
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 27(2) is replaced by the following:
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2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2019 to the total Union level of 36 102 gross tonnage in that area.';
((2)) the following Article is inserted:
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Article 28a 

1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2019 only if the SPRFMO has approved their application for such fisheries including a Fisheries Operation Plan and commitment to implement a Data Collection Plan.
2. Fishing shall take place only in the research blocks specified in Annex IJ. Fishing shall be prohibited in depths less than 750 metres and more than 2 000 metres.
3. The TAC shall be as set out in Annex IJ. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 21 consecutive days and to a maximum number of 5 000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 20 sets per research block. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled, whichever is sooner.';
((3)) Annexes IA, IB, IH, IJ, III, IV, VII and VIII to Regulation (EU) 2019/124 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 March 2019.
For the Council
The President
G. CIAMBA
ANNEX
1. 

((a)) the fishing opportunities table for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Sandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4
Denmark 106 387  
United Kingdom 2 325  
Germany 162  
Sweden 3 906  
Union 112 780  
TAC 112 780  
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 IIC:
ZoneUnion waters of sandeel management areas
 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r
 (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7R)
Denmark 86 704 4 717 10 084 4 717 0 165 0
United Kingdom 1 895 103 220 103 0 4 0
Germany 133 7 15 7 0 0 0
Sweden 3 184 173 370 173 0 6 0
Union 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0
Total 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0

((b)) the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14(WHB/1X14)
Denmark 48 813  
Germany 18 979  
Spain 41 383  
France 33 970  
Ireland 37 800  
The Netherlands 59 522  
Portugal 3 844  
Sweden 12 075  
United Kingdom 63 341  
Union 319 727  
Norway 99 900  
Faroe Islands 10 000  
TAC Not relevant  
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




((c)) the fishing opportunities table for Ling in Union waters of 4 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union waters of 4(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium 26  
Denmark 404  
Germany 250  
France 225  
The Netherlands 9  
Sweden 17  
United Kingdom 3 104  
Union 4 035  
TAC 4 035  Precautionary TAC

((d)) the Appendix is replaced by the following:
' Appendix The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) are the following:

 For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7, haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; Skates and Rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.
 For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k, skates and rays in Union waters of 7d, skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in Union waters of 7d and 7e.
 For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7.
 For the United Kingdom: in exchange for the West of Scotland cod and whiting: cod in 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14; whiting in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; and in exchange for the Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting and plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k: cod in 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters; haddock in 7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; sole in 7h, 7j and 7k; sole in 7e; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k.
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2. 

((a)) the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2(HER/1/2-)
Belgium 13  
Denmark 13 129  
Germany 2 299  
Spain 43  
France 566  
Ireland 3 399  
The Netherlands 4 698  
Poland 664  
Portugal 43  
Finland 203  
Sweden 4 865  
United Kingdom 8 393  
Union 38 315  
Faroe Islands 4 500  
Norway 34 484  
TAC 588 562  Analytical TAC




Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)
 34 484
 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)
Belgium 2
Denmark 1 541
Germany 270
Spain 5
France 67
Ireland 399
The Netherlands 552
Poland 78
Portugal 5
Finland 24
Sweden 571
United Kingdom 986’
((b)) the fishing opportunities table for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(COD/N1GL14)
Germany 1 636  
United Kingdom 364  
Union 2 000  
TAC Not relevant  
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


((c)) the fishing opportunities table for redfish (pelagic) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Redfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(RED/N1G14P)
Germany 765  
France 4  
United Kingdom 5  
Union 774  
Norway 561  
Faroe Islands 0  
TAC Not relevant  
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply






3. 
' ANNEX IH 
Species: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S)
Union 3 170,36  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC'

4. 
' ANNEX IJ 
Species: Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany 9 079,65  
The Netherlands 9 841,41  
Lithuania 6 317,86  
Poland 10 863,08  
Union 36 102  
TAC Not relevant  
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species: ToothfishDissostichus spp. Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area(TOP/SPRFMO)
TAC 45  Precautionary TAC
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5. 
' 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, those 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 20 DK 2 12
BE 1
DE 2
FR 2
IE 3
NL 2
SE 2
UK 6
Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 DK 5 20
DE 2
IE 2
FR 1
NL 2
PL 1
SE 3
UK 4
1, 2b Fishery for snow crab with pots 20 EE 1 Not applicable
ES 1
LV 11
LT 4
PL 3




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6. 
' ANNEX IV  1. 
Spain 60
France 37
Union 97 2. 
Spain 364
France 130
Italy 30
Cyprus 20
Malta 54
Union 598
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Croatia 16
Italy 12
Union 28 4. 

Table A
 Number of fishing vessels
 Cyprus Greece Croatia Italy France Spain Malta Portugal
Purse Seiners 1 1 16 19 22 6 1 0
Longliners 23 0 0 35 8 49 61 0
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 37 69 0 76
Handline 0 0 12 0 33 1 0 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0
Small scale 0 13 0 0 130 599 52 0
Other artisanal 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0










Table B
 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. 
Member State Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 3
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Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
 Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain 10 11 852
Italy 13 12 600
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Croatia 7 7 880
Malta 6 12 300

Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 7 000
Italy To be determined
Greece To be determined
Cyprus To be determined
Croatia To be determined
Malta 8 766
Portugal 350

 7. 
Member State Maximum number of vessels
Ireland 50
Spain 730
France 151
United Kingdom 12
Portugal 310 8. 
Member State Maximum number of vessels with purse seines Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain 23 190
France 11 —
Portugal — 79
Union 34 269'

7. 
' 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'

8. 
' 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, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 2a, 4a (north of 59° N)Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 7e, 7f, 7h 20 14
Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 To be established
Herring, 3a 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 14 14
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, 2, 4a, 5, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 6b, 7 (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
Venezuela Snappers (French Guiana waters) 45 45
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