
TITLE I
Article 1 

1. This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, to Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:
(a) catch limits for the year 2016 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2017;
(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2017, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 9, 31 and 32 and Annex IIE;
(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;
(d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 28 for the periods in 2016 and 2017 specified in that provision.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

((a)) Union fishing vessels;
((b)) third-country vessels in Union waters.
This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country.
((b)) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.
((c)) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
((d)) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

((i)) in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year;
((ii)) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;
((e)) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
((f)) ‘analytical assessments’ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;
((g)) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008;
((h)) ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((i)) ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 4 
For the purposes of this Regulation the following zone definitions shall apply:

((a)) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;
((b)) ‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
((c)) ‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
((d)) ‘Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea VII’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

— 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,
— 53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,
— 51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,
— 51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,
— 51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,
— 51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,
— 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;
((e)) ‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division IXa’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

— 43° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,
— 43° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,
— 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,
— 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;
((f)) ‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division IXa’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

— 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,
— 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,
— 38° 30′ N 10° 00′ W,
— 38° 30′ N 9° 00′ W,
— 40° 00′ N 9° 00′ W,
— 40° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;
((g)) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;
((h)) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((i)) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((j)) ‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean;
((k)) ‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;
((l)) ‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;
((m)) ‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (‘the Antigua Convention’);
((n)) ‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission;
((o)) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ is the high seas geographical area south of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;
((p)) ‘the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean;
((q)) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ is the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;
((r)) ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits:

— longitude 150° W,
— longitude 130° W,
— latitude 4° S,
— latitude 50° S.
TITLE II
CHAPTER I
Article 5 

1. The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.
2. Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 15 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.
Article 6 

1. The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.
2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:
(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and
(b) result:
((i)) if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2016 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;
((ii)) if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3. By 15 March 2016, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:
(a) the TACs adopted;
(b) the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;
(c) details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.
Article 7 

1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:
(a) have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or
(b) consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.
2. The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I of this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.
Article 8 
For the periods referred to in Article 1(2)(b), the following fishing effort measures shall apply:

((a)) Annex IIA for the management of certain cod, sole, and plaice stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV and ICES divisions VIa, VIIa and VIId and Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and Vb;
((b)) Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;
((c)) Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.
Article 9 

1. Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 establishing the requirement of holding a deep-sea fishing permit shall apply to Greenland halibut. The catching, retaining on board, transhipping and landing of Greenland halibut shall be subject to the conditions referred to in that Article.
2. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, are caught.Member States shall ensure that for 2016 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, do not exceed 65 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation, were caught.
Article 10 

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for sea bass in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc, VIIj and VIIk, as well as in the waters of ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg that are more than 12 nautical miles from the baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land sea bass caught in that area.
2. From 1 January to 30 June 2016, it shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for sea bass and to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in the following areas:
(a) ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh;
(b) waters within 12 nautical miles from baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg.By derogation from the first subparagraph, the following measures shall apply in the areas referred to in that subparagraph:
(a) a Union fishing vessel deploying demersal trawls and seines may retain on board catches of sea bass that do not exceed 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board;
(b) in January 2016 and from 1 April to 30 June 2016, Union fishing vessels using hooks and lines, and fixed gillnets may fish for sea bass and retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area not exceeding 1 300 kilograms per any vessel per month.
3. From 1 July to 31 December 2016 it shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels using hooks, lines and fixed gillnets to fish for sea bass in quantities exceeding 1 300 kilograms per any vessel per month and for Union fishing vessels using other gears to fish for sea bass in quantities exceeding 1 000 kilograms per any vessel per month in the following areas:
(a) ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh;
(b) waters within 12 nautical miles from baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg.During that period, it shall also be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land quantities of sea bass exceeding the quantities set in the first subparagraph caught in those areas.
4. The catch limits set in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not be transferable from one month to another or between vessels. Member States shall report to the Commission catches of sea bass per type of gear not later than 20 days after the end of each month.For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set in paragraph 3 for either gear shall apply.
5. From 1 January to 30 June 2016 in recreational fisheries in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh, only catch-and-release fishing for sea bass, including from shore, shall be allowed. During this period, it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area.
6. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, not more than one specimen of sea bass may be retained per fisherman per day during the following periods and in the following areas:
(a) from 1 July to 31 December 2016 in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh;
(b) from 1 January to 31 December 2016 in ICES divisions VIIj and VIIk.
Article 11 

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation is without prejudice to:
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(c) reallocations made pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;
(d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation 1380/2013;
(e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation 1380/2013;
(f) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 21 of this Regulation
(h) additional allocations pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation.
2. Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Article 12 

1. It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2016: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and spurdog.For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
Point Latitude Longitude
1 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ W
2 52° 40′ N 12° 30′ W
3 52° 47′ N 12° 39,600′ W
4 52° 47′ N 12° 56′ W
5 52° 13,5′ N 13° 53,830′ W
6 51° 22′ N 14° 24′ W
7 51° 22′ N 14° 03′ W
8 52° 10′ N 13° 25′ W
9 52° 32′ N 13° 07,500′ W
10 52° 43′ N 12° 55′ W
11 52° 43′ N 12° 43′ W
12 52° 38,800′ N 12° 37′ W
13 52° 27′ N 12° 23′ W
14 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ WBy way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2. Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1 January to 31 March 2016 and from 1 August to 31 December 2016.The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in Union waters of ICES subarea IV.
Article 13 

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;
(b) white shark (Carcharodon carcharías) in all waters;
(c) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;
(d) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;
(e) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters;
(f) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;
(g) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;
(h) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(i) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;
(j) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;
(k) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;
(l) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;
(m) reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in all waters;
(n) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters;
(o) the following species of Mobula rays in all waters:
((i)) devil fish (Mobula mobular);
((ii)) lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);
((iii)) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica);
((iv)) smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);
((v)) longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);
((vi)) Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);
((vii)) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana);
((viii)) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii);
((ix)) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);
(p) the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters:
((i)) narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidate);
((ii)) dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);
((iii)) smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata);
((iv)) largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis);
((v)) green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);
(q) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa;
(r) Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;
(s) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI and X;
(t) white skate (Raja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(u) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;
(v) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.
2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Article 14 
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
Article 15 

1. For certain stocks, a Member State may grant an additional allocation to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.
2. The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage of the quota allocated to that Member State.
Article 16 

1. The additional allocation referred to in Article 15 shall comply with the following conditions:
(a) Member States shall ensure detailed and accurate documentation of all fishing trips and adequate capacity and means, such as observers, closed-circuit television (CCTV) and others. In doing so, Member States shall respect the principle of efficiency and proportionality;
(b) the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries shall not exceed any of the following limits:
((i)) 75 % of the discards of the stock, as estimated by the relevant Member State, produced by the type of vessel to which the individual vessel that has been granted the additional allocation belongs;
((ii)) 30 % of the vessel's individual allocation prior to participating in the trials;
(c) all catches by the vessel from the stock subject to the additional allocation, including fish that are under minimum landing size as defined in Annex XII of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98, shall be counted against the individual allocation of the vessel, as resulting from any additional allocation granted under Article 15 of this Regulation;
(d) once the individual allocation for any stock subject to the additional allocation has been fully utilised by a vessel, the vessel in question must cease all fishing activity in the relevant TAC area;
(e) in respect of the stocks for which this Article may be used, Member States may allow transfers of the individual allocation or any part thereof from vessels not participating in trials on fully documented fisheries to vessels participating in those trials provided that it can be demonstrated that discards by the non- participating vessels do not increase.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b)(i), a Member State may exceptionally grant to a vessel flying its flag an additional allocation exceeding 75 % of the estimated discards of the stock produced by the type of vessel to which the individual vessel that has been granted the additional allocation belongs, provided that:
(a) the rate of stock discards, as estimated for the relevant type of vessel, is less than 10 %;
(b) the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate the potential of the monitoring means used in accordance with paragraph 1(a);
(c) an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated stock discards produced by all vessels participating in the trials is not exceeded.
3. Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in Article 15, a Member State shall submit the following information to the Commission:
(a) the list of vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries;
(b) the specifications of the remote electronic monitoring equipment installed on board those vessels;
(c) the capacity, type and specification of gears used by those vessels;
(d) the estimated discards for each type of vessel participating in the trials;
(e) the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made in 2015 by the vessels participating in the trials.
Article 17 
To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance with Article 16(1)(a) of this Regulation involve the processing of personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.
Article 18 
Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the conditions set out in Article 16, it shall immediately withdraw the additional allocation granted to that vessel and exclude that vessel from participation in those trials for the remainder of the year 2016.
Article 19 
The Commission may request any Member State that avails itself of this Chapter to submit its assessment of the discards produced per type of vessel to a scientific advisory body for review, in order to monitor the implementation of the requirement set out in Article 16(1)(b)(i). In the absence of an assessment confirming such discards, the Member State concerned shall take any appropriate measure to ensure compliance with that requirement and shall inform the Commission thereof.
CHAPTER III
Article 20 

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.
2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III of this Regulation on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III of this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.
CHAPTER IV
Article 21 

1. Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (‘RFMO’), quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State (‘the Member State concern’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.
2. Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission shall exchange, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the agreed quota transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that organisation.
3. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.
4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.
Section 1
Article 22 

1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.
2. The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.
3. The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.
4. The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.
5. The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.
6. The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.
Article 23 
Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific quota for recreational fisheries from their quotas allocated in Annex ID.
Article 24 

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.
3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.
4. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.
5. Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.
Section 2
Article 25 

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out therein.
2. For exploratory fisheries, the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the subareas set out therein.
Article 26 

1. Only those Member States that are members of the CCAMLR may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2016. If such a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2016.
2. With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a TACs and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.
3. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.
Article 27 

1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2016/2017 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2016, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation of its intention to fish for krill. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2016.
2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.
3. A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.
4. Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:
(a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;
(b) a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.
5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel List to participate in krill fisheries.
Section 3
Article 28 

1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.
2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.
3. Member States may re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.
4. Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. Furthermore, no vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any RFMO may be transferred.
5. Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.
Article 29 
A purse seine vessel shall not deploy more than 550 active drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) at any one time.
Article 30 

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2. Retaining on board, transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.
3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Section 4
Article 31 

1. Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2016 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.
2. Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.
3. The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IJ may only be used under the condition that Member States send to the Commission the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, in order to communicate this information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.
Article 32 

1. Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2016 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record.
2. Member States without a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall not fish, unless SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish without the track record.
Section 5
Article 33 

1. The fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:
(a) from 29 July to 28 September 2016 or from 18 November 2016 to 18 January 2017 in the area defined by the following limits:
— the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
— longitude 150° W,
— latitude 40° N,
— latitude 40° S;
(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2016 in the area defined by the following limits:
— longitude 96° W,
— longitude 110° W,
— latitude 4° N,
— latitude 3° S.
2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1 before 1 April 2016. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.
3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:
(a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or
(b) during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.
Article 34 

1. It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks in that area.
2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released by vessel operators.
3. Vessel operators shall:
(a) record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive);
(b) report the information specified in point (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January of the year in which this Regulation enters into force.
Article 35 
It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer to sell or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (which include Manta rays and Mobula rays). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, Union fishing vessels shall promptly release them alive and unharmed wherever possible.
Section 6
Article 36 
Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

— ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),
— blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi),
— shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),
— great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),
— smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),
— skates (Rajidae),
— velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),
— deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order.
— spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias),
Section 7
Article 37 

1. Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area in the high seas and located between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.
2. Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.
3. Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes in 2016.
Article 38 

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2016 and 24:00 hours of 31 October 2016. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:
(a) deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;
(b) fish on schools in association with FADs.
2. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.
3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:
(a) in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;
(b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or
(c) when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.
Article 39 
The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex VII.
Article 40 

1. Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:
(a) silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis),
(b) oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus)
2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Article 41 

1. Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in Articles in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(r).
2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 33(1)(a) and (2) to (4) and Article 34 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(r).
Section 8
Article 42 
Fishing for pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.
TITLE III
Article 43 
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
Article 44 
The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII.
Article 45 
The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified in Article 44.
Article 46 

1. It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species whenever they are found in Union waters:
(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;
(b) the following species of sawfish in Union waters:
— narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidate);
— dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);
— smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata);
— largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis);
— green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);
(c) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Union waters;
(d) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(e) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;
(f) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;
(g) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV and XIV;
(h) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;
(i) reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in Union waters;
(j) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in Union waters;
(k) the following species of Mobula rays in Union waters:
((i)) devil fish (Mobula mobular);
((ii)) lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);
((iii)) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica);
((iv)) smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);
((v)) longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);
((vi)) Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);
((vii)) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana);
((viii)) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii);
((ix)) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);
(l) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa;
(m) Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;
(n) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (Raja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(o) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;
(p) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.
2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
TITLE IV
Article 47 
The TAC table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId in Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 is replaced by the following table:
Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIId(SRX/07D.)
Belgium 79  
France 663  
The Netherlands 4  
United Kingdom 132  
Union 878  
TAC 878  Precautionary TAC



TITLE V
Article 48 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 49 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2016.
However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2016.
The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 25, 26 and 27 and Annexes IE and V for the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from the dates specified therein.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 January 2016.
For the Council
The President
A.G. KOENDERS
LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I: TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area
ANNEX IA: Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters
ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area
ANNEX ID: Highly migratory fish — all areas
ANNEX IE: Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX IF: South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area
ANNEX IG: Southern bluefin tuna — all areas
ANNEX IH: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IJ: SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IIA: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in ICES divisions IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES subarea IV and Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and Vb
ANNEX IIB: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz
ANNEX IIC: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe
ANNEX IID: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV
ANNEX III: Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters
ANNEX IV: ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX V: CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VI: IOTC Convention Area
ANNEX VII: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX VIII: Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters
ANNEX I

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IJ set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name
Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry ray
Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels
Argentina silus ARU Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme USK Tusk
Caproidae BOR Boarfish
Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon spp. GER Deep sea red crab
Chaenocephalus aceratus SSI Blackfin icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Mackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus LIC Unicorn icefish
Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crab
Clupea harengus HER Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark
Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish
Dicentrarchus labrax BSS Sea bass
Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) RJB Common skate complex
Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni TOA Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus spp. TOT Toothfish
Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba KRI Krill
Gadus morhua COD Cod
Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder
Gobionotothen gibberifrons NOG Humped rockcod
Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice
Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut
Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle
Lepidonotothen squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod
Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims
Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda DAB Common dab
Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish
Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin
Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray
Martialia hyadesi SQS Squid
Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock
Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting
Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake
Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue whiting
Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon sole
Molva dypterygia BLI Blue ling
Molva molva LIN Ling
Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster
Notothenia rossii NOR Marbled rockcod
Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn
Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs
Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Platichthys flesus FLE European flounder
Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice
Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish
Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack
Pollachius virens POK Saithe
Psetta maxima TUR Turbot
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus SGI South Georgia icefish
Pseudopentaceros spp. EDW Pelagic armourhead
Raja alba RJA White skate
Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray
Raja circularis RJI Sandy ray
Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray
Raja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray
Raja undulata RJU Undulate ray
Rajiformes SRX Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut
Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill
Sebastes spp. RED Redfish
Solea solea SOL Common sole
Solea spp. SOO Sole
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Squalus acanthias DGS Spurdog/dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin
Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna
Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack mackerel
Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake
Xiphias gladius SWO SwordfishThe following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni
Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea
Blackfin icefish SSI Chaenocephalus aceratus
Blonde ray RJH Raja brachyura
Blue ling BLI Molva dypterygia
Blue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans
Blue whiting WHB Micromesistius poutassou
Bluefin tuna BFT Thunnus thynnus
Boarfish BOR Caproidae
Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus
Cod COD Gadus morhua
Common dab DAB Limanda limanda
Common skate complex RJB Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
Common sole SOL Solea solea
Crabs PAI Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus
Deep sea red crab GER Chaceon spp.
European flounder FLE Platichthys flesus
Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes
Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris
Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus
Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen squamifrons
Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius
Herring HER Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp.
Humped rockcod NOG Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Jack mackerel CJM Trachurus murphyi
Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha
Krill KRI Euphausia superba
Leafscale gulper shark GUQ Centrophorus squamosus
Lemon sole LEM Microstomus kitt
Ling LIN Molva molva
Mackerel MAC Scomber scombrus
Mackerel icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari
Marbled rockcod NOR Notothenia rossii
Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn PRA Pandalus borealis
Norway lobster NEP Nephrops norvegicus
Norway pout NOP Trisopterus esmarkii
Norwegian skate JAD Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides
Pelagic armourhead EDW Pseudopentaceros spp.
‘Penaeus’ shrimps PEN Penaeus spp.
Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfish RED Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe POK Pollachius virens
Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray RJI Raja circularis
Sea bass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax
Shagreen ray RJF Raja fullonica
Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays SRX Rajiformes
Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp.
Sole SOO Solea spp.
South Georgia icefish SGI Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray RJM Raja montagui
Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus
Spurdog/dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias
Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata
Toothfish TOT Dissostichus spp.
Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot TUR Psetta maxima
Tusk USK Brosme brosme
Undulate ray RJU Raja undulata
Unicorn icefish LIC Channichthys rhinoceratus
White hake HKW Urophycis tenuis
White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus
White skate RJA Raja alba
Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea
ANNEX IA
Species: SandeelAmmodytes 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: SandeelAmmodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV
Denmark 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Germany 0  
Sweden 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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 sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:
ZoneUnion waters of sandeel management areas
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 (SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2) (SAN/234_3) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7)
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Species: Greater silver smeltArgentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of I and II(ARU/1/2.)
Germany 24  
France 8  
The Netherlands 19  
United Kingdom 39  
Union 90  
TAC 90  Analytical TAC
Species: Greater silver smeltArgentina silus Zone: Union waters of III and IV(ARU/34-C)
Denmark 911  
Germany 9  
France 7  
Ireland 7  
The Netherlands 43  
Sweden 35  
United Kingdom 16  
Union 1 028  
TAC 1 028  Analytical TAC
Species: Greater silver smeltArgentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII(ARU/567.)
Germany 329  
France 7  
Ireland 305  
The Netherlands 3 434  
United Kingdom 241  
Union 4 316  
TAC 4 316  Analytical TAC
Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of I, II and XIV(USK/1214EI)
Germany 6  
France 6  
United Kingdom 6  
Others 3  
Union 21  
TAC 21  Analytical TAC

Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(USK/3A/BCD)
Denmark 15  
Sweden 7  
Germany 7  
Union 29  
TAC 29  Analytical TAC
Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union waters of IV(USK/04-C.)
Denmark 64  
Germany 19  
France 44  
Sweden 6  
United Kingdom 96  
Others 6  
Union 235  
TAC 235  Analytical TAC

Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII(USK/567EI.)
Germany 13  
Spain 46  
France 548  
Ireland 53  
United Kingdom 264  
Others 13  
Union 937  
Norway 2 923  
TAC 3 860  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies






Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(USK/04-N.)
Belgium 0  
Denmark 165  
Germany 1  
France 0  
The Netherlands 0  
United Kingdom 4  
Union 170  
TAC Not relevant  
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: BoarfishCaproidae Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII(BOR/678-)
Denmark 10 463  
Ireland 29 464  
United Kingdom 2 710  
Union 42 637  
TAC 42 637  Precautionary TAC
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: IIIa(HER/03A.)
Denmark 21 178  
Germany 339  
Sweden 22 154  
Union 43 671  
Norway 6 813  
Faroe Islands 600  
TAC 51 084  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N(HER/4AB.)
Denmark 91 628  
Germany 55 471  
France 24 669  
The Netherlands 63 556  
Sweden 5 273  
United Kingdom 70 348  
Union 310 945  
Norway 150 290  
TAC 518 242  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) 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 zone:
 Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-)
Union 50 000

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HER/04-N.)
Sweden 1 184  
Union 1 184  
TAC 518 242  
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: HerringClupea harengus Zone: IIIa(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark 5 692  
Germany 51  
Sweden 916  
Union 6 659  
TAC 6 659  
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(2) of this Regulation applies


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium 65  
Denmark 12 601  
Germany 65  
France 65  
The Netherlands 65  
Sweden 62  
United Kingdom 239  
Union 13 162  
Faroe Islands 220  
TAC 13 382  
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(2) of this Regulation applies


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: IVc, VIId(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium 9 567  
Denmark 1 359  
Germany 823  
France 14 224  
The Netherlands 25 488  
United Kingdom 5 546  
Union 57 007  
TAC 518 242  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany 0  
France 0  
Ireland 0  
The Netherlands 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  Analytical TAC


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VIaS, VIIb, VIIc(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VI Clyde(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom To be established  
Union To be established  
TAC To be established  Precautionary TAC



Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VIIa(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland 1 191  
United Kingdom 3 384  
Union 4 575  
TAC 4 575  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VIIe and VIIf(HER/7EF.)
France 465  
United Kingdom 465  
Union 930  
TAC 930  Precautionary TAC
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(HER/7G-K.)
Germany 172  
France 953  
Ireland 13 345  
The Netherlands 953  
United Kingdom 19  
Union 15 442  
TAC 15 442  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies


Species: AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus Zone: VIII(ANE/08.)
Spain 22 500  
France 2 500  
Union 25 000  
TAC 25 000  Analytical TAC
Species: AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411)
Spain 5 080  
Portugal 5 542  
Union 10 622  
TAC 10 622  Precautionary TAC
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak(COD/03AN.)
Belgium 12  
Denmark 3 846  
Germany 96  
The Netherlands 24  
Sweden 673  
Union 4 651  
TAC 4 807  
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: CodGadus morhua Zone: Kattegat(COD/03AS.)
Denmark 228  
Germany 5  
Sweden 137  
Union 370  
TAC 370  Precautionary TAC

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat(COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium 994  
Denmark 5 713  
Germany 3 622  
France 1 228  
The Netherlands 3 228  
Sweden 38  
United Kingdom 13 107  
Union 27 930  
Norway 5 721  
TAC 33 651  
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 zone:
 Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-)
Union 24 276
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(COD/04-N.)
Sweden 382  
Union 382  
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: CodGadus morhua Zone: VIb; Union and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium 0  
Germany 1  
France 12  
Ireland 16  
United Kingdom 45  
Union 74  
TAC 74  Precautionary TAC
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: VIa; Union and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium 0  
Germany 0  
France 0  
Ireland 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  Analytical TAC

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: VIIa(COD/07A.)
Belgium 2  
France 5  
Ireland 97  
The Netherlands 0  
United Kingdom 42  
Union 146  
TAC 146  Analytical TAC
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium 193  
France 3 166  
Ireland 864  
The Netherlands 1  
United Kingdom 341  
Union 4 565  
TAC 4 565  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: VIId(COD/07D.)
Belgium 84  
France 1 647  
The Netherlands 49  
United Kingdom 181  
Union 1 961  
TAC 1 961  Analytical TAC
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium 8  
Denmark 7  
Germany 7  
France 43  
The Netherlands 34  
United Kingdom 2 540  
Union 2 639  
TAC 2 639  Analytical TAC
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union and international waters of Vb; VI; international waters of XII and XIV(LEZ/56-14)
Spain 592  
France 2 312  
Ireland 675  
United Kingdom 1 635  
Union 5 214  
TAC 5 214  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII(LEZ/07.)
Belgium 493  
Spain 5 476  
France 6 647  
Ireland 3 021  
United Kingdom 2 617  
Union 18 254  
TAC 18 254  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies



Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain 997  
France 805  
Union 1 802  
TAC 1 802  Analytical TAC
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain 1 258  
France 63  
Portugal 42  
Union 1 363  
TAC 1 363  Analytical TAC
Species: Common dab and European flounderLimanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(DAB/2AC4-C) for common dab;(FLE/2AC4-C) for European flounder
Belgium 503  
Denmark 1 888  
Germany 2 832  
France 196  
The Netherlands 11 421  
Sweden 6  
United Kingdom 1 588  
Union 18 434  
TAC 18 434  Precautionary TAC
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium 398  
Denmark 878  
Germany 429  
France 82  
The Netherlands 301  
Sweden 10  
United Kingdom 9 169  
Union 11 267  
TAC 11 267  Analytical TAC

Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium 45  
Denmark 1 152  
Germany 18  
The Netherlands 16  
United Kingdom 269  
Union 1 500  
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: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(ANF/56-14)
Belgium 229  
Germany 262  
Spain 245  
France 2 818  
Ireland 638  
The Netherlands 221  
United Kingdom 1 962  
Union 6 375  
TAC 6 375  Precautionary TAC
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: VII(ANF/07.)
Belgium 3 097  
Germany 345  
Spain 1 231  
France 19 875  
Ireland 2 540  
The Netherlands 401  
United Kingdom 6 027  
Union 33 516  
TAC 33 516  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies


Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain 1 368  
France 7 612  
Union 8 980  
TAC 8 980  Analytical TAC
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANF/8C3411)
Spain 2 141  
France 2  
Portugal 426  
Union 2 569  
TAC 2 569  Analytical TAC
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIIa, Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(HAD/3A/BCD)
Belgium 19  
Denmark 3 163  
Germany 201  
The Netherlands 4  
Sweden 374  
Union 3 761  
TAC 3 926  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium 354  
Denmark 2 434  
Germany 1 549  
France 2 699  
The Netherlands 266  
Sweden 245  
United Kingdom 40 141  
Union 47 688  
Norway 14 245  
TAC 61 933  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) 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:
 Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-)
Union 35 473
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HAD/04-N.)
Sweden 707  
Union 707  
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: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of VIb, XII and XIV(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium 7  
Germany 24  
France 332  
Ireland 353  
United Kingdom 2 509  
Union 3 225  
TAC 3 225  Analytical TAC
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of Vb and VIa(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium 11  
Germany 13  
France 549  
Ireland 1 008  
United Kingdom 4 881  
Union 6 462  
TAC 6 462  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium 81  
France 4 838  
Ireland 1 613  
United Kingdom 726  
Union 7 258  
TAC 7 258  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIa(HAD/07A.)
Belgium 26  
France 120  
Ireland 716  
United Kingdom 792  
Union 1 654  
TAC 1 654  Analytical TAC
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: IIIa(WHG/03A.)
Denmark 929  
The Netherlands 3  
Sweden 99  
Union 1 031  
TAC 1 050  Precautionary TAC
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa(WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium 270  
Denmark 1 167  
Germany 304  
France 1 754  
The Netherlands 675  
Sweden 2  
United Kingdom 8 438  
Union 12 610  
Norway 1 068  
TAC 13 678  
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 zones:
 Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-)
Union 8 543
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(WHG/56-14)
Germany 1  
France 26  
Ireland 64  
United Kingdom 122  
Union 213  
TAC 213  Analytical TAC
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: VIIa(WHG/07A.)
Belgium 0  
France 3  
Ireland 46  
The Netherlands 0  
United Kingdom 31  
Union 80  
TAC 80  Analytical TAC
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium 222  
France 13 668  
Ireland 6 333  
The Netherlands 111  
United Kingdom 2 444  
Union 22 778  
TAC 22 778  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: VIII(WHG/08.)
Spain 1 016  
France 1 524  
Union 2 540  
TAC 2 540  Precautionary TAC
Species: Whiting and pollackMerlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(WHG/04-N.) for whiting;(POL/04-N.) for pollack
Sweden 190  
Union 190  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC

Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(HKE/3A/BCD)
Denmark 2 762  
Sweden 235  
Union 2 997  
TAC 2 997  Analytical TAC


Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium 50  
Denmark 2 018  
Germany 232  
France 447  
The Netherlands 116  
United Kingdom 629  
Union 3 492  
TAC 3 492  Analytical TAC


Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb;international waters of XII and XIV(HKE/571214)
Belgium 569  
Spain 18 248  
France 28 178  
Ireland 3 415  
The Netherlands 367  
United Kingdom 11 125  
Union 61 902  
TAC 61 902  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) 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:
 VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium 74
Spain 2 943
France 2 943
Ireland 368
The Netherlands 37
United Kingdom 1 656
Union 8 022
Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium 18  
Spain 12 429  
France 27 910  
The Netherlands 36  
Union 40 393  
TAC 40 393  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:
 VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)
Belgium 4
Spain 3 600
France 6 480
The Netherlands 11
Union 10 095
Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HKE/8C3411)
Spain 6 830  
France 656  
Portugal 3 188  
Union 10 674  
TAC 10 674  Analytical TAC
Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of II and IV(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC
Species: Blue 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 31 704  
Germany 12 327  
Spain 26 878  
France 22 063  
Ireland 24 550  
The Netherlands 38 659  
Portugal 2 497  
Sweden 7 842  
United Kingdom 41 137  
Union 207 657  
Norway 50 000  
Faroe Islands 9 000  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC



Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
Spain 23 931  
Portugal 5 983  
Union 29 914  
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 149 506  
Faroe Islands 21 500  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC




Species: Lemon sole and witch flounderMicrostomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(LEM/2AC4-C) for lemon sole;(WIT/2AC4-C) for witch flounder
Belgium 346  
Denmark 953  
Germany 122  
France 261  
The Netherlands 794  
Sweden 11  
United Kingdom 3 904  
Union 6 391  
TAC 6 391  Precautionary TAC
Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII(BLI/5B67-)
Germany 50  
Estonia 8  
Spain 157  
France 3 586  
Ireland 14  
Lithuania 3  
Poland 2  
United Kingdom 912  
Others 14  
Union 4 746  
Norway 150  
Faroe Islands 150  
TAC 5 046  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies




Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: International waters of XII(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia 1  
Spain 426  
France 10  
Lithuania 4  
United Kingdom 4  
Others 1  
Union 446  
TAC 446  Precautionary TAC

Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of II and IV(BLI/24-)
Denmark 4  
Germany 4  
Ireland 4  
France 23  
United Kingdom 14  
Others 4  
Union 53  
TAC 53  Precautionary TAC

Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of III(BLI/03-)
Denmark 3  
Germany 2  
Sweden 3  
Union 8  
TAC 8  Precautionary TAC
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of I and II(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark 8  
Germany 8  
France 8  
United Kingdom 8  
Others 4  
Union 36  
TAC 36  Analytical TAC

Species: LingMolva molva Zone: IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd(LIN/3A/BCD)
Belgium 6  
Denmark 50  
Germany 6  
Sweden 19  
United Kingdom 6  
Union 87  
TAC 87  Analytical TAC

Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union waters of IV(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium 19  
Denmark 291  
Germany 180  
France 162  
The Netherlands 6  
Sweden 12  
United Kingdom 2 242  
Union 2 912  
TAC 2 912  Analytical TAC
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of V(LIN/05EI.)
Belgium 9  
Denmark 6  
Germany 6  
France 6  
United Kingdom 6  
Union 33  
TAC 33  Precautionary TAC
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium 39  
Denmark 7  
Germany 140  
Spain 2 837  
France 3 025  
Ireland 758  
Portugal 7  
United Kingdom 3 484  
Union 10 297  
Norway 6 500  
Faroe Islands 200  
TAC 16 997  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies






Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium 7  
Denmark 835  
Germany 23  
France 9  
The Netherlands 1  
United Kingdom 75  
Union 950  
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: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(NEP/3A/BCD)
Denmark 8 085  
Germany 23  
Sweden 2 893  
Union 11 001  
TAC 11 001  Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium 717  
Denmark 717  
Germany 11  
France 21  
The Netherlands 369  
United Kingdom 11 865  
Union 13 700  
TAC 13 700  Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark 947  
Germany 0  
United Kingdom 53  
Union 1 000  
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: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain 33  
France 134  
Ireland 223  
United Kingdom 16 134  
Union 16 524  
TAC 16 524  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: VII(NEP/07.)
Spain 1 401  
France 5 678  
Ireland 8 610  
United Kingdom 7 659  
Union 23 348  
TAC 23 348  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) 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 zone:
 Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII (NEP/*07U16):
Spain 558
France 349
Ireland 671
United Kingdom 272
Union 1 850
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain 234  
France 3 665  
Union 3 899  
TAC 3 899  Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIc(NEP/08C.)
Spain 46  
France 2  
Union 48  
TAC 48  Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411)
Spain 80  
Portugal 240  
Union 320  
TAC 320  Analytical TAC

Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: IIIa(PRA/03A.)
Denmark 4 237  
Sweden 2 282  
Union 6 519  
TAC 12 208  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.)
Denmark 357  
Sweden 172  
Union 529  
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: ‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp. Zone: French Guiana waters(PEN/FGU.)
France to be established  
Union to be established  
TAC to be established  Precautionary TAC



Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium 70  
Denmark 9 161  
Germany 47  
The Netherlands 1 762  
Sweden 491  
Union 11 531  
TAC 11 766  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark 2 089  
Germany 23  
Sweden 235  
Union 2 347  
TAC 2 347  
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(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat(PLE/2A3AX4)
Belgium 7 538  
Denmark 24 499  
Germany 7 067  
France 1 414  
The Netherlands 47 112  
United Kingdom 34 864  
Union 122 494  
Norway 9 220  
TAC 131 714  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) 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 zone:
 Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-)
Union 50 264
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(PLE/56-14)
France 9  
Ireland 261  
United Kingdom 388  
Union 658  
TAC 658  Precautionary TAC
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIa(PLE/07A.)
Belgium 28  
France 12  
Ireland 768  
The Netherlands 9  
United Kingdom 281  
Union 1 098  
TAC 1 098  Analytical TAC
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIb and VIIc(PLE/7BC.)
France 11  
Ireland 63  
Union 74  
TAC 74  
Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIId and VIIe(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium 2 037  
France 6 788  
United Kingdom 3 621  
Union 12 446  
TAC 12 446  Analytical TAC
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIf and VIIg(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium 59  
France 106  
Ireland 200  
United Kingdom 55  
Union 420  
TAC 420  Analytical TAC
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium 8  
France 17  
Ireland 59  
The Netherlands 34  
United Kingdom 17  
Union 135  
TAC 135  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(PLE/8/3411)
Spain 66  
France 263  
Portugal 66  
Union 395  
TAC 395  Precautionary TAC
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(POL/56-14)
Spain 6  
France 190  
Ireland 56  
United Kingdom 145  
Union 397  
TAC 397  Precautionary TAC
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: VII(POL/07.)
Belgium 420  
Spain 25  
France 9 667  
Ireland 1 030  
United Kingdom 2 353  
Union 13 495  
TAC 13 495  
Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies


Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain 252  
France 1 230  
Union 1 482  
TAC 1 482  Precautionary TAC
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIc(POL/08C.)
Spain 208  
France 23  
Union 231  
TAC 231  Precautionary TAC
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411)
Spain 273  
Portugal 9  
Union 282  
TAC 282  Precautionary TAC

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32(POK/2A34.)
Belgium 23  
Denmark 2 703  
Germany 6 825  
France 16 062  
The Netherlands 68  
Sweden 371  
United Kingdom 5 232  
Union 31 284  
Norway 34 412  
TAC 65 696  Analytical TAC

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV(POK/56-14)
Germany 236  
France 2 341  
Ireland 384  
United Kingdom 2 987  
Union 5 948  
Norway 500  
TAC 6 448  Analytical TAC

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(POK/04-N.)
Sweden 880  
Union 880  
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: SaithePollachius virens Zone: VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POK/7/3411)
Belgium 6  
France 1 245  
Ireland 1 491  
United Kingdom 434  
Union 3 176  
TAC 3 176  
Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: Turbot and brillPsetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(TUR/2AC4-C) for turbot;(BLL/2AC4-C) for brill
Belgium 329  
Denmark 703  
Germany 180  
France 85  
The Netherlands 2 493  
Sweden 5  
United Kingdom 693  
Union 4 488  
TAC 4 488  Precautionary TAC
Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium 221  
Denmark 9  
Germany 11  
France 35  
The Netherlands 188  
United Kingdom 849  
Union 1 313  
TAC 1 313  Precautionary TAC



Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIIa(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark 37  
Sweden 10  
Union 47  
TAC 47  Precautionary 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 12(1) of this Regulation applies





Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIId(SRX/07D.)
Belgium 87  
France 729  
The Netherlands 5  
United Kingdom 145  
Union 966  
TAC 966  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: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV; Union and international waters of Vb and VI(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark 16  
Germany 28  
Estonia 16  
Spain 16  
France 259  
Ireland 16  
Lithuania 16  
Poland 16  
United Kingdom 1 017  
Union 1 400  
Norway 1 100  
TAC 2 500  Analytical TAC

Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32(MAC/2A34.)
Belgium 566  
Denmark 19 461  
Germany 590  
France 1 781  
The Netherlands 1 793  
Sweden 5 389  
United Kingdom 1 661  
Union 31 241  
Norway 185 639  
TAC Not relevant  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:
 IIIa IIIa and IVbc IVb IVc VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 15 February 2016 and from 1 September to 31 December 2016
(MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 11 677
France 0 490 0 0 0
The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 390 10 3 031
United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0
Norway 3 000 0 0 0 0
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 22 751  
Spain 24  
Estonia 189  
France 15 169  
Ireland 75 837  
Latvia 140  
Lithuania 140  
The Netherlands 33 178  
Poland 1 602  
United Kingdom 208 557  
Union 357 587  
Norway 16 024  
Faroe Islands 32 446  
TAC Not relevant  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 and periods:
 Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2016 and from 1 September to 31 December 2016 Norwegian waters of IIa Faroese waters
(MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2)
Germany 13 731 1 851 1 813
France 9 154 1 233 1 208
Ireland 45 770 6 170 6 042
The Netherlands 20 024 2 698 2 643
United Kingdom 125 873 16 971 16 616
Union 214 552 28 923 28 322
Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411)
Spain 33 723  
France 224  
Portugal 6 971  
Union 40 918  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC

Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
 VIIIb (MAC/*08B.)
Spain 2 832
France 19
Portugal 585
Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa(MAC/2A4A-N)
Denmark 14 043  
Union 14 043  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SOL/3A/BCD)
Denmark 328  
Germany 19  
The Netherlands 32  
Sweden 12  
Union 391  
TAC 391  Analytical TAC

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium 1 104  
Denmark 505  
Germany 883  
France 221  
The Netherlands 9 971  
United Kingdom 568  
Union 13 252  
Norway 10  
TAC 13 262  Analytical TAC

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(SOL/56-14)
Ireland 46  
United Kingdom 11  
Union 57  
TAC 57  Precautionary TAC
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIa(SOL/07A.)
Belgium 10  
France 0  
Ireland 17  
The Netherlands 3  
United Kingdom 10  
Union 40  
TAC 40  
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: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIb and VIIc(SOL/7BC.)
France 6  
Ireland 36  
Union 42  
TAC 42  
Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIId(SOL/07D.)
Belgium 877  
France 1 754  
United Kingdom 627  
Union 3 258  
TAC 3 258  Analytical TAC
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIe(SOL/07E.)
Belgium 35  
France 369  
United Kingdom 575  
Union 979  
TAC 979  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIf and VIIg(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium 487  
France 49  
Ireland 24  
United Kingdom 219  
Union 779  
TAC 779  Analytical TAC
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium 32  
France 64  
Ireland 171  
The Netherlands 51  
United Kingdom 64  
Union 382  
TAC 382  
Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIIa and VIIIb(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium 42  
Spain 8  
France 3 135  
The Netherlands 235  
Union 3 420  
TAC 3 420  Analytical TAC
Species: SoleSolea spp. Zone: VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOO/8CDE34)
Spain 403  
Portugal 669  
Union 1 072  
TAC 1 072  Precautionary TAC
Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: IIIa(SPR/03A.)
Denmark 22 300  
Germany 47  
Sweden 8 437  
Union 30 784  
TAC 33 280  Precautionary TAC

Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium 3 802  
Denmark 300 915  
Germany 3 802  
France 3 802  
The Netherlands 3 802  
Sweden 1 330  
United Kingdom 12 547  
Union 330 000  
Norway 20 000  
Faroe Islands 5 500  
TAC 355 500  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: VIId and VIIe(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium 26  
Denmark 1 674  
Germany 26  
France 361  
The Netherlands 361  
United Kingdom 2 702  
Union 5 150  
TAC 5 150  Precautionary TAC
Species: Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union waters of IIIa(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark 0  
Sweden 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium 0  
Denmark 0  
Germany 0  
France 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Sweden 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV(DGS/15X14)
Belgium 0  
Germany 0  
Spain 0  
France 0  
Ireland 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Portugal 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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 12(1) of this Regulation applies.


Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium 13  
Denmark 5 519  
Germany 487  
Spain 102  
France 458  
Ireland 347  
The Netherlands 3 323  
Portugal 12  
Sweden 75  
United Kingdom 1 314  
Union 11 650  
Norway 3 550  
TAC 15 200  Precautionary TAC



Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark 10 415  
Germany 8 126  
Spain 11 084  
France 4 183  
Ireland 27 064  
The Netherlands 32 606  
Portugal 1 068  
Sweden 675  
United Kingdom 9 800  
Union 105 021  
Faroe Islands 1 700  
TAC 106 721  Analytical TAC





Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: VIIIc(JAX/08C.)
Spain 15 441  
France 268  
Portugal 1 526  
Union 17 235  
TAC 17 235  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies



Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: IX(JAX/09.)
Spain 17 744  
Portugal 50 839  
Union 68 583  
TAC 68 583  Analytical TAC


Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: X; Union waters of CECAF(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal To be established  
Union To be established  
TAC To be established  Precautionary TAC




Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal To be established  
Union To be established  
TAC To be established  Precautionary TAC




Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF(JAX/341SPN)
Spain To be established  
Union To be established  
TAC To be established  Precautionary TAC



Species: Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarki Zone: IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV(NOP/2A3A4.)
Denmark 128 880  
Germany 25  
The Netherlands 95  
Union 129 000  
Norway 15 000  
Faroe Islands 6 000  
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: Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarki Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(NOP/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: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden 800  
Union 800  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC


Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of Vb, VI and VII(OTH/5B67-C)
Union Not relevant  
Norway 140  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC

Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium 44  
Denmark 4 000  
Germany 451  
France 185  
The Netherlands 320  
Sweden Not relevant  
United Kingdom 3 000  
Union 8 000  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC


Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N(OTH/2A46AN)
Union Not relevant  
Norway 4 750  
Faroe Islands 150  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC



ANNEX IB
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II(HER/1/2-)
Belgium 7  
Denmark 7 069  
Germany 1 238  
Spain 23  
France 305  
Ireland 1 830  
The Netherlands 2 529  
Poland 358  
Portugal 23  
Finland 109  
Sweden 2 619  
United Kingdom 4 519  
Union 20 629  
Faroe Islands 6 000  
Norway 18 566  
TAC 316 876  Analytical 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 north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) 18 566
II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters) (HER/*25B-F)
Belgium 2
Denmark 2 055
Germany 360
Spain 7
France 89
Ireland 532
The Netherlands 736
Poland 104
Portugal 7
Finland 32
Sweden 762
United Kingdom 1 314
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany 2 120  
Greece 263  
Spain 2 365  
Ireland 263  
France 1 946  
Portugal 2 365  
United Kingdom 8 225  
Union 17 547  
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: CodGadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of XIV(COD/N1GL14)
Germany 1 718  
United Kingdom 382  
Union 2 100  
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


Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: I and IIb(COD/1/2B.)
Germany 6 450  
Spain 13 082  
France 3 039  
Poland 2 728  
Portugal 2 630  
United Kingdom 4 298  
Other Member States 949  
Union 33 176  
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: Cod and haddockGadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(COD/05B-F.) for cod; (HAD/05B-F.) for haddock
Germany 19  
France 114  
United Kingdom 817  
Union 950  
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: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV(GRV/514GRN)
Union 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



Species: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union 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



Species: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: IIb(CAP/02B.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  Analytical TAC
Species: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark 0  
Germany 0  
Sweden 0  
United Kingdom 0  
All Member States 0  
Union 0  
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: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany 236  
France 142  
United Kingdom 722  
Union 1 100  
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

Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Faroese waters(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark 1 100  
Germany 75  
France 120  
The Netherlands 105  
United Kingdom 1 100  
Union 2 500  
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: Ling and blue lingMolva molva and molva dypterygia Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(LIN/05B-F.) for ling;(BLI/05B-F.) for blue ling
Germany 615  
France 1 365  
United Kingdom 120  
Union 2 100  
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


Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark 687  
France 687  
Union 1 375  
Norway 2 000  
Faroe Islands 1 300  
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: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark 1 300  
France 1 300  
Union 2 600  
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: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany 2 040  
France 328  
United Kingdom 182  
Union 2 550  
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: SaithePollachius virens Zone: International waters of I and II(POK/1/2INT)
Union 0  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC
Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium 60  
Germany 372  
France 1 812  
The Netherlands 60  
United Kingdom 696  
Union 3 000  
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: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany 25  
United Kingdom 25  
Union 50  
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: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: International waters of I and II(GHL/1/2INT)
Union 2 000  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC

Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.)
Germany 1 925  
Union 1 925  
Norway 575  
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: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV(GHL/514GRN)
Germany 4 289  
United Kingdom 226  
Union 4 515  
Norway 575  
Faroe Islands 110  
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: Redfish (shallow pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214S)
Estonia 0  
Germany 0  
Spain 0  
France 0  
Ireland 0  
Latvia 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Poland 0  
Portugal 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Redfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214D)
Estonia 39  
Germany 802  
Spain 141  
France 75  
Ireland 0  
Latvia 14  
The Netherlands 0  
Poland 72  
Portugal 168  
United Kingdom 2  
Union 1 313  
TAC 0  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(RED/1N2AB.)
Germany 766  
Spain 95  
France 84  
Portugal 405  
United Kingdom 150  
Union 1 500  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: International waters of I and II(RED/1/2INT)
Union to be established  
TAC 8 000  
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: Redfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV(RED/N1G14P)
Germany 1 038  
France 5  
United Kingdom 7  
Union 1 050  
Norway 800  
Faroe Islands 50  
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: Redfish (demersal)Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV(RED/N1G14D)
Germany 1 679  
France 9  
United Kingdom 12  
Union 1 700  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: Icelandic waters of Va(RED/05A-IS)
Belgium 0  
Germany 0  
France 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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium 4  
Germany 460  
France 31  
United Kingdom 5  
Union 500  
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: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany 117  
France 47  
United Kingdom 186  
Union 350  
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: Other species Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany 322  
France 289  
United Kingdom 189  
Union 800  
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: Flatfish Zone: Faroese waters of Vb(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany 18  
France 14  
United Kingdom 68  
Union 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

Species: Other (by-catch) Zone: Greenland waters(RED/1/2INT)
Union 1 126  
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 IC
NORTH WEST ATLANTIC 

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia 155  
Germany 649  
Latvia 155  
Lithuania 155  
Poland 528  
Spain 1 993  
France 278  
Portugal 2 734  
United Kingdom 1 298  
Union 7 945  
TAC 13 931  
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: Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3L(WIT/N3L.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia 96  
Latvia 96  
Lithuania 96  
Union 288  
TAC 2 172  
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: American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus Zone: NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia 128  
Latvia 128  
Lithuania 128  
Poland 227  
Union Not relevant  
TAC 34 000  
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: Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea Zone: NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union 0  
TAC 17 000  
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: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3L(PRA/N3L.)
Estonia 0  
Latvia 0  
Lithuania 0  
Poland 0  
Spain 0  
Portugal 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3M(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC





Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia 297  
Germany 303  
Latvia 42  
Lithuania 21  
Spain 4 067  
Portugal 1 700  
Union 6 430  
TAC 10 966  
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: SkateRajidae Zone: NAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia 283  
Lithuania 62  
Spain 3 403  
Portugal 660  
Union 4 408  
TAC 7 000  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia 514  
Germany 354  
Latvia 514  
Lithuania 514  
Union 1 896  
TAC 10 400  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia 1 571  
Germany 513  
Latvia 1 571  
Lithuania 1 571  
Spain 233  
Portugal 2 354  
Union 7 813  
TAC 7 000  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain 1 771  
Portugal 5 229  
Union 7 000  
TAC 20 000  
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: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia 0  
Lithuania 0  
Union 0  
TAC 0  
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: White hakeUrophycis tenuis Zone: NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain 255  
Portugal 333  
Union 588  
TAC 1 000  
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 ID
TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT.

Species: Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus 98,00  
Greece 182,15  
Spain 3 534,43  
France 3 487,57  
Croatia 551,23  
Italy 2 752,56  
Malta 225,83  
Portugal 332,36  
Other Member States 39,41  
Union 11 203,54  
TAC 18 911  
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: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain 6 393,02  
Portugal 1 161,95  
Other Member States 130,74  
Union 7 685,7  
TAC 13 700  
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: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain 5 112,05  
Portugal 489,01  
Union 5 601,06  
TAC 15 000  
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: Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland 2 584,64  
Spain 14 917,37  
France 4 511,52  
United Kingdom 349,24  
Portugal 2 178,93  
Union 24 541,7  
TAC 28 000  
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: Southern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain 905,86  
France 297,70  
Portugal 633,94  
Union 1 837,5  
TAC 24 000  
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: Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus Zone: Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain 13 396,57  
France 5 877,89  
Portugal 4 514,54  
Union 23 789  
TAC 65 000  
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: Blue marlinMakaira nigricans Zone: Atlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain 0  
France 358,05  
Portugal 49,55  
Union 407,60  
TAC 1 985  
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: White marlinTetrapturus albidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain 2,46  
Portugal 21,45  
Union 23,91  
TAC 355  
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 IE
ANTARCTIC 
These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016.


Species: Mackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(ANI/F483.)
TAC 3 461  
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: Mackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(ANI/F5852.)
TAC 482  
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: Blackfin icefishChaenocephalus aceratus Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SSI/F483.)
TAC 2 200  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Species: Unicorn icefishChannichthys rhinoceratus Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(LIC/F5852.)
TAC 1 663  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Species: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(TOP/F483.)
TAC 2 750  
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 quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:
Management Area A: 48° W to 43° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A): 0
Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B): 825
Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925


Species: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic North(TOP/F484N.)
TAC 47  
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: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(TOP/F5852.)
TAC 3 405  
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: Antarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoni Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic South(TOA/F484S.)
TAC 39  
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: KrillEuphausia superba Zone: FAO 48(KRI/F48.)
TAC 5 610 000  
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 a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.): 155 000
Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.): 279 000
Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.): 279 000
Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.): 93 000


Species: KrillEuphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic(KRI/F5841.)
TAC 440 000  
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 quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W): 277 000
Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E): 163 000


Species: KrillEuphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic(KRI/F5842.)
TAC 2 645 000  
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 quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W): 260 000
Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E): 192 000


Species: Humped rockcodGobionotothen gibberifrons Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOG/F483.)
TAC 1 470  
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: Grey rockcodLepidonotothen squamifrons Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOS/F483.)
TAC 300  
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: Grey rockcodLepidonotothen squamifrons Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(NOS/F5852.)
TAC 80  
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: Bigeye grenadier and ridge scaled rattailMacrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GR1/F5852.)
TAC 360  
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: Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadierMacrouruscaml and Macrourus whitsoni Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GR2/F5852.)
TAC 409  
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: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(GRV/F483.)
TAC 138  
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: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic(GRV/F484.)
TAC 13  
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: Marbled rockcodNotothenia rossii Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOR/F483.)
TAC 300  
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: CrabsParalomis spp. Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.)
TAC 0  
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: South Georgia icefishPseudochaenichthys georgianus Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SGI/F483.)
TAC 300  
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: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SRX/F483.)
TAC 138  
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: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic(SRX/F484.)
TAC 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




Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(SRX/F5852.)
TAC 120  
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: Other species Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(OTH/F5852.)
TAC 50  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply



ANNEX IF
SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN 
These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.


Species: AlfonsinosBeryx spp. Zone: SEAFO(ALF/SEAFO)
TAC 200  Precautionary TAC



Species: Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1(GER/F47NAM)
TAC 190  Precautionary TAC



Species: Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(GER/F47X)
TAC 200  Precautionary TAC


Species: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO Sub-Area D(TOP/F47D)
TAC 264  Precautionary TAC


Species: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D(TOP/F47-D)
TAC 0  Precautionary TAC


Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC 0  Precautionary TAC




Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC 50  Precautionary TAC


Species: Pelagic armourheadPseudopentaceros spp. Zone: SEAFO(EDW/SEAFO)
TAC 143  Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IG
Species: Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii Zone: All areas(SBF/F41-81)
Union 10  
TAC 14 647  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.


ANNEX IH
Species: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S)
Union 3 170,36  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC
ANNEX IJ
Species: Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany to be established  
The Netherlands to be established  
Lithuania to be established  
Poland to be established  
Union to be established  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


ANNEX IIA
1.  1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in point 2 of this Annex.
 1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During the management period specified in Article 8 of this Regulation the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.

2. 
For the purposes of this Annex, the gear groupings referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (‘regulated gear’) and the groupings of geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.

3. 
If a Member State deems it appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.

4.  4.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period specified in Article 8 of this Regulation, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.
 4.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.

5.  5.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Article 4 and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
 5.2. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.
 5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 5.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

6. 
Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 of this Annex.

7. 
Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. These data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the Commission.

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

((a)) Kattegat:
Regulated gear DK DE SE
TR1 197 929 4 212 16 610
TR2 830 041 5 240 327 506
TR3 441 872 0 490
BT1 0 0 0
BT2 0 0 0
GN 115 456 26 534 13 102
GT 22 645 0 22 060
LL 1 100 0 25 339
((b)) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and Union waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId:
Regulated gear BE DK DE ES FR IE NL SE UK
TR1/TR2 194 571 6 227 834 1 311 583 1 409 8 002 165 11 133 1 005 293 776 135 11 222 792
TR3 0 2 545 009 257 0 101 316 0 36 617 1 024 8 482
BT1 1 427 574 1 157 265 29 271 0 0 0 99 808 0 1 739 759
BT2 5 401 395 79 212 1 375 400 0 1 202 818 0 28 307 876 0 6 116 437
GN 163 531 2 307 977 224 484 0 342 579 0 438 664 74 925 546 303
GT 0 224 124 467 0 4 338 315 0 0 48 968 14 004
LL 0 56 312 0 245 125 141 0 0 110 468 134 880
((c)) ICES division VIIa:
Regulated gear BE FR IE NL UK
TR1 0 48 193 33 539 0 339 592
TR2 10 166 744 475 649 0 1 086 399
TR3 0 0 1 422 0 0
BT1 0 0 0 0 0
BT2 843 782 0 514 584 200 000 111 693
GN 0 471 18 255 0 5 970
GT 0 0 0 0 158
LL 0 0 0 0 70 614
((d)) ICES division VIa and Union waters of ICES division Vb:
Regulated gear BE DE ES FR IE UK
TR1 0 9 320 186 864 1 324 002 428 820 1 033 273
TR2 0 0 0 34 926 14 371 2 203 071
TR3 0 0 0 0 273 16 027
BT1 0 0 0 0 0 117 544
BT2 0 0 0 0 3 801 4 626
GN 0 35 442 13 836 302 917 5 697 213 454
GT 0 0 0 0 1 953 145
LL 0 0 1 402 142 184 354 4 250 630 040

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

2. 
For the purposes of this Annex:


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

((i)) trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and
((ii)) gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;
((b)) ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
((c)) ‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;
((d)) ‘current management period’ means the period specified in Article 8;
((e)) ‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.

3. 
Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II
4.  4.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2015, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.
 4.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.

CHAPTER III
5.  5.1. During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.
 5.2. If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 8 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.

6.  6.1. 

((a)) the total landings of hake in each of the two calendar years 2013 and 2014 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and
((b)) the total landings of Norway lobster in the years specified in point (a) above made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.
 6.2. If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.
 6.3. When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.
 6.4. 

Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year
Special condition Regulated gear Maximum number of days
 Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines ES 117
FR 109
PT 113
6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b) Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines Unlimited
7.  7.1. A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected.
 7.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1. were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.
 7.3. 

((a)) the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
((b)) the track record of the years specified in point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;
((c)) the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.
 7.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

8.  8.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period, either in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.
 8.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
 8.3. Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
 8.4. 

((a)) lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
((b)) the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions.
 8.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
 8.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.
 8.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

9.  9.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes.
 9.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.
 9.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.
 9.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
 9.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

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

11.  11.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.
 11.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.
 11.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

CHAPTER V
12.  12.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.
 12.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.
 12.3. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.
 12.4. The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.
 12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).

13. 
Member States may permit the transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1. and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

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

15. 
Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

16. 
Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.


Member State Gear Management period Cumulative effort declaration
(1) (2) (3) (4)


Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
 (1) Member State
 3  Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
 (2) Gear
 2  One of the following gear types:TRtrawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mmGNgillnets ≥ 60 mmLLbottom longlines
 (3) Management period
 4  One management period in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
 (4) Cumulative effort declaration
 7 R Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period



Member State CFR External marking Length of management period Gear notified Special condition applying to notified gear(s) Days eligible using notified gear(s) Days spent with notified gear(s) Transfer of days
No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (5) (5) (6) (6) (6) (6) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) (8) (8) (8) (9)


Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
 (1) Member State
 3  Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered
 (2) CFR
 12  Union fishing fleet register number (CFR)Unique identification number of a fishing vesselMember State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side
 (3) External marking
 14 L Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87
 (4) Length of management period
 2 L Length of the management period measured in months
 (5) Gears notified
 2 L One of the following gear types:TRtrawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mmGNgillnets ≥ 60 mmLLbottom longlines
 (6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)
 2 L Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply
 (7) Days eligible using notified gear(s)
 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
 (8) Days spent with notified gear(s)
 3 L Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
 (9) Transfers of days
 4 L For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’



ANNEX IIC
CHAPTER I
1.  1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe.
 1.2. 

((a)) such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2015 management period;
((b)) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
((c)) by 31 July 2016 and 31 January 2017 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on these vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2016.

Where any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.

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


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

((i)) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and
((ii)) static nets, including gill-nets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;
((b)) ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
((c)) ‘area’ means ICES division VIIe;
((d)) ‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2017.

3. 
Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II
4.  4.1 A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2015, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.
 4.2 However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.
 4.3 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

CHAPTER III
5. 
During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.


Regulated gear Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm BE 164
FR 175
UK 207
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm BE 164
FR 178
UK 164

6.  6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.
 6.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1. were not applied.
 6.3. 

((a)) the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
((b)) the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.
 6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

7.  7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.
 7.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
 7.3. Points 7.1. and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
 7.4. 

((a)) lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
((b)) the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears.
 7.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
 7.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears.
 7.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

8.  8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2016 and 31 January 2017 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes.
 8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.
 8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.
 8.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
 8.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

CHAPTER IV
9. 
Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

10.  10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.
 10.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.
 10.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

CHAPTER V
11.  11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.
 11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.
 11.3. The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.
 11.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).

12. 
Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

CHAPTER VI
13. 
Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

14. 
Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

15. 
Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2014 and 2015 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.


Member State Gear Management period Cumulative effort declaration
(1) (2) (3) (4)


Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
 (1) Member State
 3  Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
 (2) Gear
 2  One of the following gear types:BTbeam trawls ≥ 80 mmGNgillnet < 220 mmTNtrammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
 (3) Management period
 4  One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
 (4) Cumulative effort declaration
 7 R Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period



Member State CFR External marking Length of management period Gear notified Days eligible using notified gear(s) Days spent with notified gear(s) Transfer of days
No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 …
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (5) (5) (6) (6) (6) (6) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8)


Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
 (1) Member State
 3  Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered
 (2) CFR
 12  Union fishing fleet register number (CFR)Unique identification number of a fishing vesselMember State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side
 (3) External marking
 14 L Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87
 (4) Length of management period
 2 L Length of the management period measured in months
 (5) Gears notified
 2 L One of the following gear types:BTbeam trawls ≥ 80 mmGNgillnet < 220 mmTNtrammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
 (6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)
 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
 (7) Days spent with notified gear(s)
 3 L Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
 (8) Transfers of days
 4 L For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’


ANNEX IID

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management area ICES statistical rectangles
1 31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6
2 31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8
3 41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0
4 38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0
5 47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5
6 41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1
7 47-51 E7-E9
Appendix 1 to Annex IID
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 77 DK 25 57
DE 5
FR 1
IE 8
NL 9
PL 1
SV 10
UK 18
Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N 80 DE 16 50
IE 1
ES 20
FR 18
PT 9
UK 14
Unallocated 2
Mackerel Not relevant Not relevant 70
Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N 480 DK 450 150
UK 30
Faroese waters All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines 26 BE 0 13
DE 4
FR 4
UK 18
Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W 8 Not relevant 4
Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines 70 BE 0 26
DE 10
FR 40
UK 20
Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60°00′ N, 6°00′ W 70 DE 8 20
FR 12
Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend 70 Not relevant 22
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’ 34 DE 2 20
DK 5
FR 4
NL 6
UK 7
SE 1
ES 4
IE 4
PT 1
Line fisheries 10 UK 10 6
Mackerel 12 DK 1 12
BE 0
DE 1
FR 1
IE 2
NL 1
SE 1
UK 5
Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 DK 5 20
DE 2
IE 2
FR 1
NL 2
PL 1
SE 3
UK 4




ANNEX IV
1. 

Spain 60
France 37
Union 97

2. 

Spain 119
France 101
Italy 30
Cyprus 9
Malta 35
Union 291


3. 

Croatia 13
Italy 12
Union 25

4. 

Number of fishing vessels
 Cyprus Greece Croatia Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners 1 1 13 12 17 6 1
Longliners 9 0 0 30 8 31 35
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 37 60 0
Handline 0 0 12 0 29 2 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0
Other artisanal 0 27 0 0 101 32 0









Total capacity in gross tonnage
 Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Longliners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Baitboats To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Handlines To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Trawlers To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Other artisanal To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established

5. 

 Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 3


6. 

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 V
PART A

Target species Zone Period of prohibition
Sharks (all species) Convention Area From 1 January to 31 December 2016
Notothenia rossii FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula AreaFAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South OrkneysFAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia From 1 January to 31 December 2016
Finfish FAO 48.1. AntarcticFAO 48.2. Antarctic From 1 January to 31 December 2016
Gobionotothen gibberifronsChaenocephalus aceratusPseudochaenichthys georgianusLepidonotothen squamifronsPatagonotothen guntheriElectrona carlsbergi FAO 48.3. From 1 January to 31 December 2016
Dissostichus spp. FAO 48.5. Antarctic From 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016
Dissostichus spp. FAO 88.3. AntarcticFAO 58.5.1. AntarcticFAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ EFAO 58.4.4. AntarcticFAO 58.6. AntarcticFAO 58.7. Antarctic From 1 January to 31 December 2016
Lepidonotothen squamifrons FAO 58.4.4. From 1 January to 31 December 2016
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic From 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016
Dissostichus mawsoni FAO 48.4. Antarctic within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W From 1 January to 31 December 2016



PART B

Subarea/Division Region Season SSRUs Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes) By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)
SSRU Limit Skates and rays Macrourus spp. Other species
58.4.1. Whole Division 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016 A, B, F 0 660 50 105 100
C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4.1_2) 203
D 42 A, B, F 0
C 20
E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4) 246 D 20
E 20
G (including 58.4.1_5 127 G 20
H 20
H 42
58.4.2. Whole Division 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016 A 30 35 50 20 20
B, C, D 0
E (including 58.4.2_1) 35
58.4.3a. Whole Division 58.4.3a._1 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016   32 50 26 20
Not relevant 
 
88.1. Whole Subarea 1 December 2015 to 31 August 2016 A, D, E, F, M 0 2 870 143 430 160
B, C, G 360 A, D, E, F, M 0 A, D, E, F, M 0 A, D, E, F, M 0
H, I, K 2 050 B, C, G 50 B, C, G 40 B, C, G 60
J, L 320 H, I, K 105 H, I, K 320 H, I, K 60
  J, L 50 J, L 70 J, L 40
88.2.  1 December 2015 to 31 August 2016 A, B, I 0 619 50 99 120
C, D, E, F, G (88.2_1 to 88.2_4) 419 A, B, I 0 A, B, I 0 A, B, I 0
H 200 C, D, E, F, G 50 C, D, E, F, G 67 C, D, E, F, G 100
H 50 H 32 H 20





Appendix to Annex V, Part B 
Region SSRU Boundary line
48.6 A From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1°30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.
 B From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.
 C From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.
 D From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.
 E From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.
 F From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.
 G From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.
58.4.1 A From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.
 B From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.
 C From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.
 D From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.
 E From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.
 F From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.
 G From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.
 H From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.
58.4.2 A From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.
 B From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.
 C From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.
 D From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.
 E From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.
58.4.3a A Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.
58.4.3b A From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S.
 B From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S.
 C From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S.
 D From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.
 E From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.
58.4.4 A From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.
 B From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.
 C From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.
 D Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.
58.6 A From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.
 B From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.
 C From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.
 D From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.
58.7 A From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.
88.1 A From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.
 B From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.
 C From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66°40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.
 D From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.
 E From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.
 F From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.
 G From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.
 H From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 I From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.
 J From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.
 K From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.
 L From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.
 M From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.
88.2 A From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.
 B From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.
 C From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 D From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 E From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 F From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 G From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
 H From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.
 I From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S.
88.3 A From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.
 B From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.
 C From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.
 D From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.
PART C
ANNEX 21-03/A 
Member: …

Fishing season: …

Name of vessel: …

Expected level of catch (tonne): …

Vessel's daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight): …

This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation Measure 21-02.


Subarea/Division Tick the appropriate boxes
48.1 ☐
48.2 ☐
48.3 ☐
48.4 ☐
58.4.1 ☐
58.4.2 ☐


Fishing technique: Tick the appropriate boxes
  ☐ Conventional trawl

  ☐ Continuous fishing system

  ☐ Pumping to clear codend

  ☐ Other method: Please specify



Product type Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B)
Whole frozen 
Boiled 
Meal 
Oil 
Other product, please specify 



Net measurements Net 1 Net 2 Other net(s)
Net opening (mouth)   
Maximum vertical opening (m)   
Maximum horizontal opening (m)   
Net circumference at mouth (m)   
Mouth area (m2)   
Panel average mesh size (mm) Outer Inner Outer Inner Outer Inner
1st panel      
2nd panel      
3rd panel      
…      
Final panel (Codend)      




Net diagram(s): …

For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM. Net diagrams must include:


1.. Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow.)
2.. Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).
3.. Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).
4.. Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.

Device diagram(s): …

For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.

Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel.


Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar)   
Manufacturer   
Model   
Transducer frequencies (kHz)   

Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): …

Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)

ANNEX 21-03/B 
Method Equation (kg) Parameter
Description Type Estimation method Unit
Holding tank volume W * L * H * ρ * 1 000 Wtank width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
Ltank length Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
ρvolume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
Hdepth of krill in tank Haul-specific Direct observation m
Flow meter V * Fkrill * ρ Vvolume of krill and water combined Haul specific Direct observation litre
Fkrillfraction of krill in the sample Haul specific Flow meter volume correction —
ρvolume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
Flow meter (V * ρ) – M Vvolume of krill paste Haul specific Direct observation litre
Mamount of water added to the process, converted to mass Haul specific Direct observation kg
ρdensity of krill paste Variable Direct observation kg/litre
Flow scale M * (1 – F) Mmass of krill and water combined Haul specific Direct observation kg
Ffraction of water in the sample Variable Flow scale mass correction —
Plate tray (M–Mtray) * N Mtraymass of empty tray Constant Direct observation prior to fishing kg
Mmean mass of krill and tray combined Variable Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained kg
Nnumber of trays Haul specific Direct observation —
Meal conversion Mmeal * MCF Mmealmass of meal produced Haul specific Direct observation kg
MCFmeal conversion factor Variable Meal to whole krill conversion —
Codend volume W * H * L * ρ * π/4 * 1 000 Wcodend width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
Hcodend height Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
ρvolume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
Lcodend length Haul specific Direct observation m
Other Please specify    



Holding tank volume
At the start of fishing Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ±0,05 m)
Every month Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank
Every haul Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow meter
Prior to fishing Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
More than once per month Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter
Every haul Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:
measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined
estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow meter
Prior to fishing Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)
Every week Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter
Every haul Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow scale
Prior to fishing Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
Every haul Obtain a sample from the flow scale and:
measure the mass of krill and water combined
estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Plate tray
Prior to fishing Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ±0,1 kg)
Every haul Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ±0,1 kg)
Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Meal conversion
Every month Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill
Every haul Measure the mass of meal produced
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Codend volume
At the start of fishing Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ±0,1 m)
Every month Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend
Every haul Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)



ANNEX VI
1. 
Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain 22 61 364
France 27 45 383
Portugal 5 1 627
Italy 1 2 137
Union 55 110 511
2. 
Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain 27 11 590
France 41 7 882
Portugal 15 6 925
United Kingdom 4 1 400
Union 87 27 797

3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area.

4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area.

ANNEX VII

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

Spain 14
Union 14
ANNEX VIII

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