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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2407 of 13 September 2024 on operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2024 on account of overfishing in the previous years

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2024 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Fishing quotas for the year 2023 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2022/2090, (EU) 2023/194 and (EU) 2023/195.

(2) Fishing quotas for the year 2024 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2023/194, (EU) No 2023/2638, (EU) 2024/257 and (EU) 2024/259.

(3) Pursuant to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

(4) Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions are to be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.

(5) Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2023. Deductions should therefore be operated on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2024 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1661 and (EU) 2023/2480 have set out deductions from fishing quotas for certain Member States and species for 2023. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2023 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. Pursuant to point 2 of Communication from the Commission on guidelines for the deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (the Guidelines) and to ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks is deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2024 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.

(7) Point 1 of the Guidelines states that, where applicable, the timeline for deductions in case of overfishing of a quota for stocks managed by regional fisheries management organisations is to be adapted to the timeline for deductions set in the regional fisheries management organisations concerned for these stocks. Recommendation 21-01 by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) on a multiannual conservation and management programme for tropical tunas as well as Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT for the conservation of North Atlantic swordfish provide that any excess of the annual adjusted quota in the year 2022 is to be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit for 2024. On this basis, deductions – including those resulting from applicable multiplying factors – on account of overfishing established in 2022 for the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) and the stock of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N), both managed by ICCAT, should be applied in 2024. Consequently, the deductions established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1661 on account of overfishing in 2022, by Portugal, of its quotas for BET/ATLANT and SWO/AN05N should be operated on its respective quotas for 2024. The provision set by Recommendation 22-03 is also applicable to overage of annual catch limits for SWO/AN05N in 2023 which is to be deducted from the annual catch limits for 2025.

(8) Similarly, Recommendation 19-05 by ICCAT establishing a rebuilding programme for blue marlin provides that any excess of the annual landings limits fixed for the year 2023 are to be deducted from the landings limits during 2025. Therefore, deductions on account of overfishing in 2023 for the stock of blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) should be applied only in 2025.

(9) Based on the data transmitted by France, it appears that the 2023 shared quota amounting to 129,840 tonnes and allocated to Other Member States – among which France – exclusively for the by-catches of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N_AMS) as established by Regulation (EU) 2023/194 has been exceeded. Considering that France reported catches amounting to 161,053 tonnes under this Other Member States quota, a deduction on account of this overfishing should be operated on the French quota. This deduction should be applied only in 2025 in accordance with ICCAT Recommendation 22-03.

(10) Further updates or corrections may still occur following the detection, for the current or previous deduction exercise, of errors, omissions or misreporting in the catch figures declared by the Member States pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(11) Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than 1 tonne should not be considered,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The fishing quotas fixed for the year 2024 in Regulations (EU) 2023/194, (EU) No 2023/2638, (EU) 2024/257 and (EU) 2024/259 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 September 2024. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

ANNEX

Anx. annex. Mem-ber State Species code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2023 (in tonnes) Permitted landings 2023 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes) Total catches 2023 (quantity in tonnes) Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in tonnes) Multi-plying factor Addit-ional Multi-plying factor, Out-standing deductions from previous year(s)(quantity in tonnes) Deductions to apply in 2024 (quantity in tonnes) DE OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 89,000 89,000 90,320 101,48 % 1,320 / / 19,997 21,317 DK HAD *03A-C Haddock Union waters of 3a (special condition to HAD/2AC4.) 249,500 271,800 325,598 119,79 % 53,798 1,00 C / 80,697 DK HAD 03A. Haddock 3a 2892,000 2682,402 2732,065 101,85 % 49,663 / C / 49,663 DK POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 4,288 N/A 4,288 1,00 / / 4,288 DK WHB 1X14 Blue whiting United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 61646,000 77238,647 82097,607 106,29 % 4858,960 / / / 4858,960 ES ALB MED Mediterranean albacore Mediterranean Sea 103,030 133,030 135,312 101,72 % 2,282 / / / 2,282 ES BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 22,770 49,770 55,108 110,72 % 5,338 1,00 / / N/A ES COD 1N2AB. Cod Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 2321,000 2562,590 2562,586 100,00 % – 0,004 / / 60,063 60,063 ES GHL N3LMNO Greenland halibut NAFO 3LMNO 4162,000 4607,124 4666,576 101,29 % 59,452 / / / 59,452 ES HAD 1N2AB. Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 2,636 86,058 3264,72 % 83,422 1,00 A / 125,133 ES OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 78,129 N/A 78,129 1,00 A / 117,194 ES POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 14,306 N/A 14,306 1,00 / / 14,306 ES RJU 8-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 8 10,000 10,000 12,138 121,38 % 2,138 1,00 / / 2,138 ES RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15,000 20,000 24,008 120,04 % 4,008 1,00 / 1,348 5,356 ES SOL 7HJK. Common sole 7h, 7j and 7k / 2,500 15,458 618,32 % 12,958 1,00 C / 19,437 ES SOL 8AB. Common sole 8a and 8b 6,000 7,000 19,988 285,54 % 12,988 1,00 C / 19,482 FR GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 16,600 20,889 125,84 % 4,289 1,00 / / 4,289 FR HAD 1N2AB. Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 150,000 171,060 179,080 104,69 % 8,020 / / / 8,020 FR OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 36,000 36,000 44,547 123,74 % 8,547 1,00 / / 8,547 FR RJE 7FG. Small-eyed ray 7f and 7g 24,000 10,701 23,296 217,70 % 12,595 1,00 / / 12,595 FR SWO AN05N_AMS Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 129,840 129,840 161,053 124,03 % 31,213 1,00 / / N/A IT ARA GF19-21 Blue and red shrimp GSAs 19-20-21 (Ionian Sea) 250,000 250,000 259,823 103,93 % 9,823 / / / 9,823 NL POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 21,593 34,653 160,48 % 13,060 1,00 / / 13,060 PL MAC 2A34-N Mackerel Union waters of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a / / 254,490 N/A 254,490 2,00 A / 636,275 PT BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 184,048 184,048 PT GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 64,738 N/A 64,738 1,00 / / 64,738 PT JAX 08C. Horse mackerel 8c 188,000 100,000 101,605 101,60 % 1,605 / / / 1,605 PT OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 18,012 N/A 18,012 1,00 / / 18,012 PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 50,792 50,792 PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 1155,830 1930,090 1966,680 101,90 % 36,590 / / / N/A PT SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of 8 and 9 1696,000 1551,000 1573,265 101,44 % 22,265 / / / 22,265

ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2024 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Mem-ber State Species code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2023 (in tonnes) Permitted landings 2023 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes) Total catches 2023 (quantity in tonnes) Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in tonnes) Multi-plying factor Addit-ional Multi-plying factor, Out-standing deductions from previous year(s)(quantity in tonnes) Deductions to apply in 2024 (quantity in tonnes) DE OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 89,000 89,000 90,320 101,48 % 1,320 / / 19,997 21,317 DK HAD *03A-C Haddock Union waters of 3a (special condition to HAD/2AC4.) 249,500 271,800 325,598 119,79 % 53,798 1,00 C / 80,697 DK HAD 03A. Haddock 3a 2892,000 2682,402 2732,065 101,85 % 49,663 / C / 49,663 DK POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 4,288 N/A 4,288 1,00 / / 4,288 DK WHB 1X14 Blue whiting United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 61646,000 77238,647 82097,607 106,29 % 4858,960 / / / 4858,960 ES ALB MED Mediterranean albacore Mediterranean Sea 103,030 133,030 135,312 101,72 % 2,282 / / / 2,282 ES BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 22,770 49,770 55,108 110,72 % 5,338 1,00 / / N/A ES COD 1N2AB. Cod Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 2321,000 2562,590 2562,586 100,00 % – 0,004 / / 60,063 60,063 ES GHL N3LMNO Greenland halibut NAFO 3LMNO 4162,000 4607,124 4666,576 101,29 % 59,452 / / / 59,452 ES HAD 1N2AB. Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 2,636 86,058 3264,72 % 83,422 1,00 A / 125,133 ES OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 78,129 N/A 78,129 1,00 A / 117,194 ES POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 14,306 N/A 14,306 1,00 / / 14,306 ES RJU 8-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 8 10,000 10,000 12,138 121,38 % 2,138 1,00 / / 2,138 ES RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15,000 20,000 24,008 120,04 % 4,008 1,00 / 1,348 5,356 ES SOL 7HJK. Common sole 7h, 7j and 7k / 2,500 15,458 618,32 % 12,958 1,00 C / 19,437 ES SOL 8AB. Common sole 8a and 8b 6,000 7,000 19,988 285,54 % 12,988 1,00 C / 19,482 FR GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 16,600 20,889 125,84 % 4,289 1,00 / / 4,289 FR HAD 1N2AB. Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 150,000 171,060 179,080 104,69 % 8,020 / / / 8,020 FR OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 36,000 36,000 44,547 123,74 % 8,547 1,00 / / 8,547 FR RJE 7FG. Small-eyed ray 7f and 7g 24,000 10,701 23,296 217,70 % 12,595 1,00 / / 12,595 FR SWO AN05N_AMS Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 129,840 129,840 161,053 124,03 % 31,213 1,00 / / N/A IT ARA GF19-21 Blue and red shrimp GSAs 19-20-21 (Ionian Sea) 250,000 250,000 259,823 103,93 % 9,823 / / / 9,823 NL POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 21,593 34,653 160,48 % 13,060 1,00 / / 13,060 PL MAC 2A34-N Mackerel Union waters of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a / / 254,490 N/A 254,490 2,00 A / 636,275 PT BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 184,048 184,048 PT GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 64,738 N/A 64,738 1,00 / / 64,738 PT JAX 08C. Horse mackerel 8c 188,000 100,000 101,605 101,60 % 1,605 / / / 1,605 PT OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / / 18,012 N/A 18,012 1,00 / / 18,012 PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 50,792 50,792 PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 1155,830 1930,090 1966,680 101,90 % 36,590 / / / N/A PT SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of 8 and 9 1696,000 1551,000 1573,265 101,44 % 22,265 / / / 22,265

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