the outcome of the consultations with the United Kingdom, the guidelines on special stocks to be agreed with the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 499(5) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Union legal framework.

(18) According to scientific advice, the spawning-stock biomass of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, the Channel, the Irish Sea and the southern North Sea (ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a, and 7d to 7h) has been declining since 2009 and is currently below MSY Btrigger and just above Blim. Due to the measures taken by the Union, the fishing mortality has decreased and is currently below FMSY. However, recruitment is low, fluctuating without trend since 2008. Therefore, the catch limits should be continued, while ensuring that the target fishing mortality for this stock is in line with MSY.

(19) In Regulation (EU) 2021/92, the TAC for sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 was set at zero pending the publication of the relevant scientific advice, provided by ICES, which became available on 25 February 2021. The fishery for sandeels, which are a short-lived species, starts on 1 April, shortly after the publication of the scientific advice.

(20) The catch limits for sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 should be amended in line with the latest scientific advice from ICES.

(21) Regulation (EU) 2021/92 establishes preliminary fishing opportunities for the first quarter of 2021. Furthermore, Article 14 of that Regulation establishes a prohibition from 1 January to 31 March 2021 for vessels fishing for sandeels using certain gears in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4. As this Regulation establishes fishing opportunities for the entire fishing year, that prohibition should also cover the period from 1 August to 31 December 2021, as in 2020.

(22) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements on fisheries relations with Norway and in accordance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Union has held trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway and bilateral consultations with Norway on fishing rights for stocks. The fishing opportunities for North Sea cod should be established in order to ensure a level playing field for Union operators and to provide for the recovery of that stock. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part and the implementing Protocol thereto, the Joint Committee has established the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2021. It is therefore necessary to include those fishing opportunities in this Regulation.

(23) The Union and the United Kingdom have agreed on their respective shares of the TACs for certain stocks managed by ICCAT. Those shares are set out in Table C of Annex 36 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The relevant fishing opportunities tables should be amended in order to take account of those shares.

(24) Effort limits for Union fishing vessels in the ICCAT Convention Area are based on information provided in the fishing, capacity and farming plans for bluefin tuna communicated by Member States to the Commission. Those effort limits are reported through the Union plan endorsed by ICCAT during the intersessional meeting of Panel 2 held on 4 and 5 March 2019. They should be established as part of the fishing opportunities under this Regulation.

(25) At its ninth annual meeting in 2021, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) adopted new catch limits for jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) and approved exploratory fisheries for toothfishes (Dissostichus spp.). The applicable measures should be implemented in Union law.

(26) Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(27) The catch limits provided for in Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 apply from 1 January 2021. The provisions introduced by this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not affect the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased or have not yet been exhausted.

(28) In view of the need to continue sustainable fishing activities and to start the fishing season for sandeels on time on 1 April 2021, this Regulation should enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/91

Regulation (EU) 2021/91 is amended as follows:

(1) Article 8(1) is replaced by the following:

1. Where a reference is made to this paragraph in a table set out in the Annex to this Regulation, the fishing opportunities in that table are provisional and shall apply from 1 January to 31 July 2021. Those provisional fishing opportunities shall be without prejudice to setting definitive fishing opportunities for 2021 and 2022, based on the best available scientific advice, and in accordance with the outcomes of international negotiations and/or consultations, the guidelines on special stocks to be agreed with the United Kingdom, the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and relevant multiannual plans.;

(2) Part 2 of the Annex is amended in accordance with Part A of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92

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

(1) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1. Where a reference is made to this paragraph in a fishing opportunities table in Annex IA or Annex IB, the fishing opportunities in that table are provisional and shall apply from 1 January to 31 July 2021. Those provisional fishing opportunities shall be without prejudice to setting definitive fishing opportunities for 2021 and 2022, based on the best available scientific advice, and in accordance with the outcomes of international negotiations and/or consultations, the guidelines on special stocks to be agreed with the United Kingdom, the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and relevant multiannual plans.;

(b) the following paragraph is inserted:

1a. Member States shall make use of any applicable inter-area, inter-species and inter-annual flexibilities in a way which ensures that the overall level of Union catches in 2021 does not exceed the Union share of the maximum provisional TAC level which the Union may set under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part.;

(2) the following Article is inserted:

Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92

(2)

Article 7a Application of fishing opportunities in Greenland waters

Where a reference is made to this Article in a fishing opportunities table in Annex IB, the fishing opportunities in that table shall apply from the date of provisional application of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part, to 31 December 2021.;

Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92

(3) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, 31 March 2021 is replaced by 31 July 2021;

(b) in paragraph 3, 31 March 2021 is replaced by 31 July 2021;

(4) Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, the introductory wording of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2021 and from 1 April to 31 July, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:;

(b) in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, 1,43 is replaced by 3,32;

(c) in point (d) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, 0,35 is replaced by 0,82;

(d) in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 5, from 1 to 31 March is replaced by from 1 March to 31 July;

(5) Article 14 is replaced by the following:

Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92

(5)

Article 14 Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

Commercial fishing for sandeels with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2021 and from 1 August to 31 December 2021.;

Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92

(6) in Article 60, 31 March 2021 is replaced by 31 July 2021;

(7) Annex IA is amended in accordance with Part B of the Annex to this Regulation;

(8) Annex IB is amended in accordance with Part C of the Annex to this Regulation;

(9) Annex IC is amended in accordance with Part D of the Annex to this Regulation;

(10) Annex ID is amended in accordance with Part E of the Annex to this Regulation;

(11) Annex IH is amended in accordance with Part F of the Annex to this Regulation;

(12) Chapter III of Annex II is amended in accordance with Part G of the Annex to this Regulation;

(13) Annex VI is amended in accordance with Part H of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 April 2021. For the Council The President A. P. Zacarias

ANNEX

ANNEX

PART A Amendments to Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91, the relevant fishing opportunities tables are replaced by the following: Species: Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6, 7 and 12 (BSF/56712-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 13 Estonia 6 Ireland 33 Spain 65 France 922 Latvia 43 Lithuania 1 Poland 1 Others 3 (1) Union 1087 United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BSF/56712_AMS). Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (ALF/3X14-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Ireland 4 (1) Spain 30 (1) France 8 (1) Portugal 85 (1) Union 127 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoidesrupestris Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7 (RNG/5B67-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 3 (1) (2) Estonia 22 (1) (2) Ireland 99 (1) (2) Spain 24 (1) (2) France 1252 (1) (2) Lithuania 29 (1) (2) Poland 15 (1) (2) Others 3 (1) (2) (3) Union 1447 (1) (2) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC pm (1) (2) (1) A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (RNG/*8X14- for roundnose grenadier; RHG/*8X14- for roughhead grenadier by-catches)). (2) No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/5B67-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. (3) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (RNG/5B67_AMS for roundnose grenadier; RHG/5B67_AMS for roughhead grenadier). Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (RNG/8X14-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 5 (1) (2) Ireland 1 (1) (2) Spain 526 (1) (2) France 24 (1) (2) Latvia 9 (1) (2) Lithuania 1 (1) (2) Poland 165 (1) (2) Union 731 (1) (2) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC pm (1) (2) (1) A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of 5b, 6, 7 (RNG/*5B67- for roundnose grenadier; RHG/*5B67- for roughhead grenadier by-catches). (2) No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/8X14-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. Species: Red seabream Pagellusbogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8 (SBR/678-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Ireland 2 (1) Spain 49 (1) France 2 (1) Others 2 (1) (2) Union 55 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SBR/678_AMS). Species: Red seabream Pagellusbogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of 10 (SBR/10-) Year 2021 2022 Precautionary TAC Spain 5 5 Portugal 600 600 Union 605 605 United Kingdom pm pm TAC pm pm

PART B Amendments to Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, the relevant fishing opportunities tables are replaced by the following: Species: Sandeels and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4(1) Denmark 95295 (2) (3) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 146 (2) (3) Sweden 3499 (2) (3) Union 98940 (2) United Kingdom pm (2) (3) TAC pm (2) (1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) In management areas 1r and 2r the TAC may only be fished as monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery. (3) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4X). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III: Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 5154 4717 12175 73117 0 132 0 Germany 8 7 19 112 0 0 0 Sweden 189 173 447 2685 0 5 0 Union 5351 4897 12641 75914 0 137 0 United Kingdom pm pm pm pm 0 pm 0 Total pm pm pm pm 0 pm 0 Species: Greater silver smelt Argentinasilus Zone: Union and international waters of 1 and 2 (ARU/1/2.) Germany 9 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 3 Netherlands 8 Union 20 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Greater silver smelt Argentinasilus Zone: Union waters of 3a and 4 (ARU/3A4-C) Denmark 418 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 4 France 3 Ireland 3 Netherlands 20 Sweden 16 Union 464 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Greater silver smelt Argentinasilus Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (ARU/567.) Germany 165 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 3 Ireland 153 Netherlands 1725 Union 2046 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Tusk Brosmebrosme Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 (USK/1214EI) Germany pm (1) Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France pm (1) Others pm (1) (2) Union pm (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS). Species: Tusk Brosmebrosme Zone: Union waters of 4 (USK/04-C.) Denmark 40 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 12 France 27 Sweden 4 Others 4 (1) Union 87 United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS). Species: Tusk Brosmebrosme Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (USK/567EI.) Germany 35 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 121 France 1441 Ireland 139 Others 35 (1) Union 1771 Norway 0 (2) (3) (4) (5) United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS). (2) To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 3000 (4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 0 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 0 (5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: pm Species: Tusk Brosmebrosme Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 75 Germany 0 France 0 Netherlands 0 Union 75 TAC Not relevant Species: Boarfishes Caproidae Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8 (BOR/678-) Denmark 2740 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Ireland 7715 Union 10455 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Herring (1) Clupeaharengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A.) Denmark 9080 (2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 145 (2) Sweden 9498 (2) Union 18723 (2) Norway 2881 Faroe Islands pm pm TAC 21604 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.). Species: Herring(1) Clupeaharengus Zone: Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53o30' N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 49993 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 33852 France 18838 Netherlands 46381 Sweden 3449 Union 152513 Faroe Islands pm Norway 103344 (2) United Kingdom 61301 TAC 356357 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C). 3000 Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N. Norwegian waters south of 62oN (HER/*4N-S62) Union 3000 Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (HER/4N-S62) Sweden 878 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 878 TAC 356357 (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. Species: Herring (1) Clupeaharengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 5692 (2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 51 (2) Sweden 916 (2) Union 6659 (2) TAC 6659 (2) (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. (2) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C-BC). Species: Herring (1) Clupeaharengus Zone: 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 38 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 7421 Germany 38 France 38 Netherlands 238 Sweden 36 Union 7609 United Kingdom 141 TAC 7750 (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. Species: Herring (1) Clupeaharengus Zone: 4c, 7d(2) (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 8257 (3) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 668 (3) Germany 452 (3) France 9274 (3) Netherlands 16142 (3) Union 34793 (3) United Kingdom pm (3) TAC 356357 (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56' N, 1° 19,1' E) to latitude 51° 33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.). Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN(1) (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 206 (2) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 39 (2) Ireland 278 (2) Netherlands 206 (2) Union 729 (2) United Kingdom pm (2) TAC pm (1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7oW and north of the parallel of latitude 55oN, or west of the meridian of longitude 7oW and north of the parallel of latitude 56oN, excluding the Clyde. (2) It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56oN and 57o30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea. Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: 6aS(1), 7b, 7c (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 721 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Netherlands 72 Union 793 TAC 793 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56o00' N and west of 07o00' W. Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: 7a(1) (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 471 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Union 471 United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) This zone is reduced by the area bounded: Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: 7e and 7f (HER/7EF.) France 271 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Union 271 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1) and 7k(1) (HER/7G-K.) Germany 6 (2) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 31 (2) Ireland 437 (2) Netherlands 31 (2) Union 505 (2) United Kingdom pm (2) TAC pm (2) (1) This zone is increased by the area bounded: (2) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) Belgium 5 Analytical TAC Denmark 1515 Germany 38 Netherlands 9 Sweden 265 Union 1832 TAC 1893 Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 347 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 1993 Germany 1263 France 428 (1) Netherlands 1126 (1) Sweden 13 Union 5170 Norway 2252 (2) United Kingdom 5824 (1) TAC 13246 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 7d (COD/*07D.). (2) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 4494 Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (COD/4N-S62) Sweden 382 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 382 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12o00' W and of 12 and 14 (COD/5W6-14) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 0 France 1 Ireland 2 Union 3 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12o00' W (COD/5BE6A) Belgium 1 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Article 9 of this Regulation applies Germany 7 (1) France 76 (1) Ireland 142 (1) Union 226 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota. Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 7a (COD/07A.) Belgium 1 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 3 (1) Ireland 49 (1) Netherlands 1 (1) Union 54 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 7 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Article 9 of this Regulation applies France 114 (1) Ireland 166 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Union 287 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota. Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 7d (COD/07D.) Belgium 33 (1) Analytical TAC France 648 (1) Netherlands 19 (1) Union 700 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/*2A3X4). Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 5 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 4 Germany 4 France 24 Netherlands 19 Union 56 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14 (LEZ/56-14) Spain 308 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 1204 (1) Ireland 352 Union 1864 United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C). Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 7 (LEZ/07.) Belgium 274 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 3045 (2) France 3696 (2) Ireland 1680 (2) Union 8695 United Kingdom pm (2) TAC pm (1) 10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. (2) 35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE). Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 585 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 472 Union 1057 TAC 1057 Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 182 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 401 (1) Germany 196 (1) France 37 (1) Netherlands 138 (1) Sweden 5 (1) Union 959 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14). Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 37 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 935 Germany 15 Netherlands 13 Union 1000 TAC Not relevant Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/56-14) Belgium 118 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 134 (1) Spain 126 France 1449 (1) Ireland 328 Netherlands 113 (1) Union 2268 United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C). Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 7 (ANF/07.) Belgium 2046 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 228 (1) Spain 813 (1) France 13129 (1) Ireland 1678 (1) Netherlands 265 (1) Union 18159 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE). Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 941 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 5235 Union 6176 TAC 6176 Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: 3a (HAD/03A.) Belgium 12 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 2120 Germany 135 Netherlands 2 Sweden 250 Union 2519 TAC 2630 Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 287 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 1970 Germany 1254 France 2185 Netherlands 215 Sweden 169 Union 6080 Norway 9841 United Kingdom 26865 TAC 42785 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 of 4 (HAD/*04N-) Union 4523 Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (HAD/4N-S62) Sweden 707 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 707 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14 (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 7 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 9 France 347 Ireland 247 Union 610 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b and 6a (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 6 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 6 (1) France 264 (1) Ireland 650 (1) Union 925 United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.). Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 91 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 5441 Ireland 1814 Union 7346 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: 7a (HAD/07A.) Belgium 29 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 129 Ireland 771 Union 929 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Whiting Merlangiusmerlangus Zone: 3a (WHG/03A.) Denmark 271 Precautionary TAC Netherlands 1 Sweden 29 Union 301 TAC 929 Species: Whiting Merlangiusmerlangus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 296 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 1281 Germany 333 France 1925 Netherlands 740 Sweden 2 Union 4575 Norway 2131 (1) United Kingdom 12506 TAC 21306 (1) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/*04N-) Union 4518 Species: Whiting Merlangiusmerlangus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (WHG/56-14) Germany 1 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Article 9 of this Regulation applies France 20 (1) Ireland 122 (1) Union 143 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota. Species: Whiting Merlangiusmerlangus Zone: 7a (WHG/07A.) Belgium 1 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Article 9 of this Regulation applies France 9 (1) Ireland 114 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Union 124 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota. Species: Whiting Merlangiusmerlangus Zone: 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (WHG/7X7A-C) Belgium 46 Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 2928 Ireland 2324 Netherlands 25 Union 5323 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Whiting and pollack Merlangiusmerlangus and Pollachiuspollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (W/P/4N-S62) Sweden 190 (1) Precautionary TAC Union 190 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. Species: Hake Merlucciusmerluccius Zone: 3a (HKE/03A.) Denmark 2058 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Sweden 175 (1) Union 2233 TAC 2233 (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Species: Hake Merlucciusmerluccius Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (HKE/2AC4-C) Belgium 21 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 865 (1) Germany 99 (1) France 191 (1) Netherlands 50 (1) Union 1226 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.). Species: Hake Merlucciusmerluccius Zone: 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/571214) Belgium 290 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 9311 France 14379 (1) Ireland 1742 Netherlands 187 (1) Union 25909 United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Special condition: 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 38 Spain 1533 France 1533 Ireland 192 Netherlands 19 Union 3315 United Kingdom pm Species: Hake Merlucciusmerluccius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 9 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 6622 France 14870 Netherlands 19 (1) Union 21520 TAC pm (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Special condition: 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 2 Spain 1918 France 3453 Netherlands 6 Union 5379 Species: Blue whiting Micromesistiuspoutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 (WHB/24-N.) Denmark 0 Analytical TAC Union 0 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistiuspoutassou Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14) Denmark 45680 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 17761 Spain 38726 (1) France 31789 Ireland 35373 Netherlands 55700 Portugal 3598 (1) Sweden 11300 Union 239927 (2) Norway 37500 Faroe Islands pm United Kingdom 71670 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (2) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 141648 Species: Blue whiting Micromesistiuspoutassou Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) Spain 28644 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 7161 Union 35805 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 141648 Species: Blue whiting Micromesistiuspoutassou Zone: Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30' N and 7 west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) Norway 141648 (1) (2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Faroe Islands pm TAC Not relevant (1) To be counted against the quota established by Norway. (2) Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): pm Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomuskitt and Glyptocephaluscynoglossus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (L/W/2AC4-C) Belgium 160 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 440 Germany 57 France 121 Netherlands 366 Sweden 5 Union 1149 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Blue ling Molvadypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/5B67-) Germany 68 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Estonia 10 Spain 213 France 4858 Ireland 19 Lithuania 4 Poland 2 Others 19 (1) Union 5193 Norway 0 (2) Faroe Islands pm (3) United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/5B67_AMS). (2) To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C). (3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56° 30′N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation. Species: Blue ling Molvadypterygia Zone: International waters of 12 (BLI/12INT-) Estonia 0 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 54 (1) France 1 (1) Lithuania 1 (1) Others 0 (1) (2) Union 56 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/12INT_AMS). Species: Blue ling Molvadypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 2 and 4 (BLI/24-) Denmark 1 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 1 Ireland 1 France 5 Others 1 (1) Union 9 United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/24_AMS). Species: Blue ling Molvadypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 3a (BLI/03A-) Denmark 1 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 1 Sweden 1 Union 3 TAC 3 Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Union and international waters of 1 and 2 (LIN/1/2.) Denmark pm Precautionary TAC Germany pm France pm Others pm (1) Union pm United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (LIN/1/2_AMS). Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Union waters of 3a (LIN/03A-C.) Belgium 5 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 42 Germany 5 Sweden 16 Union 68 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Union waters of 4 (LIN/04-C.) Belgium 10 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 160 (1) Germany 100 (1) France 90 Netherlands 3 Sweden 7 (1) Union 370 United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C). Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Union and international waters of 5 (LIN/05EI.) Belgium pm Precautionary TAC Denmark pm Germany pm France pm Union pm United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 30 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 5 (1) Germany 110 (1) Ireland 596 Spain 2231 France 2380 (1) Portugal 5 Union 5357 Norway 0 Faroe Islands pm United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) Special condition: of which up to 35 % may be fished in: Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.). Species: Ling Molvamolva Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (LIN/04-N.) Belgium 7 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 858 Germany 24 France 10 Netherlands 1 Union 900 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway lobster Nephropsnorvegicus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (NEP/2AC4-C) Belgium 581 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 581 Germany 9 France 17 Netherlands 300 Union 1488 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Norway lobster Nephropsnorvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 200 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 0 Union 200 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway lobster Nephropsnorvegicus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b (NEP/5BC6.) Spain pm Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France pm Ireland pm Union pm United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Norway lobster Nephropsnorvegicus Zone: 7 (NEP/07.) Spain 579 (1) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 2345 (1) Ireland 3557 (1) Union 6481 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16): Spain 578 France 362 Ireland 696 Union 1636 United Kingdom pm Species: Northern prawn Pandalusborealis Zone: 3a (PRA/03A.) Denmark 1741 Analytical TAC Sweden 938 Union 2679 TAC 5016 Species: Northern prawn Pandalusborealis Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 286 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Netherlands 3 Sweden 12 Union 301 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Northern prawn Pandalusborealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (PRA/4N-S62) Denmark 200 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 123 (1) Union 323 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.) Belgium 82 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 10596 Germany 54 Netherlands 2038 Sweden 568 Union 13338 TAC 19188 Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 4472 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 14533 Germany 4192 France 839 Netherlands 27949 Union 51985 Norway 10039 United Kingdom 37960 TAC 143419 Special condition: 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 39153 Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (PLE/56-14) France 6 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Ireland 144 Union 150 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 7a (PLE/07A.) Belgium 43 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 19 Ireland 737 Netherlands 13 Union 812 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 7d and 7e (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 1126 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 3755 Union 4881 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 7f and 7g (PLE/7FG.) Belgium 247 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 443 Ireland 145 Union 835 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Plaice Pleuronectesplatessa Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k (PLE/7HJK.) Belgium 2 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Article 9 of this Regulation applies France 4 (1) Ireland 15 (1) Netherlands 9 (1) Union 30 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of plaice in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for plaice are permitted under this quota. Species: Pollack Pollachiuspollachius Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (POL/56-14) Spain 1 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 30 Ireland 9 Union 40 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a (POK/2C3A4) Belgium 19 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 2287 Germany 5776 France 13594 Netherlands 58 Sweden 314 Union 22048 Norway 31096 (1) United Kingdom 6368 TAC 59512 (1) May only be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14 (POK/56-14) Germany 319 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 3160 Ireland 369 Union 3848 Norway 0 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62oN (POK/4N-S62) Sweden 880 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 880 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species. Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: 7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POK/7/3411) Belgium 4 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 694 Ireland 870 Union 1568 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Turbot and brill Scophthalmus maximus and Scophthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 248 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 530 Germany 135 France 64 Netherlands 1879 Sweden 3 Union 2859 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/2AC4-C) Belgium 145 (1) (2) (3) (4) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 6 (1) (2) (3) Germany 7 (1) (2) (3) France 23 (1) (2) (3) (4) Netherlands 123 (1) (2) (3) (4) Union 304 (1) (3) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) (3) (4) TAC pm (3) (1) Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately. (2) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (3) Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 2a and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in Union waters of 2a and 4. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. (4) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D2.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D2.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D2.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D2.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D2.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 3a (SRX/03A-C.) Denmark 22 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Sweden 6 (1) Union 28 (1) TAC 28 (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately. Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/67AKXD) Belgium 473 (1) (2) (3) (4) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Estonia 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) France 2121 (1) (2) (3) (4) Germany 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) Ireland 683 (1) (2) (3) (4) Lithuania 11 (1) (2) (3) (4) Netherlands 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) Portugal 12 (1) (2) (3) (4) Spain 571 (1) (2) (3) (4) Union 3882 (1) (2) (3) (4) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) (3) (4) TAC pm (3) (4) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in Union waters of 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in Union waters of 7f and 7g (RJE/7FG.) provided below may be taken: Species: Small-eyed ray Rajamicroocellata Zone: Union waters of 7f and 7g (RJE/7FG.) Belgium 5 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Estonia 0 France 23 Germany 0 Ireland 7 Lithuania 0 Netherlands 0 Portugal 0 Spain 6 Union 41 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d and reported under the following code: (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. (4) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 7d (SRX/07D.) Belgium 61 (1) (2) (3) (4) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 514 (1) (2) (3) (4) Netherlands 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) Union 578 (1) (2) (3) (4) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) (3) (4) TAC pm (4) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/*2AC4C). Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/*04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*2AC4C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*2AC4C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*2AC4C) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata). (4) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of 8 and 9 (SRX/89-C.) Belgium 10 (1) (2) Precautionary TAC France 1949 (1) (2) Portugal 1580 (1) (2) Spain 1590 (1) (2) Union 5129 (1) (2) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC pm (2) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately. (2) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas 8 and 9 may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The above provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species: Undulate ray Rajaundulata Zone: Union waters of 8 (RJU/8-C.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC France 13 Portugal 10 Spain 10 Union 33 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Undulate ray Rajaundulata Zone: Union waters of 9 (RJU/9-C.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC France 20 Portugal 15 Spain 15 Union 50 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtiushippoglossoides Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6 (GHL/2A-C46) Denmark pm Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany pm Estonia pm Spain France pm Ireland pm Lithuania pm Poland pm Union pm Norway pm (1) United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) To be taken in Union waters of 2a and 6. In 6 this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C). Species: Mackerel Scomberscombrus Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 544 (1) (2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 18666 (1) (2) Germany 567 (1) (2) France 1713 (1) (2) Netherlands 1724 (1) (2) Sweden 5108 (1) (2) (3) Union 28322 (1) (2) Norway 191845 (4) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC 852284 (1) Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones: Norwegian waters of 2a (MAC/*02AN-) Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1) Belgium 109 pm Denmark 3732 pm Germany 113 pm France 343 pm Netherlands 345 pm Sweden 1022 pm Union 5664 pm United Kingdom pm pm (2) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.). (3) Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN): 251 When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species. (4) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC: 55397 This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.): pm Special condition: 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 and from 1 September to 31 December (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4130 0 0 11200 France 0 490 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 2914 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway pm 0 0 0 0 Species: Mackerel Scomberscombrus Zone: 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 18254 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 19 (1) Estonia 152 (1) France 12171 (1) Ireland 60847 (1) Latvia 112 (1) Lithuania 112 (1) Netherlands 26620 (1) Poland 1285 (1) Union 119573 (1) Norway 14843 (2) (3) Faroe Islands pm (4) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC 852284 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910). (2) May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30' N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H). (3) The following additional amount of access quota, in tonnes, may be fished by Norway north of 56°30' N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N5630): 38369 (4) This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56° 30' N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in 2a, 4a north of 59o(EU zone) (MAC/*24N59). Special condition: 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 and from 1 September to 31 December Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters (MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2) Germany 4591 1281 pm France 3061 853 pm Ireland 15305 4269 pm Netherlands 6696 1867 pm Union 42091 20013 pm United Kingdom pm pm pm Species: Mackerel Scomberscombrus Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) Spain 32081 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 213 (1) Portugal 6631 (1) Union 38925 TAC 852284 (1) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State. Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 8b (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2694 France 18 Portugal 557 Species: Mackerel Scomberscombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/2A4A-N) Denmark 13359 Analytical TAC Union 13359 TAC Not relevant Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 954 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 437 Germany 764 France 191 Netherlands 8619 Union 10964 Norway 10 (1) United Kingdom pm TAC pm (1) May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.). Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (SOL/56-14) Ireland 27 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Union 27 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 7a (SOL/07A.) Belgium 213 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 3 Ireland 61 Netherlands 68 Union 345 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 7d (SOL/07D.) Belgium 507 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 1014 Union 1521 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 7e (SOL/07E.) Belgium 37 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 400 Union 437 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 7f and 7g (SOL/7FG.) Belgium 497 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 50 Ireland 25 Union 572 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Common sole Soleasolea Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k (SOL/7HJK.) Belgium 13 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 27 Ireland 73 Netherlands 22 Union 135 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattussprattus Zone: 3a (SPR/03A.) Denmark pm (1) (2) Analytical TAC Germany pm (1) (2) Sweden pm (1) (2) Union pm (1) (2) TAC pm (2) (1) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (2) This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattussprattus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium pm (1) (2) Analytical TAC Denmark pm (1) (2) Germany pm (1) (2) France pm (1) (2) Netherlands pm (1) (2) Sweden pm (1) (2) (3) Union pm (1) (2) Norway pm (1) Faroe Islands pm (1) (4) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC pm (1) (1) The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. (2) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/*2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (3) Including sandeel. (4) May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring. Species: Sprat Sprattussprattus Zone: 7d and 7e (SPR/7DE.) Belgium 2 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 166 Germany 2 France 36 Netherlands 36 Union 242 United Kingdom pm TAC pm Species: Picked dogfish Squalusacanthias Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14 (DGS/15X14) Belgium 10 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 2 (1) Spain 5 (1) France 44 (1) Ireland 28 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Portugal 0 (1) Union 89 (1) United Kingdom pm (1) TAC pm (1) (1) Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately, as required by Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation. By derogation from Article 14, a vessel engaged in the by-catch avoidance programme that has been positively assessed by the STECF may land not more than 2 tonnes per month of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board. Member States participating in the by-catch avoidance programme shall ensure that the total annual landings of picked dogfish on the basis of this derogation do not exceed the above amounts. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas. Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/4BC7D) Belgium 7 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 3118 (1) Germany 275 (1) (2) Spain 58 (1) France 258 (1) (2) Ireland 196 (1) Netherlands 1876 (1) (2) Portugal 6 (1) Sweden 44 (1) Union 5838 Norway 0 (3) United Kingdom pm (1) (2) TAC pm (1) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*4BC7D). By-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division 7d may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a, 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/*7D-EU). (3) May be fished in Union waters of 4a but may not be fished in Union waters of 7d (JAX/*04-C.). Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 8c (JAX/08C.) Spain 5808 (1) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 101 Portugal 574 (1) Union 6483 TAC 6483 (1) Special condition: up to10 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.). Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterusesmarkii Zone: 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4 (NOP/2A3A4.) Year 2021 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 94372 (1) (3) Germany 19 (1) (2) (3) Netherlands 70 (1) (2) (3) Union 94461 (1) (3) United Kingdom pm Norway 0 (4) Faroe Islands pm (5) TAC Not relevant (1) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (2) Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only. (3) Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2020 to 31 July 2021. (4) A sorting grid shall be used. (5) A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota. Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (I/F/04-N.) Sweden 800 (1) (2) Precautionary TAC Union 800 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2) Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 400 Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7 (OTH/5B67-C) Union Not relevant Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Norway pm (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Taken with long-lines only. Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (OTH/04-N.) Belgium 23 Precautionary TAC Denmark 2081 Germany 234 France 96 Netherlands 166 Sweden Not relevant (1) Union 2600 (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of other species at a traditional level. (2) Species not covered by other TACs. Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30' N (OTH/2A46AN) Union not relevant Precautionary TAC Norway 1000 (1) (2) Faroe Islands pm (3) TAC Not relevant (1) Limited to 2a and 4 (OTH/*2A4-C). (2) Species not covered by other TACs. (3) To be fished in 4 and 6a north of 56o30' N (OTH/*46AN). Species: Hake Merlucciusmerluccius Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (HKE/04-N.) Belgium 17 Precautionary TAC Denmark 1601 Germany 180 France 74 Netherlands 128 Sweden Not relevant Union 2000 TAC Not relevant

to the north by latitude 52o30' N,

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to the west by the coast of Ireland,

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to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

PART C Amendments to Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, the relevant fishing opportunities tables are replaced by the following: Species: Herring Clupeaharengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 (HER/1/2-) Belgium 13 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 13015 (1) Germany 2279 (1) Spain 43 (1) France 562 (1) Ireland 3370 (1) Netherlands 4658 (1) Poland 659 (1) Portugal 43 (1) Finland 202 (1) Sweden 4823 (1) Union 29667 (1) United Kingdom 12715 (1) Faroe Islands pm (2) (3) Norway 0 (2) (4) TAC 651033 (1) When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters. (2) May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N. (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. (4) To be counted against the catch limits of Norway. 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) 29667 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium pm Denmark pm Germany pm Spain pm France pm Ireland pm Netherlands pm Poland pm Portugal pm Finland pm Sweden pm United Kingdom pm Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 2336 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Greece 290 Spain 2607 Ireland 290 France 2144 Portugal 2607 Union 10274 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: 1 and 2b (COD/1/2B.) Germany 5626 (3) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 11331 (3) France 2658 (3) Poland 2335 (3) Portugal 2274 (3) Other Member States 421 (1) (3) Union 24645 (2) (3) United Kingdom pm (3) TAC Not relevant (1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (COD/1/2B_AMS). (2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. (3) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod. Species: Cod and haddock Gadusmorhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (C/H/05B-F.) Germany pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France pm Union pm United Kingdom pm TAC Not relevant Species: Haddock Melanogrammusaeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (HAD/1N2AB.) Germany 312 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 188 Union 500 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistiuspoutassou Zone: Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF) Denmark pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany pm France pm Netherlands pm Union pm (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt. Species: Ling and blue ling Molvamolva and molva dypterygia Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (B/L/05B-F.) Germany pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France pm Union pm (1) TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): pm Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (POK/1N2AB.) Germany 663 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 107 Union 770 TAC Not relevant Species: Saithe Pollachiusvirens Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (POK/05B-F.) Belgium pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany pm France pm Netherlands pm Union pm TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtiushippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (GHL/1N2AB.) Germany 50 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 50 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Species: Redfish Sebastesmentella Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (REB/1N2AB.) Germany 851 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 106 France 93 Portugal 450 Union 1500 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfishes Sebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (RED/05B-F.) Belgium pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany pm France pm Union pm TAC Not relevant Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (OTH/1N2AB.) Germany 71 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 29 (1) Union 100 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Species: Other species (1) Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (OTH/05B-F.) Germany pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France pm Union pm TAC Not relevant (1) Excluding fish species of no commercial value. Species: Flatfishes Pleuronectiformes Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (FLX/05B-F.) Germany pm Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France pm Union pm TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadusmorhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (COD/N1GL14) Germany 1950 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply Union 1950 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) May not be fished from 1 March to 31 May within the Kleine Bank management area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 65° 00' N 38° 00' W 2 65° 00' N 35° 15' W 3 64° 00' N 35° 15' W 4 64° 00' N 38° 00' W Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) Union 75 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply TAC Not relevant (2) (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 25 Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) Union 60 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply TAC Not relevant (2) (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 40 Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) Denmark to be established Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply Germany to be established Sweden to be established All Member States to be established (1) Union to be established (2) Norway to be established (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Denmark, Germany and Sweden may access the All Member States quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the All Member States quota at all. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS). (2) For a fishing period from 20 June 2021 to 15 April 2022. Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (PRA/514GRN) Denmark 1325 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply France 1325 Union 2650 Norway 1000 Faroe Islands pm TAC Not relevant Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PRA/N1GRN.) Denmark 1300 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply France 1300 Union 2600 TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GHL/N1G-S68) Germany 1700 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply Union 1700 (1) Norway 550 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished south of 68oN. Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtiushippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (GHL/5-14GL) Germany 4190 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply Union 4190 (1) Norway 650 Faroe Islands pm TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time. Species: Redfishes (pelagic) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (RED/N1G14P) Germany 0 (1) (2) (3) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply France 0 (1) (2) (3) Union 0 (1) (2) (3) Norway 0 (1) (2) Faroe Islands 0 (1) (2) (4) TAC Not relevant (1) May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December. (2) May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 64°45'N 28°30'W 2 62°50'N 25°45'W 3 61°55'N 26°45'W 4 61°00'N 26°30'W 5 59°00'N 30°00'W 6 59°00'N 34°00'W 7 61°30'N 34°00'W 8 62°50'N 36°00'W 9 64°45'N 28°30'W (3) Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P). (4) May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN). Species: Redfishes (demersal) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (RED/N1G14D) Germany 1831 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply France 9 (1) Union 1840 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) May only be fished by trawl, and only north and west of the line defined by the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 59°15'N 54°26'W 2 59°15'N 44°00'W 3 59°30'N 42°45'W 4 60°00'N 42°00'W 5 62°00'N 40°30'W 6 62°00'N 40°00'W 7 62°40'N 40°15'W 8 63°09'N 39°40'W 9 63°30'N 37°15'W 10 64°20'N 35°00'W 11 65°15'N 32°30'W 12 65°15'N 29°50'W Species: By-catches(1) Zone: Greenland waters (B-C/GRL) Union 600 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 7a of this Regulation shall apply TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.)

PART D Amendments to Annex IC to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

In Annex IC to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, the fishing opportunities table for redfishes in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following: Species: Redfishes Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.) Estonia 1571 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 513 (1) Latvia 1571 (1) Lithuania 1571 (1) Spain 233 (1) Portugal 2354 (1) Union 7813 (1) TAC 8448 (1) (1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within this TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2021: 4224.

PART E Amendments to Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

In Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, the relevant fishing opportunities tables are replaced by the following: Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM) Cyprus 168,95 (4) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Greece 314,03 (7) Spain 6093,28 (2) (4) (7) France 6012,47 (2) (3) (4) Croatia 950,30 (6) Italy 4745,34 (4) (5) Malta 389,32 (4) Portugal 572,97 (7) Other Member States 64,95 (1) Union 19311,6 (2) (3) (4) (5) Special additional allocation 100 (7) TAC 36000 (1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/AE45WM_AMS). (2) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*8301): Spain 925,33 France 429,87 Union 1355,20 (3) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*641): France 100,00 Union 100,00 (4) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex VI (BFT/*8302): Spain 122,15 France 120,53 Italy 95,13 Cyprus 3,39 Malta 7,80 Union 349,01 (5) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI (BFT/*643): Italy 95,13 Union 95,13 (6) Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F): Croatia 857,28 Union 857,28 (7) In 2021 the European Union will receive, in addition to the allocated quota of 19360 tonnes, an extra allocation of 100 tonnes, exclusively for artisanal vessels from specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira). The specific allocation of this additional quantity to the Member States concerned shall be as follows (BFT/AVARCH): Greece 4,5 Spain 87,3 Portugal 8,2 Union 100 Species Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) Spain 6535,04 (2) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 1010,29 (2) Other Member States 139,70 (1) (2) Union 7685,03 (3) TAC 13200 (1) Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS). (2) Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5o N (SWO/*AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*AS05N_AMS). (3) After transfer of 40 tonnes to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (ICCAT Rec. 17-02). Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 3115,11 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 17557,88 France 5522,24 Portugal 1925,70 Union 28120,92 (1) TAC 37801 (1) The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be as follows: 1253. Species: Blue shark Prionace glauca Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (BSH/AN05N) Ireland 0,96 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 27035,09 France 151,70 Portugal 5357,67 (1) Union 32545,42 TAC 39102 (1) The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level. Species: White marlin Tetrapturusalbidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT) Spain 32,94 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 21,06 Other 1,00 (1) Union 55,00 TAC 355,00 (1) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (WHM/ATLANT_AMS).

PART F Amendments to Annex IH to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

Annex IH to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is replaced by the following:

PART G Amendments to Chapter III of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

In Chapter III of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, point 5 is replaced by the following:

5. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear from 1 January to 31 July 2021

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS From 1 January to 31 July 2021, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I. Regulated gear Maximum number of days Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm Belgium 103 France 110 Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm Belgium 103 France 111

PART H Amendments to Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

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

(1) point 4 is replaced by the following:

(1)

4. Table A Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Number of fishing vessels Cyprus Greece Croatia Italy France Spain Malta Portugal Purse seine vessels 1 0 18 21 22 6 2 0 Longliners 27 0 0 40 23 44 63 0 Baitboat 0 0 0 0 8 68 0 76 Handline 0 0 12 0 47 1 0 0 Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 Small-scale 0 39 0 0 140 650 117 0 Other artisanal 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0

(2) point 6 is replaced by the following:

(2)
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 10 11852 Italy 13 12600 Greece 2 2100 Cyprus 3 3000 Croatia 7 7880 Malta 6 12300 Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) Spain 6850 Italy 3214 Greece 785 Cyprus 2195 Croatia 2947 Malta 8786 Portugal 350

ANNEX IH SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species: Jack mackerel Trachurusmurphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO) Germany 12013,90 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 13021,83 Lithuania 8359,58 Poland 14373,69 Union 47769,00 TAC Not relevant Species: Toothfishes Dissostichus spp. Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (TOT/SPR-AE) TAC 75 (1) Precautionary TAC (1) This annual TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research block: – NW 50° 30’ S, 136° E – NE 50° 30’ S, 140° 30’ E – E-Indent 52° 45’ S, 140° 30’ E – E-corner 52° 45’ S, 145° 30’ E – SE 54° 50’ S, 145° 30’ E – SW 54° 50’ S, 136° E

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