
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2018.
Article 2 

1. This Regulation shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
2. 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 apply:

((1)) ‘subdivision’ means an ICES subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005;
((2)) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity of each stock that can be caught over the period of a year;
((3)) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
((4)) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.
CHAPTER II
Article 4 
The TACs, the quotas and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.
Article 5 
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States, as set out in this Regulation, shall be without prejudice to:

((a)) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((b)) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
((c)) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((d)) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or transferred under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((e)) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 6 

1. Catches of species which are subject to catch limits and which have been caught in fisheries specified in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are subject to the landing obligation, as established in that Article.
2. The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in the Annex to this Regulation for the purpose of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota provided for in that Article.
Article 7 

1. In recreational fisheries, no more than five specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in subdivisions 22-24.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, no more than three specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in subdivisions 22-24 in the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 March 2018.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
CHAPTER III
Article 8 
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send data relating to quantities of stocks caught or landed to the Commission, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 9 

1. Except where specified otherwise in the Annex to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TACs and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
2. Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 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 10 
In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in 3a, and Union waters of 2a and 4 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii Zone: 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year 2017 2018  
Denmark 141 819 54 949  
Germany 27 11  
The Netherlands 104 40  
Union 141 950 55 000  
Norway 25 000   
Faroe Islands 9 300   
TAC 238 981 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.







Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2018, with the exception of Article 10 which shall apply from 1 November 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 October 2017.
For the Council
The President
M. MAASIKAS
ANNEX

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.
The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.
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
Clupea harengus HER Herring
Gadus morhua COD Cod
Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice
Salmo salar SAL Atlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 30-31(HER/30/31.)
Finland 69 359  
Sweden 15 240  
Union 84 599  
TAC 84 599  Analytical TAC
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark 2 426  
Germany 9 551  
Finland 1  
Poland 2 252  
Sweden 3 079  
Union 17 309  
TAC 17 309  
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (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: Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32(HER/3D-R30)
Denmark 5 045  
Germany 1 338  
Estonia 25 767  
Finland 50 297  
Latvia 6 359  
Lithuania 6 696  
Poland 57 142  
Sweden 76 711  
Union 229 355  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia 13 392  
Latvia 15 607  
Union 28 999  
TAC 28 999  
Analytical TAC
Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.

Species CodGadus morhua Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark 6 521  
Germany 2 594  
Estonia 635  
Finland 499  
Latvia 2 425  
Lithuania 1 597  
Poland 7 510  
Sweden 6 607  
Union 28 388  
TAC Not relevant  
Precautionary TAC
Article 3(2) and (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: Subdivisions 22-24(COD/3BC+24)
Denmark 2 444  
Germany 1 194  
Estonia 54  
Finland 48  
Latvia 202  
Lithuania 131  
Poland 654  
Sweden 870  
Union 5 597  
TAC 5 597  
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.


Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(PLE/3BCD-C)
Denmark 5 070  
Germany 563  
Poland 1 061  
Sweden 382  
Union 7 076  
TAC 7 076  Analytical TAC
Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31(SAL/3BCD-F)
Denmark 18 885  
Germany 2 101  
Estonia 1 919  
Finland 23 548  
Latvia 12 012  
Lithuania 1 412  
Poland 5 729  
Sweden 25 526  
Union 91 132  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.


Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of Subdivision 32(SAL/3D32.)
Estonia 1 026  
Finland 8 977  
Union 10 003  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC

Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark 25 875  
Germany 16 393  
Estonia 30 047  
Finland 13 545  
Latvia 36 289  
Lithuania 13 127  
Poland 77 012  
Sweden 50 022  
Union 262 310  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.
