
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2019 and amends certain fishing opportunities in other waters fixed by Regulation (EU) 2018/120.
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 
The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 which qualify for the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota, are identified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 7 

1. In recreational fisheries, no more than seven specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in subdivisions 22-24.
2. Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
Article 8 

1. Fishing for sea trout beyond four nautical miles measured from the baselines in subdivisions 22-32 is prohibited for fishing vessels from 1 January to 31 December 2019. When fishing for salmon in those waters by-catches of sea trout may not exceed 3 % of the total catch of salmon and sea trout at any moment on board or landed after each fishing trip.
2. Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
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 
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.
CHAPTER III
Article 11 
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2018/120 is amended as follows:

((1)) the fishing opportunities table for anchovy in ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411)
Spain 10 802  
Portugal 11 784  
Union 22 586  
TAC 22 586  Precautionary TAC

((2)) the fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES division 3a and Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 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 2018 2019  
Denmark 85 186 49 953  
Germany 16 10  
The Netherlands 63 37  
Union 85 265 50 000  
Norway 15 000 0  
Faroe Islands 6 000 0  
TAC not relevant 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 12 
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 2019, with the exception of point 2 of Article 11 which shall apply from 1 November 2018 until 31 October 2019 and with the exception of point 1 of Article 11 which shall apply from 1 January 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 October 2018.
For the Council
The President
J. BOGNER-STRAUSS
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 72 724  
Sweden 15 979  
Union 88 703  
TAC 88 703  Analytical TAC
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark 1 262  
Germany 4 966  
Finland 1  
Poland 1 171  
Sweden 1 601  
Union 9 001  
TAC 9 001  
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 3 748  
Germany 994  
Estonia 19 139  
Finland 37 360  
Latvia 4 723  
Lithuania 4 973  
Poland 42 444  
Sweden 56 979  
Union 170 360  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia 14 336  
Latvia 16 708  
Union 31 044  
TAC 31 044  
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark 5 539  
Germany 2 203  
Estonia 540  
Finland 424  
Latvia 2 060  
Lithuania 1 357  
Poland 6 377  
Sweden 5 612  
Union 24 112  
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 4 152  
Germany 2 031  
Estonia 92  
Finland 82  
Latvia 344  
Lithuania 223  
Poland 1 111  
Sweden 1 480  
Union 9 515  
TAC 9 515  
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 7 251  
Germany 806  
Poland 1 518  
Sweden 547  
Union 10 122  
TAC 10 122  
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

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 995  
Finland 8 708  
Union 9 703  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC

Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark 26 710  
Germany 16 921  
Estonia 31 016  
Finland 13 982  
Latvia 37 460  
Lithuania 13 551  
Poland 79 497  
Sweden 51 635  
Union 270 772  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.
