
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 

1. This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:
(a) Union vessels;
(b) third-country vessels in Union waters.
2. For the purpose of Article 11a, this Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries.'
((2)) In Article 3, the following point is added:
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(m) “recreational fisheries” means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.
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((3)) Article 7 is replaced by the following:
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Article 7 

1. Catches of species which are subject to catch limits and which have been caught in fisheries specified in point (a) of Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are subject to the landing obligation, as established in Article 15 of that Regulation (“the landing obligation”).
2. Fish subject to catch limits caught in fisheries not subject to the landing obligation shall be retained on board or landed only if:
(a) the catches have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or
(b) the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.
3. The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.'.
((4)) The following Article is inserted:
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Article 11a 
In recreational fisheries in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk not more than three specimens of sea bass may be retained per person per day.'.
((5)) Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
((6)) Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
((7)) Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.
((8)) Annex IJ to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is replaced by Annex V to this Regulation.
((9)) Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is replaced by Annex VI to this Regulation.
((10)) Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is replaced by Annex VII to this Regulation.
((11)) Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended in accordance with Annex VIII to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1(3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall apply from 1 January 2015.
Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 25 March 2015.
For the Council
The President
E. RINCĒVIČS
ANNEX I

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is amended as follows:

1.. The following entry is inserted in the first table (comparative table of Latin names and common names) after the entry for Deania calcea:
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Dicentrarchus labrax BSS Sea bass'.
2.. The following entry is inserted in the second table (comparative table of common names and Latin names) after the entry for sandy ray:
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Sea bass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax'.

ANNEX II

Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium 233  
Denmark 9  
Germany 11  
France 36  
The Netherlands 198  
United Kingdom 895  
Union 1 382  
TAC 1 382  Precautionary TAC



ANNEX III

Species: Sand eelAmmodytes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(SAN/04-N.)
Denmark 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species: Sand eelAmmodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV
Denmark 336 964  
United Kingdom 7 366  
Germany 515  
Sweden 12 374  
Union 357 219  
TAC 357 219  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply



Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sand eel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:
ZoneUnion waters of sand eel management areas
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 (SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2) (SAN/234_3) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7)
Denmark 125 459 27 355 179 227 4 717 0 206 0
United Kingdom 2 742 598 3 918 103 0 5 0
Germany 192 42 274 7 0 0 0
Sweden 4 607 1 005 6 581 173 0 8 0
Union 133 000 29 000 190 000 5 000 0 219 0
Total 133 000 29 000 190 000 5 000 0 219 0
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII(LEZ/07.)
Belgium 470  
Spain 5 216  
France 6 329  
Ireland 2 878  
United Kingdom 2 492  
Union 17 385  
TAC 17 385  
Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies




Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
Denmark 30 106  
Germany 11 706  
Spain 25 524  
France 20 952  
Ireland 23 313  
The Netherlands 36 711  
Portugal 2 371  
Sweden 7 447  
United Kingdom 39 065  
Union 197 195  
Norway 102 605  
Faroe Islands 15 000  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC



Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway 0  
Faroe Islands 35 000  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC




Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark 1 818  
The Netherlands 17  
Sweden 73  
United Kingdom 538  
Union 2 446  
TAC 2 446  Analytical TAC
Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium 725  
Estonia 4  
France 3 255  
Germany 10  
Ireland 1 048  
Lithuania 17  
The Netherlands 3  
Portugal 18  
Spain 876  
United Kingdom 2 076  
Union 8 032  
TAC 8 032  
Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies




Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIId(SRX/07D.)
Belgium 72  
France 602  
The Netherlands 4  
United Kingdom 120  
Union 798  
TAC 798  Precautionary TAC



Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIII and IX(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium 7  
France 1 298  
Portugal 1 051  
Spain 1 057  
United Kingdom 7  
Union 3 420  
TAC 3 420  Precautionary TAC


Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV(MAC/2CX14-)
Germany 26 766  
Spain 28  
Estonia 223  
France 17 846  
Ireland 89 220  
Latvia 164  
Lithuania 164  
The Netherlands 39 033  
Poland 1 885  
United Kingdom 245 363  
Union 420 692  
Norway 18 852  
Faroe Islands 39 824  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies




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 IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2015 and from 1 September to 31 December 2015(MAC/*4A-EN) Norwegian waters of IIa(MAC/*2AN-) Faroese waters(MAC/*FRO2)
Germany 16 154 2 176 2 228
France 10 770 1 449 1 485
Ireland 53 847 7 254 7 426
The Netherlands 23 557 3 172 3 249
United Kingdom 148 087 19 952 20 424
Union 252 415 34 003 34 812
ANNEX IV

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of I and II(HER/1/2-)
Belgium 6  
Denmark 6 314  
Germany 1 105  
Spain 21  
France 272  
Ireland 1 634  
The Netherlands 2 259  
Poland 319  
Portugal 21  
Finland 98  
Sweden 2 339  
United Kingdom 4 036  
Union 18 424  
Faroe Islands 9 000  
TAC Not established  Analytical 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 north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)0
 II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters) (HER/*2A 5B-F)
Belgium 3
Denmark 3 084
Germany 540
Spain 10
France 133
Ireland 798
Netherlands 1 104
Poland 156
Portugal 10
Finland 48
Sweden 1 143
United Kingdom 1 971
ANNEX V


ANNEX IJ 
Species: Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany 7 067,15  
The Netherlands 7 660,06  
Lithuania 4 917,5  
Poland 8 455,29  
Union 28 100  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


ANNEX VI


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





ANNEX VII


‘ANNEX IV  1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic

Spain 60
France 37
Union 97
 2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

Spain 151
France 94
Italy 30
Cyprus 6
Malta 28
Union 309


 3. Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

Croatia 11
Italy 12
Union 23
 4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Number of fishing vessels
 Cyprus Greece Croatia Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners 1 1 11 12 17 6 1
Longliners 6 0 0 30 8 58 28
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 8 70 0
Handline 0 0 12 0 29 1 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0
Other artisanal 0 21 0 0 94 83 0








Total capacity in gross tonnage
 Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Longliners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Baitboats To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Handlines To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Trawlers To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Other artisanal To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
 5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

 Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 2

 6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
 Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain 14 11 852
Italy 15 13 000
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Croatia 7 7 880
Malta 8 12 300

Maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 5 855
Italy 3 764
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 768


ANNEX VIII


ANNEX VIII 
Flag State Fishery Number of fishing authorisations Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway Herring, north of 62° 00′ N To be established To be established
Faroe Islands Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), IIa, IVa (north of 59° N)Horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh 14 14
Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 
Herring, IIIa 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 14 14
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, II, IVa, V, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
