
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 2020 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2021;
(b) fishing effort limits for the year 2020, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which will apply from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021;
(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2020 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;
(d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 30 for the periods in 2019 and 2020 specified in that Article.
Article 2 

1. This Regulation applies to the following vessels:
(a) Union fishing vessels;
(b) third-country vessels in Union waters.
2. This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where such fisheries are expressly referred to in its relevant provisions.
Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions 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 biological resources such as 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 exemption of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year;
((ii)) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught 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 assessment’ means 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 defined in point (34) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((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 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((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 that 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 that 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 7’ 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;
((e)) ‘Functional Unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining he following positions:

— 43° 00' N 9° 00' W,
— 43° 00' N 10° 00' W,
— 43° 30' N 10° 00' W,
— 43° 30' N 9° 00' W,
— 44° 00' N 9° 00' W,
— 44° 00' N 8° 00' W,
— 43° 30' N 8° 00' W;
((f)) ‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ 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;
((g)) ‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ 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;
((h)) ‘Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of 9a;
((i)) ‘Functional Unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

— 43° 30' N 6° 00' W,
— 44° 00' N 6° 00' W,
— 44° 00' N 2° 00' W,
— 43° 30' N 2° 00' W;
((j)) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23' 48″ W;
((k)) ‘CCAMLR Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;
((l)) 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;
((m)) ‘IATTC 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;
((n)) ‘ICCAT Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;
((o)) ‘IOTC Area of Competence’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission;
((p)) NAFO areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((q)) ‘SEAFO Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean;
((r)) ‘SIOFA Agreement Area’ is the geographic area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement;
((s)) ‘SPRFMO Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean;
((t)) ‘WCPFC 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;
((u)) ‘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;
((v)) ‘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 in 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 fish, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 18 of, and Part A of Annex V to, this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and
(b) result:
((i)) if an analytical assessment is available, in the exploitation of the stock in line with MSY from 2020 onwards, with as high a probability as possible, or
((ii)) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3. By 15 March 2020, 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 under 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 to 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 

1. In order to take into account the introduction of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2–5 of this Article shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.
2. 6 % of each quota from the TACs for cod in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for West of Scotland whiting, allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges, which shall open as of 1 January 2020. Member States without quota shall have exclusive access to the quota pool until 31 March 2020.
3. The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. Any unused quantities shall be returned, after 31 March 2020, to those Member States that have initially contributed to the pool for quota exchanges.
4. The quotas provided in return shall be preferably taken from a list of TACs identified by each Member State contributing to the pool as listed in the Appendix to Annex IA.
5. Those quotas shall be of equivalent commercial value by using a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In absence of alternatives, the equivalent economic value in accordance to the average Union prices of the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, shall be used.
6. In cases where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2–5 of this Article does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.
Article 9 

1. For the periods referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations related to Annex II for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a number of days at sea additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear, on the basis of such a request by that Member State, in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2020 and 31 January 2021 additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present within ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. Such an allocation shall be done on the basis of the description submitted by the Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).
Article 10 

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. It shall be prohibited to retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2020 and from 1 April to 31 December 2020, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:
(a) using demersal trawls, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;
(b) using seines, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;
(c) using hooks and lines, not exceeding 5,7 tonnes per vessel per year;
(d) using fixed gillnets, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,4 tonnes per vessel per year.The derogations set out in the first subparagraph shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (c) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (d) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.
3. The catch limits set out in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a monthly limit applies, from one month to another. For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set out in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply.Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear no later than 15 days after the end of each month.
4. France and Spain shall ensure that fishing mortality of seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries do not exceed the FMSY point value resulting in 2 533 tonnes of total catches, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.
5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, 7a to 7k:
(a) from 1 January to 29 February and from 1 to 31 December 2020, only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed. During those periods, it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;
(b) from 1 March to 30 November 2020, not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day; the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm.Point (b) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass during the period referred to in that point.
6. In recreational fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day. The minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm. This paragraph shall not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass.
7. Paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.
Article 11 
Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State concerned between 1 August 2020 and 28 February 2021. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than 1 June 2020.
Article 12 

1. 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) reallocations made pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;
(d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 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 19 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 13 

1. The following measures shall apply to Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions from 7f, 7g, the part of 7h North of latitude 49° 30' North and the part of 7j North of latitude 49° 30' North and East of longitude 11° West:
(a) Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall be prohibited from fishing in the area referred to in paragraph 1 unless they use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:
— 110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel,
— 100 mm T90 cod-end,
— 120 mm cod-end,
— 100 mm with 160 mm square-mesh panel until 31 May 2020;
(b) As from 1 June 2020, in addition to measures referred to in point (a), Union vessels shall use: (i) a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one meter spacing between the fishing line and ground gear, or (ii) any means proven to be at least equally selective for avoidance of cod, according to the assessment by ICES or the STECF;
(c) Union vessels fishing with bottom seines whose catches consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall be prohibited from fishing in the area referred to in paragraph 1 unless they use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:
— 110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel,
— 100 mm T90 cod-end,
— 120 mm cod-end.
2. Except vessels falling within the scope of Article 9(2) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034, Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions from 7f to 7k and in the area west of 5° W longitude in ICES division 7e, or Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the area of paragraph 1 whose catches consist of less than 20 % of haddock, shall be prohibited from fishing unless they use a minimum cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm. This minimum cod-end mesh size requirement does not apply to vessels whose by-catches of cod do not exceed 1,5 %, as assessed by the STECF.
3. According to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, the catch percentages shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip.
4. Union vessels may deploy an alternative highly selective gear to those listed in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the technical attributes of which result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1 % of cod.
Article 14 
The closed areas to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.
Article 15 

1. As from 31 May 2020, Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls (gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX and PTB) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gear:
(a) a sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;
(b) a sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;
(c) Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;
(d) a regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which result, according to the scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1,5 % of cod, if it is the only gear that the vessel carries on board.
2. By 31 March 2020 Member States may identify Union vessels that will have, in a project of a Member State concerned, at the latest on 31 December 2020, equipment installed for fully documented fisheries. Those Union vessels may use gear in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Member States concerned shall communicate the list of those vessels to the Commission.
Article 16 

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 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
(b) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(c) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(e) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(f) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
(g) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(h) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
(i) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;
(j) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(k) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;
(l) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;
(m) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;
(n) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA.
2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Article 17 
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 and fishing effort, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
Article 18 

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters is set out in Part A of Annex V.
2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to 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 Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.
CHAPTER III
Section 1
Article 19 

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 concerned’) 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 express, 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.
5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2021 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.
Section 2
Article 20 

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 VI.
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 VI.
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 VI.
4. The number 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 VI.
5. The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI.
6. The bluefin tuna total farming 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 VI.
7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation.
8. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.
Article 21 
Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their allocated quotas as set out in Annex ID.
Article 22 

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) caught 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) caught in 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) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.
Section 3
Article 23 
If a Member State intends to participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (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 2020, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2020.
Article 24 

1. Fishing for toothfish during the 2019-2020 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in table A of Annex VII for the species, TACs and by-catch limits set out in table B of that Annex.
2. Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.
3. Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall be ceased when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.
4. 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, where permitted in accordance with paragraph 1, shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.
Article 25 

1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2020-2021 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2020, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII to this Regulation. 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 2020.
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 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 placed on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel list to participate in krill fisheries.
Section 4
Article 26 

1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VIII.
2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII.
3. Member States may reallocate 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 such 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 authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna RFMOs. Furthermore, no vessels placed on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities 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 27 

1. A purse seiner shall not deploy more than 300 active drifting FADs at any time.
2. The number of supply vessels shall be no more than two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners, all flying the flag of the same Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.
3. A single purse seiner shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel of the same flag Member State at any time.
4. The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.
Article 28 

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, transhipping 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 paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Section 5
Article 29 

1. Only those Member States which have 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 IH.
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 2020 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.
3. The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH 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, monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls, at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, with the aim of communicating that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.
Article 30 

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula), except for fishing vessels carrying out subsistence fishery (where the fish caught are consumed directly by the families of the fishermen). By way of derogation from the first sentence, Mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught by artisanal fishing (fisheries other than longline or surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, hand-line and trolling vessels, and registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption only.
2. All fishing vessels, other than those carrying out subsistence fishery, shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, Mobulid rays as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, and shall do it in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individuals captured.
Article 31 

1. Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2020 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 a track record.
Article 32 

1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2020 only if the SPRFMO has approved their application for such fisheries that includes a fisheries operation plan and commitment to implement a data collection plan.
2. Fishing shall take place only in the research blocks specified by SPRFMO. 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 IH. 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 be ceased either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled, whichever is earlier.
Section 6
Article 33 

1. Fishing by purse seiners for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:
(a) from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2020 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2020 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2020 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2021 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 00.00 hours on 9 October 2020 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2020 in the area defined by the following limits:
— longitude 96° W,
— longitude 110° W,
— latitude 4° N,
— latitude 3° S.
2. For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2020 the selected period of closure referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1. All purse seiners of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.
3. Purse seiners 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. A purse seiner shall not have more than 450 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall only be activated on board a purse seiner.
2. A purse seiner may not deploy FADs during the 15 days before the start of the selected closure period referred to in point (a) of Article 33(1), and it shall recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed within 15 days prior to the start of the closure period.
3. Member States shall report to the Commission, on a monthly basis, daily information on all active FADs as required by the IATTC. The reports shall be submitted with a delay of at least 60 days, but not longer than 75 days. The Commission shall transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay.
Article 35 
The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area are established in Annex IL.
Article 36 

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 land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught 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.
Article 37 
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 for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, they shall, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.
Section 7
Article 38 
Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

((a)) ghost catshark (Apristurus manis);
((b)) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi);
((c)) shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus);
((d)) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps);
((e)) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus);
((f)) skates (Rajidae);
((g)) velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus);
((h)) deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order;
((i)) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).
Section 8
Article 39 

1. Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse seiners fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas 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 2020.
Article 40 

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, it shall be prohibited for purse seiners to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2020 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2020.
2. In addition to the prohibition set out in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20° N and 20° S, for an additional two months: either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2020 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2020, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2020 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2020.
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.
4. Member States shall ensure that each of its purse seiners have deployed at sea, at any time, no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. The buoy shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.
5. All purse seiners fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.
Article 41 
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 IX.
Article 42 
Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20° S by longliners do not exceed in 2020 the limit set out in Annex IG. Member States shall also ensure that there is no shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of the 20° S, as a result of that measure.
Article 43 

1. Retaining on board, transhipping, landing or storing 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 44 

1. Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (v) of Article 4.
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), (2), (3) and (4) and Articles 34, 35 and 36 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (v) of Article 4.
Section 9
Article 45 
Fishing for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.
Section 10
Article 46 

1. Member States whose vessels have fished for more than 40 days in any given year in the SIOFA Agreement Area up to 2016 shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag limit their annual bottom fishing effort and/or catch to its average annual level and that fishing activities take place within the area assessed in their impact assessment submitted to SIOFA.
2. Member States whose vessels have not fished for more than 40 days in any given single year in the SIOFA Agreement Area up to 2016 shall ensure that vessels flying their flag limit their bottom fishing effort and/or catch and spatial distribution in accordance with their historical fishing record.
TITLE III
Article 47 
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to fish 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 in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Article 48 
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Article 49 
The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V.
Article 50 
The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 49.
Article 51 
Third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea 4 shall not fish for sandeel in that area with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm from 1 January to 31 March 2020 and from 1 August to 31 December 2020.
Article 52 

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 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
(b) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
(c) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
(d) 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 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;
(e) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;
(f) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(g) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10;
(h) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;
(i) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;
(j) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
TITLE IV
Article 53 

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 54 
Article 10, Article 12(2), Articles 16, 22, 23, 28, 36, 37, 38, 43, 45 and 52 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2021 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2021.
Article 55 
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 2020. However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2020. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 23, 24 and 25 and Annex VII for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 January 2020.
For the Council
The President
M. VUČKOVIĆ
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters
ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention Area
ANNEX ID: ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX IE: South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area
ANNEX IF: Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
ANNEX IG: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IH: SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IJ: IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IK: SIOFA Agreement Area
ANNEX IL: IATTC Convention Area
ANNEX II: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e
ANNEX III: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4
ANNEX IV: Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
ANNEX V: Fishing authorisations
ANNEX VI: ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX VII: CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VIII: IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IX: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX I

The tables in this Annex set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.
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 according to 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 European seabass
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
Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice
Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle
Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims
Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder
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 gibberifrons NOG Humped rockcod
Notothenia rossii NOR Marbled rockcod
Notothenia squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod
Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn
Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs
Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps
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
Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine
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 Picked 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:

Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name
Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni
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 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 seabass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax
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 Notothenia squamifrons
Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius
Herring HER Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp.
Humped rockcod NOG Notothenia 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.
Picked dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias
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
Sardine PIL Sardina pilchardus
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
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: Sandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4
Denmark  0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 0 
Germany  0 
Sweden  0 
Union  0 
TAC  0 


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 III:
Zone: Union 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 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 1 and 2(ARU/1/2.)
Germany  24  Precautionary TAC  
France  8     
The Netherlands 19     
United Kingdom 39     
Union  90     
TAC  90     
Species: Greater silver smeltArgentina silus Zone: Union waters of 3a and 4(ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark  1 093  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  11     
France  8     
Ireland  8     
The Netherlands 51     
Sweden  43     
United Kingdom 20     
Union  1 234     
TAC  1 234     
Species: Greater silver smeltArgentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7(ARU/567.)
Germany  284  Precautionary TAC  
France  6     
Ireland  263     
The Netherlands 2 968     
United Kingdom 208     
Union  3 729     
TAC  3 729     
Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14(USK/1214EI)
Germany  6  Precautionary TAC  
France  6  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
United Kingdom 6     
Others  3     
Union  21     
TAC  21     

Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: 3a(USK/03A.)
Denmark  15  Precautionary TAC  
Sweden  8  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  8     
Union  31     
TAC  31     
Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union waters of 4(USK/04-C.)
Denmark  68  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  20  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  47     
Sweden  7     
United Kingdom 102     
Others  7     
Union  251     
TAC  251     

Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7(USK/567EI.)
Germany  17  Precautionary TAC  
Spain  60  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  705     
Ireland  68     
United Kingdom 340     
Others  17     
Union  1 207     
Norway  2 923     
TAC  4 130     





Species: TuskBrosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(USK/04-N.)
Belgium  0  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  165  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany  1  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France  0     
The Netherlands 0     
United Kingdom 4     
Union  170     
TAC Not relevant     
Species: BoarfishCaproidae Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8(BOR/678-)
Denmark  4 700  Precautionary TAC  
Ireland  13 235     
United Kingdom 1 217     
Union  19 152     
TAC  19 152     
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 3a(HER/03A.)
Denmark  10 309  Analytical TAC  
Germany  165  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Sweden  10 783     
Union  21 257     
Norway  3 271     
TAC  24 528     


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30' N(HER/4AB.)
Denmark  59 468  Analytical TAC  
Germany  39 404  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  20 670     
The Netherlands 51 717     
Sweden  3 913     
United Kingdom 55 583     
Union  230 755     
Faroe Islands 250     
Norway  111 652     
TAC  385 008     


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  948  Analytical TAC  
Union  948  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC  385 008  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 3a(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark  5 692  Analytical TAC  
Germany  51  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Sweden  916     
Union  6 659     
TAC  6 659     

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium  44  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  8 573  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  44     
France  44     
The Netherlands 44     
Sweden  42     
United Kingdom 163     
Union  8 954     
TAC  8 954     

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 4c, 7d(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium  8 632  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  800  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  530     
France  10 277     
The Netherlands 18 162     
United Kingdom 3 950     
Union  42 351     
TAC  385 008     



Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany  389  Precautionary TAC  
France  74  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland  526  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 389     
United Kingdom 2 102     
Union  3 480     
TAC  3 480     


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 6aS, 7b, 7c(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland  1 236  Precautionary TAC  
The Netherlands 124  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union  1 360  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC  1 360     

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 6 Clyde(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom To be established  Precautionary TAC  
Union To be established  Article 6 of this Regulation applies. 
TAC To be established     


Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 7a(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland  2 099  Analytical TAC  
United Kingdom 5 965  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  8 064     
TAC  8 064     

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 7e and 7f(HER/7EF.)
France  465  Precautionary TAC  
United Kingdom 465     
Union  930     
TAC  930     
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k(HER/7G-K.)
Germany  10  Analytical TAC  
France  54     
Ireland  750     
The Netherlands 54     
United Kingdom 1     
Union  869     
TAC  869     


Species: AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus Zone: 8(ANE/08.)
Spain  28 703  Analytical TAC  
France  3 189     
Union  31 892     
TAC  31 892     
Species: AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411)
Spain  0  Precautionary TAC  
Portugal  0     
Union  0     
TAC  0     

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak(COD/03AN.)
Belgium  5  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  1 683     
Germany  42     
The Netherlands 11     
Sweden  294     
Union  2 035     
TAC  2 103     
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Kattegat(COD/03AS.)
Denmark  80  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  2  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden  48  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union  130     
TAC  130     

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat(COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium  435  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  2 499     
Germany  1 584     
France  537     
The Netherlands 1 412     
Sweden  17     
United Kingdom 5 732     
Union  12 216     
Norway  2 502     
TAC  14 718     


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 4 (COD/*04N-)
Union 10 618
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(COD/04-N.)
Sweden  382  Analytical TAC  
Union  382  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12°00' W and of 12 and 14(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium  0  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  1     
France  12     
Ireland  16     
United Kingdom 45     
Union  74     
TAC  74     
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12°00' W(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium  2  Analytical TAC  
Germany  19  Article 8 of this Regulation applies 
France  203  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland  284  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 771     
Union  1 279     
TAC  1 279     

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 7a(COD/07A.)
Belgium  3  Precautionary TAC  
France  9     
Ireland  170     
The Netherlands 1     
United Kingdom 74     
Union  257     
TAC  257     

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium  18  Analytical TAC  
France  294  Article 8 of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  461  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 0  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 32     
Union  805     
TAC  805     

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 7d(COD/07D.)
Belgium  37  Analytical TAC  
France  721     
The Netherlands 21     
United Kingdom 79     
Union  858     
TAC  858     

Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium  9  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  8  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  8     
France  48     
The Netherlands 38     
United Kingdom 2 811     
Union  2 922     
TAC  2 922     
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14(LEZ/56-14)
Spain  671  Analytical TAC  
France  2 615  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  764     
United Kingdom 1 851     
Union  5 901     
TAC  5 901     

Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: 7(LEZ/07.)
Belgium  506  Analytical TAC  
Spain  5 620  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  6 820     
Ireland  3 101     
United Kingdom 2 685     
Union  18 732     
TAC  18 732     


Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain  993  Analytical TAC  
France  801  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  1 794     
TAC  1 794     
Species: MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain  2 144  Analytical TAC  
France  107  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Portugal  71     
Union  2 322     
TAC  2 322     
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium  498  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  1 098     
Germany  536     
France  102     
The Netherlands 377     
Sweden  13     
United Kingdom 11 461     
Union  14 085     
TAC  14 085     

Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium  51  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  1 305  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany  21  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 18     
United Kingdom 305     
Union  1 700     
TAC Not relevant     
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(ANF/56-14)
Belgium  286  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  327     
Spain  307     
France  3 525     
Ireland  797     
The Netherlands 276     
United Kingdom 2 453     
Union  7 971     
TAC  7 971     

Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: 7(ANF/07.)
Belgium  3 262  Analytical TAC  
Germany  364  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Spain  1 296     
France  20 932     
Ireland  2 675     
The Netherlands 422     
United Kingdom 6 348     
Union  35 299     
TAC  35 299     

Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain  1 372  Analytical TAC  
France  7 636  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  9 008     
TAC  9 008     
Species: AnglerfishLophiidae Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANF/8C3411)
Spain  3 353  Analytical TAC  
France  3  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Portugal  667     
Union  4 023     
TAC  4 023     
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 3a(HAD/03A.)
Belgium  10  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  1 768  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  112     
The Netherlands 2     
Sweden  209     
Union  2 101     
TAC  2 193     
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium  206  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  1 416  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  901     
France  1 571     
The Netherlands 155     
Sweden  143     
United Kingdom 23 361     
Union  27 753     
Norway  7 900     
TAC  35 653     
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 4 (HAD/*04N-)
Union 20 644
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HAD/04-N.)
Sweden  707  Analytical TAC
Union  707  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium  23  Analytical TAC  
Germany  28  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  1 155     
Ireland  824     
United Kingdom 8 442     
Union  10 472     
TAC  10 472     
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of 5b and 6a(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium  4  Analytical TAC  
Germany  5  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  219     
Ireland  651     
United Kingdom 3 094     
Union  3 973     
TAC  3 973     

Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium  121  Analytical TAC  
France  7 239  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  2 413     
United Kingdom 1 086     
Union  10 859     
TAC  10 859     
Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7a(HAD/07A.)
Belgium  50  Analytical TAC  
France  228  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  1 366     
United Kingdom 1 512     
Union  3 156     
TAC  3 156     
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 3a(WHG/03A.)
Denmark  1 166  Precautionary TAC  
The Netherlands 4     
Sweden  125     
Union  1 295     
TAC  1 660     
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a(WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium  329  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  1 424  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  370     
France  2 140     
The Netherlands 823     
Sweden  3     
United Kingdom 10 293     
Union  15 382     
Norway  1 216     
TAC  17 158     

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 4 (WHG/*04N-)
Union 10 801
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(WHG/56-14)
Germany  3  Analytical TAC  
France  57  Article 8 of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  273  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 604  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union  937     
TAC  937     

Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 7a(WHG/07A.)
Belgium  2  Analytical TAC  
France  25  Article 8 of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  415  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 0  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 279     
Union  721     
TAC  721     

Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium  92  Analytical TAC  
France  5 644     
Ireland  4 072     
The Netherlands 46     
United Kingdom 1 009     
Union  10 863     
TAC  10 863     
Species: WhitingMerlangius merlangus Zone: 8(WHG/08.)
Spain  1 016  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 524     
Union  2 540     
TAC  2 540     
Species: Whiting and pollackMerlangius merlangus andPollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(W/P/04-N.)
Sweden  190  Precautionary TAC   
Union  190     
TAC Not relevant     

Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: 3a(HKE/03A.)
Denmark  3 136  Analytical TAC  
Sweden  267  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  3 403     
TAC  3 403     

Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium  56  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  2 278  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  261     
France  504     
The Netherlands 131     
United Kingdom 710     
Union  3 940     
TAC  3 940     

Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(HKE/571214)
Belgium  582  Analytical TAC  
Spain  18 667  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  28 827     
Ireland  3 493     
The Netherlands 376     
United Kingdom 11 380     
Union  63 325     
TAC  63 325     

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium 75
Spain 3 012
France 3 012
Ireland 376
The Netherlands 38
United Kingdom 1 694
Union 8 206
Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium  19  Analytical TAC  
Spain  12 995  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  29 183     
The Netherlands 38     
Union  42 235     
TAC  42 235     

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14)
Belgium 4
Spain 3 764
France 6 776
The Netherlands 11
Union 10 555
Species: HakeMerluccius merluccius Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HKE/8C3411)
Spain  5 600  Analytical TAC  
France  538  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Portugal  2 614     
Union  8 752     
TAC  8 752     
Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of 2 and 4(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark  0  Analytical TAC  
United Kingdom 0     
Union  0     
TAC Not relevant     
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  49 845  Analytical TAC  
Germany  19 380  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Spain  42 258     
France  34 688     
Ireland  38 599     
The Netherlands 60 780     
Portugal  3 926     
Sweden  12 330     
United Kingdom 64 678     
Union  326 484     
Norway  99 900     
Faroe Islands 10 000     
TAC Not relevant     



Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
Spain  35 806  Analytical TAC  
Portugal  8 951  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  44 757     
TAC Not relevant     

Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30' N and 7 west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway  190 809  Analytical TAC  
Faroe Islands 37 500  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
TAC  Not relevant     




Species: Lemon sole and witch flounderMicrostomus kitt andGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium  368  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  1 012     
Germany  130     
France  277     
The Netherlands 842     
Sweden  11     
United Kingdom 4 145     
Union  6 785     
TAC  6 785     
Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7(BLI/5B67-)
Germany  113  Analytical TAC  
Estonia  17  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Spain  356     
France  8 126     
Ireland  31     
Lithuania  7     
Poland  3     
United Kingdom 2 066     
Others  31     
Union  10 750     
Norway  250     
Faroe Islands 150     
TAC  11 150     



Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: International waters of 12(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia  0  Precautionary TAC  
Spain  132     
France  3     
Lithuania  1     
United Kingdom 1     
Others  0     
Union  137     
TAC  137     

Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 2 and 4(BLI/24-)
Denmark  2  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  2     
Ireland  2     
France  15     
United Kingdom 9     
Others  2     
Union  32     
TAC  32     

Species: Blue lingMolva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of 3a(BLI/03A-)
Denmark  2  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  1     
Sweden  2     
Union  5     
TAC  5     
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of 1 and 2(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark  26  Precautionary TAC  
Germany  26     
France  26     
United Kingdom 26     
Others  13     
Union  117     
TAC  117     

Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union waters of 3a(LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium  13  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  101     
Germany  13     
Sweden  39     
United Kingdom 13     
Union  179     
TAC  179     
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union waters of 4(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium  27  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  424     
Germany  262     
France  236     
The Netherlands 9     
Sweden  18     
United Kingdom 3 261     
Union  4 237     
TAC  4 237     

Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of 5(LIN/05EI.)
Belgium  9  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  6     
Germany  6     
France  6     
United Kingdom 6     
Union  33     
TAC  33     
Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium  46  Precautionary TAC
Denmark  8     
Germany  166     
Ireland  898     
Spain  3 361     
France  3 583     
Portugal  8     
United Kingdom 4 126     
Union  12 196     
Norway  8 000     
Faroe Islands 200     
TAC  20 396     






Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium  9  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  1 187  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany  33  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France  13     
The Netherlands 2     
United Kingdom 106     
Union  1 350     
TAC Not relevant     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 3a(NEP/03A.)
Denmark  10 093  Analytical TAC  
Germany  29     
Sweden  3 611     
Union  13 733     
TAC  13 733     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium  1 203  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  1 203  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  18     
France  35     
The Netherlands 619     
United Kingdom 19 924     
Union  23 002     
TAC  23 002     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark  568  Analytical TAC  
Germany  0  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 32  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union  600     
TAC Not relevant     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain  32  Analytical TAC  
France  129     
Ireland  215     
United Kingdom 15 523     
Union  15 899     
TAC  15 899     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 7(NEP/07.)
Spain  1 009  Analytical TAC  
France  4 089     
Ireland  6 201     
United Kingdom 5 516     
Union  16 815     
TAC  16 815     

Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain  233  Analytical TAC  
France  3 653     
Union  3 886     
TAC  3 886     
Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 8c(NEP/08C.)
Spain  2,7  Precautionary TAC  
France  0,0     
Union  2,7     
TAC  2,7     

Species: Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411)
Spain  97  Precautionary TAC  
Portugal  289     
Union  386     
TAC  386     


Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: 3a(PRA/03A.)
Denmark  1 537  Analytical TAC  
Sweden  828     
Union  2 365     
TAC  4 430     
Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark  892  Precautionary TAC  
The Netherlands 8     
Sweden  36     
United Kingdom 264     
Union  1 200     
TAC  1 200     
Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.)
Denmark  200  Analytical TAC  
Sweden  123  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union  323  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant     

Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp. Zone: French Guiana waters(PEN/FGU.)
France to be established  Precautionary TAC  
Union to be established  Article 6 of this Regulation applies 
TAC to be established     


Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium  102  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  13 231  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  68     
The Netherlands 2 545     
Sweden  709     
Union  16 655     
TAC  19 647     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark  1 016  Analytical TAC  
Germany  11  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Sweden  114     
Union  1 141     
TAC  1 141     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat(PLE/2A3AX4)
Belgium  5 522  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  17 946  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  5 177     
France  1 035     
The Netherlands 34 510     
United Kingdom 25 538     
Union  89 728     
Norway  10 280     
TAC  146 852     

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 4 (PLE/*04N-)
Union 56 041
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(PLE/56-14)
France  9  Precautionary TAC  
Ireland  261     
United Kingdom 388     
Union  658     
TAC  658     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 7a(PLE/07A.)
Belgium  115  Analytical TAC
France  50  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  1 442     
The Netherlands 35     
United Kingdom 1 148     
Union  2 790     
TAC  2 790     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 7b and 7c(PLE/7BC.)
France  11  Precautionary TAC  
Ireland  63     
Union  74     
TAC  74     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 7d and 7e(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium  1 498  Analytical TAC  
France  4 993  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
United Kingdom 2 663     
Union  9 154     
TAC  9 154     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 7f and 7g(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium  466  Precautionary TAC 
France  842  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  255     
United Kingdom 440     
Union  2 003     
TAC  2 003     
Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium  4  Precautionary TAC
France  8  Article 8 of this Regulation applies
Ireland  30  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 17  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 8     
Union  67     
TAC  67     

Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(PLE/8/3411)
Spain  59  Precautionary TAC 
France  237     
Portugal  59     
Union  355     
TAC  355     
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(POL/56-14)
Spain  3  Precautionary TAC  
France  114     
Ireland  34     
United Kingdom 87     
Union  238     
TAC  238     
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: 7(POL/07.)
Belgium  378  Precautionary TAC  
Spain  23     
France  8 712     
Ireland  929     
United Kingdom 2 121     
Union  12 163     
TAC  12 163     

Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain  252  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 230     
Union  1 482     
TAC  1 482     
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: 8c(POL/08C.)
Spain  187  Precautionary TAC  
France  21     
Union  208     
TAC  208     
Species: PollackPollachius pollachius Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411)
Spain  246  Precautionary TAC  
Portugal  8     
Union  254     
TAC  254     


Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a(POK/2C3A4)
Belgium  28  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  3 292  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  8 314     
France  19 567     
The Netherlands 83     
Sweden  452     
United Kingdom 6 374     
Union  38 110     
Norway  41 703     
TAC  79 813     

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14(POK/56-14)
Germany  350  Analytical TAC  
France  3 479  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  401     
United Kingdom 3 110     
Union  7 340     
Norway  940     
TAC  8 280     

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(POK/04-N.)
Sweden  880  Analytical TAC  
Union  880  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant     

Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: 7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POK/7/3411)
Belgium  6  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 245     
Ireland  1 491     
United Kingdom 434     
Union  3 176     
TAC  3 176     
Species: Turbot and brillPsetta maxima andScophthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium  477  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  1 018  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  260     
France  123     
The Netherlands 3 609     
Sweden  7     
United Kingdom 1 004     
Union  6 498     
TAC  6 498     
Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium  292  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  11     
Germany  14     
France  46     
The Netherlands 249     
United Kingdom 1 125     
Union  1 737     
TAC  1 737     




Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of 3a(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark  37  Precautionary TAC  
Sweden  10     
Union  47     
TAC  47     

Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium  920  Precautionary TAC  
Estonia  5     
France  4 127     
Germany  12     
Ireland  1 329     
Lithuania  21     
The Netherlands 4     
Portugal  23     
Spain  1 111     
United Kingdom 2 632     
Union  10 184     
TAC  10 184     




Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of 7d(SRX/07D.)
Belgium  133  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 112     
The Netherlands 7     
United Kingdom 222     
Union  1 474     
TAC  1 474     




Species: Undulate rayRaja undulata Zone: Union waters of 7d and 7e(RJU/7DE.)
Belgium  21  Precautionary TAC
Estonia  0     
France  105     
Germany  0     
Ireland  27     
Lithuania  0     
The Netherlands  0     
Portugal  0     
Spain  23     
United Kingdom  58     
Union  234     
TAC  234     

Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of 8 and 9(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium  10  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 805     
Portugal  1 463     
Spain  1 471     
United Kingdom 10     
Union  4 759     
TAC  4 759     


Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark  14  Analytical TAC  
Germany  25     
Estonia  14     
Spain  14     
France  231     
Ireland  14     
Lithuania  14     
Poland  14     
United Kingdom 910     
Union  1 250     
Norway  1 250     
TAC  2 500     

Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32(MAC/2A34.)
Belgium  581  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  19 998  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany  606     
France  1 830     
The Netherlands 1 842     
Sweden  5 459     
United Kingdom 1 706     
Union  32 022     
Norway  191 059     
TAC  922 064     




Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 3a 3a and 4bc 4b 4c 6, international waters of 2a, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 September to 31 December
 (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 11 999
France 0 490 0 0 0
The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 390 10 3 113
United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0
Norway 3 000 0 0 0 0
Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14(MAC/2CX14-)
Germany  23 416  Analytical TAC  
Spain  25  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Estonia  195     
France  15 612     
Ireland  78 052     
Latvia  144     
Lithuania  144     
The Netherlands 34 147     
Poland  1 649     
United Kingdom 214 647     
Union  368 031     
Norway  16 492     
Faroe Islands 34 856     
TAC  922 064     




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 2a; Union and Norwegian waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 September to 31 December Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters
 (MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2)
Germany 14 132 1 904 1 948
France 9 422 1 268 1 299
Ireland 47 107 6 349 6 494
The Netherlands 20 609 2 776 2 841
United Kingdom 129 549 17 463 17 860
Union 220 819 29 760 30 442
Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411)
Spain  34 708  Analytical TAC  
France  230  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal  7 174     
Union  42 112     
TAC  922 064     

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
 8b (MAC/*08B.)
Spain 2 915
France 19
Portugal 602
Species: MackerelScomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a(MAC/2A4A-N)
Denmark  14 453  Analytical TAC  
Union  14 453     
TAC Not relevant     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 3a; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-24(SOL/3ABC24)
Denmark  447  Analytical TAC  
Germany  26  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
The Netherlands 43     
Sweden  17     
Union  533     
TAC  533     

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium  1 461  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  668  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Germany  1 169     
France  292     
The Netherlands 13 194     
United Kingdom 751     
Union  17 535     
Norway  10     
TAC  17 545     

Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(SOL/56-14)
Ireland  46  Precautionary TAC  
United Kingdom 11     
Union  57     
TAC  57     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7a(SOL/07A.)
Belgium  213  Analytical TAC  
France  3  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland  77  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 68     
United Kingdom 96     
Union  457     
TAC  457     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7b and 7c(SOL/7BC.)
France  6  Precautionary TAC  
Ireland  36     
Union  42     
TAC  42     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7d(SOL/07D.)
Belgium  753  Precautionary TAC  
France  1 506  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
United Kingdom 538     
Union  2 797     
TAC  2 797     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7e(SOL/07E.)
Belgium  52  Analytical TAC  
France  556  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
United Kingdom 870     
Union  1 478     
TAC  1 478     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7f and 7g(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium  1 032  Analytical TAC  
France  103  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  52     
United Kingdom 465     
Union  1 652     
TAC  1 652     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium  27  Precautionary TAC  
France  55  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Ireland  148     
The Netherlands 44     
United Kingdom 55     
Union  329     
TAC  329     
Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 8a and 8b(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium  45  Analytical TAC  
Spain  8  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
France  3 361     
The Netherlands 252     
Union  3 666     
TAC  3 666     
Species: SoleSolea spp. Zone: 8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOO/8CDE34)
Spain  323  Precautionary TAC  
Portugal  535     
Union  858     
TAC  858     
Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: 3a(SPR/03A.)
Denmark  8 920  Analytical TAC  
Germany  19     
Sweden  3 375     
Union  12 314     
TAC  13 312     


Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium  0  Analytical TAC  
Denmark  0     
Germany  0     
France  0     
The Netherlands 0     
Sweden  0     
United Kingdom 0     
Union  0     
Norway  0     
Faroe Islands 0     
TAC  0     




Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: 7d and 7e(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium  8  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  489     
Germany  8     
France  105     
The Netherlands 105     
United Kingdom 791     
Union  1 506     
TAC  1 506     
Species: Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14(DGS/15X14)
Belgium  20  Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany  4 
Spain  10 
France  83 
Ireland  53 
The Netherlands  0 
Portugal  0 
United Kingdom  100 
Union  270 
TAC  270 

Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium  12  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  5 311     
Germany  469     
Spain  99     
France  441     
Ireland  334     
The Netherlands 3 197     
Portugal  11     
Sweden  75     
United Kingdom 1 264     
Union  11 213     
Norway  2 550     
TAC  13 763     



Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark  6 821  Analytical TAC  
Germany  5 322     
Spain  7 260     
France  2 739     
Ireland  17 726     
The Netherlands 21 356     
Portugal  699     
Sweden  675     
United Kingdom 6 419     
Union  69 017     
Faroe Islands 1 600     
TAC  70 617     





Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: 8c(JAX/08C.)
Spain  10 015  Analytical TAC  
France  174     
Portugal  990     
Union  11 179     
TAC  11 179     

Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: 9(JAX/09.)
Spain  30 237  Analytical TAC  
Portugal  86 634  Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies 
Union  116 871     
TAC  116 871     

Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: 10; Union waters of CECAF(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal To be established  Precautionary TAC  
Union To be established  Article 6 of this Regulation applies 
TAC To be established     


Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal To be established  Precautionary TAC  
Union To be established  Article 6 of this Regulation applies 
TAC To be established     


Species: Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF(JAX/341SPN)
Spain To be established  Precautionary TAC  
Union To be established  Article 6 of this Regulation applies 
TAC To be established     


Species: Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii Zone: 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year 2019  2020    
Denmark 54 949  64 940  Analytical TAC 
Germany 11  12  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 40  48  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 55 000  65 000    
Norway 14 500  14 500    
Faroe Islands 5 000  5 000    
TAC Not relevant  Not relevant   






Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden  800  Precautionary TAC  
Union  800     
TAC Not relevant     


Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7(OTH/5B67-C)
Union Not relevant  Precautionary TAC  
Norway  280     
TAC  Not relevant     

Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 4(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium  60  Precautionary TAC  
Denmark  5 500     
Germany  620     
France  255     
The Netherlands 440     
Sweden Not relevant     
United Kingdom 4 125     
Union  11 000     
TAC Not relevant     


Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30' N(OTH/2A46AN)
Union Not relevant  Precautionary TAC  
Norway  6 750     
Faroe Islands 150     
TAC Not relevant     



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.

ANNEX IB
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2(HER/1/2-)
Belgium 12  Analytical TAC
Denmark 11 724   
Germany 2 053   
Spain 39   
France 506   
Ireland 3 035   
The Netherlands 4 195   
Poland 593   
Portugal 39   
Finland 181   
Sweden 4 344   
United Kingdom 7 495   
Union 34 216   
Faroe Islands 7 000   
Norway 30 794   
TAC 525 594   




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)
 30 794
 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)
Belgium 2
Denmark 2 400
Germany 420
Spain 8
France 103
Ireland 621
The Netherlands 858
Poland 121
Portugal 8
Finland 37
Sweden 889
United Kingdom 1 533
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany 2 600  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Greece 322 
Spain 2 900 
Ireland 322 
France 2 387 
Portugal 2 900 
United Kingdom 10 087 
Union 21 518 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(COD/N1GL14)
Germany 1 595  Analytical TAC
United Kingdom 355  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 1 950  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant   

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: 1 and 2b(COD/1/2B.)
Germany 5 038  Analytical TAC
Spain 11 688  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 2 255  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Poland 2 244   
Portugal 2 418   
United Kingdom 3 286   
Other Member States 366   
Union 27 295   
TAC Not relevant   



Species: Cod and haddockGadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany 18  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 106 
United Kingdom 761 
Union 885 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14(GRV/514GRN)
Union 75  Analytical TAC
   Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


Species: GrenadiersMacrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union 60  Analytical TAC
   Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


Species: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: 2b(CAP/02B.)
Union 0  Analytical TAC
TAC 0   
Species: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark 0  Analytical TAC
Germany 0  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden 0  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 0   
All Member States 0   
Union 0   
Norway 0   
TAC Not relevant   


Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany 236  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 142 
United Kingdom 722 
Union 1 100 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Faroese waters(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark 1 100  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany 75 
France 120 
The Netherlands 105 
United Kingdom 1 100 
Union 2 500 
TAC Not relevant 

Species: Ling and blue lingMolva molva and molva dypterygia Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany 552  Analytical TAC
France 1 225  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 108  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 1 885   
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark 1 000  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 1 000 
Union 2 000 
Norway 1 200 
Faroe Islands 1 200 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark 1 400  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 1 400 
Union 2 800 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany 2 040  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 328 
United Kingdom 182 
Union 2 550 
TAC Not relevant 
Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: International waters of 1 and 2(POK/1/2INT)
Union 0  Analytical TAC
TAC Not relevant   
Species: SaithePollachius virens Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium 52  Analytical TAC
Germany 322  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 1 571  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands 52   
United Kingdom 603   
Union 2 600   
TAC Not relevant   
Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany 25  Analytical TAC
United Kingdom 25  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 50  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: International waters of 1 and 2(GHL/1/2INT)
Union 1 800  Precautionary TAC
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.)
Germany 1 925  Analytical TAC
Union 1 925  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Norway 575  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(GHL/5-14GL)
Germany 4 289  Analytical TAC
United Kingdom 226  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 4 515  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Norway 575   
Faroe Islands 110   
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Redfish (shallow pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14(RED/51214S)
Estonia 0  Analytical TAC
Germany 0  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain 0  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 0   
Ireland 0   
Latvia 0   
The Netherlands 0   
Poland 0   
Portugal 0   
United Kingdom 0   
Union 0   
TAC 0   
Species: Redfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14(RED/51214D)
Estonia 26  Analytical TAC
Germany 519  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain 91  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 48   
Ireland 0   
Latvia 9   
The Netherlands 0   
Poland 47   
Portugal 109   
United Kingdom 1   
Union 850   
TAC 5 500   


Species: RedfishSebastes mentella Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(REB/1N2AB.)
Germany 766  Analytical TAC
Spain 95  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 84  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 405   
United Kingdom 150   
Union 1 500   
TAC Not relevant   
Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: International waters of 1 and 2(RED/1/2INT)
Union to be established  Analytical TAC
   Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 13 686  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 5, 12 and 14(RED/N1G14P)
Germany 655  Analytical TAC
France 3  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 5  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 663   
Norway 561   
Faroe Islands 0   
TAC Not relevant   




Species: Redfish (demersal)Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14(RED/N1G14D)
Germany 1 976  Analytical TAC
France 10  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 14  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 2 000   
TAC Not relevant   

Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium 1  Analytical TAC
Germany 92  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 6  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 1   
Union 100   
TAC Not relevant   
Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany 117  Analytical TAC
France 47  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 186  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 350   
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Other species Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany 281  Analytical TAC
France 253  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 166  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 700   
TAC Not relevant   

Species: Flatfish Zone: Faroese waters of 5b(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany 9  Analytical TAC
France 7  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom 34  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union 50   
TAC Not relevant   
Species: By-catches Zone: Greenland waters(B-C/GRL)
Union 800  Precautionary TAC
   Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC Not relevant  Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX IC
Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia 95  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany 397 
Latvia 95 
Lithuania 95 
Poland 324 
Spain 1 221 
France 170 
Portugal 1 673 
United Kingdom 795 
Union 4 865 
TAC 8 531 
Species: Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3L(WIT/N3L.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia 52  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia 52 
Lithuania 52 
Union 156 
TAC 1 175 
Species: American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus Zone: NAFO Subareas 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia 128  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia 128 
Lithuania 128 
Poland 227 
Union Not relevant 
TAC 34 000 


Species: Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea Zone: NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 17 000 

Species: CapelinMallotus villosus Zone: NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
Union 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 0 

Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3LNO(PRA/N3LNO.)
Estonia 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia 0 
Lithuania 0 
Poland 0 
Spain 0 
Portugal 0 
Union 0 
TAC 0 



Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3M(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC


Species: Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia 340  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany 347 
Latvia 48 
Lithuania 24 
Spain 4 650 
Portugal 1 944 
Union 7 353 
TAC 12 542 
Species: SkateRajidae Zone: NAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia 283  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania 62 
Spain 3 403 
Portugal 660 
Union 4 408 
TAC 7 000 
Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia 895  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany 615 
Latvia 895 
Lithuania 895 
Union 3 300 
TAC 18 100 
Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia 1 571  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany 513 
Latvia 1 571 
Lithuania 1 571 
Spain 233 
Portugal 2 354 
Union 7 813 
TAC 8 590 

Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain 1 771  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 5 229 
Union 7 000 
TAC 20 000 
Species: RedfishSebastes spp. Zone: NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania 0 
Union 0 
TAC 0 

Species: White hakeUrophycis tenuis Zone: NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain 255  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 333 
Union 588 
TAC 1 000 

ANNEX ID
Species: Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus 169,35  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Greece 314,77 
Spain 6 107,6 
France 6 026,6 
Croatia 952,53 
Italy 4 756,49 
Malta 390,24 
Portugal 574,31 
Other Member States 68,11 
Union 19 360 
Special additional allocation 100 
TAC 36 000 







Species: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain 6 509,07  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 1 047,82 
Other Member States 128,81 
Union 7 685,7 
TAC 13 200 




Species: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain 4 712,18  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 299,03 
Union 5 011,21 
TAC 14 000 

Species: SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone: Mediterranian Sea(SWO/MED)
Croatia 14,64  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Cyprus 53,99 
Spain 1 667,58 
France 123,77 
Greece 1 103,91 
Italy 3 418,68 
Malta 405,58 
Union 6 780,6 
TAC 9 583,07 

Species: Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland 2 891,01  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain 16 312,85 
France 5 203,15 
United Kingdom 188,45 
Portugal 2 273,97 
Union 26 869,43 
TAC 33 600 

Species: Southern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain 905,86  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 297,7 
Portugal 633,94 
Union 1 837,5 
TAC 24 000 
Species: Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus Zone: Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain 8 055,73  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 4 428,6 
Portugal 3 058,33 
Union 15 542,66 
TAC 62 500 
Species: Blue marlinMakaira nigricans Zone: Atlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain 22,88  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France 380,48 
Portugal 46,44 
Union 449,8 
TAC 1 670 

Species: White marlinTetrapturus albidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain 0  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal 0 
Union 0 
TAC 355 
Species: Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares Zone: Atlantic Ocean(YFT/ATLANT)
TAC 110 000  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species: SailfishIstiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W(SAI/AE45W)
TAC 1 271  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species: SailfishIstiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W(SAI/AW45W)
TAC 1 030  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species: Blue sharkPrionace glauca Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(BSH/AN05N)
Ireland 1  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain 27 062 
France 152 
Portugal 5 363 
Union 32 578 
TAC 39 102 

Species: Blue sharkPrionace glauca Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(BSH/AS05N)
TAC 28 923  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX IE
The TACs set out below are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the SEAFO Secretariat which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to a TAC exhaustion

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

Species: Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO Subdivision B1(GER/F47NAM)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC

Species: Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO, excluding Subdivision B1(GER/F47X)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC
Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO Subarea D(TOP/F47D)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC
Species: Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO, excluding Suarea D(TOP/F47-D)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC
Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO Subdivision B1(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC


Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO, excluding Subdivision B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC
Species: Pelagic armourheadPseudopentaceros spp. Zone: SEAFO(EDW/SEAFO)
TAC pm  Precautionary TAC
ANNEX IF
Species: Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii Zone: All areas of distribution (SBF/F41-81)
Union 11  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC 17 647 

ANNEX IG
Species: Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus Zone: WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(BET/F7120S)
Union 2 000  Precautionary TAC
TAC Not relevant  

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

ANNEX IJ
Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex.

Species: Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares Zone: IOTC Area of Competence(YFT/IOTC)
France 29 501  Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Italy 2 515 
Spain 45 682 
  
Union 77 698 
  
TAC Not relevant 
ANNEX IK
Species: ToothfishDissostichus spp. Zone: Del Cano Area(TOT/F517DC)
Union 18,33  Precautionary TAC
TAC 55 


Species: ToothfishDissostichus spp. Zone: Williams Ridge(TOT/F574WR)
Union to be established  Precautionary TAC
TAC 140 


ANNEX IL
Species: Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus Zone: IATTC Convention Area(BET/IATTC)
Union 500  Precautionary TAC
TAC Not relevant 

ANNEX II
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 gillnets, 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 7e.
 1.2. 

((a)) such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2018 management period;
((b)) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
((c)) by 31 July 2020 and 31 January 2021 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2020.

Where any of those 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 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 gillnets, 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 7e;
((d)) ‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021.

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 2018, 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 carrying on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.


Regulated gear Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm Belgium 176
France 188
United Kingdom 222
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm Belgium 176
France 191
United Kingdom 176

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 with 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 gear.
 7.5. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gear.
 7.6. 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 2020 and 31 January 2021 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. 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 number of days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. 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 in accordance with 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 that information 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 53(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, before the transfer takes place, the Commission 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
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 gear and static gear, 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 2018 and 2019 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:BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mmGN = gillnet < 220 mmTN = trammel 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011
 (4) Length of management period
 2 L Length of the management period measured in months
 (5) Gear notified
 2 L One of the following gear types:BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mmGN = gillnet < 220 mmTN = trammel 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 II for the choice of gear 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 III

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 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
1r 31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5
2r 35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1
3r 41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0
4 38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0
5r 47–52 F1–F5
6 41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1
7r 47–52 E6–F0
Appendix
ANNEX IV

The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear, except pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), during the identified period:

Time-limited closures
No Area name Coordinates Period Additional comment
1 Stanhope ground 60° 10' N - 01° 45' E60° 10' N - 02° 00' E60° 25' N - 01° 45' E60° 25' N - 02° 00' E 1 January to 30 April 
2 Long Hole 59° 07,35' N - 0° 31,04' W59° 03,60' N - 0° 22,25' W58° 59,35' N - 0° 17,85' W58° 56,00' N - 0° 11,01' W58° 56,60' N - 0° 08,85' W58° 59,86' N - 0° 15,65' W59° 03,50' N - 0° 20,00' W59° 08,15' N - 0° 29,07' W 1 January to 31 March 
3 Coral edge 58° 51,70' N - 03° 26,70' E58° 40,66' N - 03° 34,60' E58° 24,00' N - 03° 12,40' E58° 24,00' N - 02° 55,00' E58° 35,65' N - 02° 56,30' E 1 January to 28 February 
4 Papa Bank 59° 56' N - 03° 08' W59° 56' N - 02° 45' W59° 35' N - 03° 15' W59° 35' N - 03° 35' W 1 January to 15 March 
5 Foula Deeps 60° 17,50' N - 01° 45' W60° 11,00' N - 01° 45' W60° 11,00' N - 02° 10' W60° 20,00' N - 02° 00' W60° 20,00' N - 01° 50' W 1 November to 31 December 
6 Egersund Bank 58° 07,40' N - 04° 33,00' E57° 53,00' N - 05° 12,00' E57° 40,00' N - 05° 10,90' E57° 57,90' N - 04° 31,90' E 1 January to 31 March (10 × 25 nautical miles)
7 East of Fair Isle 59° 40' N - 01° 23' W59° 40' N - 01° 13' W59° 30' N - 01° 20' W59° 10' N - 01° 20' W59° 30' N - 01° 28' W59° 10' N - 01° 28' W 1 January to 15 March 
8 West Bank 57° 15' N - 05° 01' E56° 56' N - 05° 00' E56° 56' N - 06° 20' E57° 15' N - 06° 20' E 1 February to 15 March (18 × 4 nautical miles)
9 Revet 57° 28,43' N - 08° 05,66' E57° 27,44' N - 08° 07,20' E57° 51,77' N - 09° 26,33' E57° 52,88' N - 09° 25,00' E 1 February 15 March (1,5 × 49 nautical miles)
10 Rabarberen 57° 47,00' N - 11° 04,00' E57° 43,00' N - 11° 04,00' E57° 43,00' N - 11° 09,00' E57° 47,00' N - 11° 09,00' E 1 February – 15 March East of Skagen(2,7 × 4 nautical miles)
ANNEX V
PART A

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 cod-end 70 Not relevant 22
 Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’ 34 DE 2 20
DK 5
FR 4
NL 6
UK 7
SE 1
ES 4
IE 4
PT 1
 Line fisheries 10 UK 10 6
 Mackerel 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






PART B

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


ANNEX VI
1. 
Spain 60
France 37
Union 97
2. 
Spain 364
France 130
Italy 30
Cyprus 20
Malta 54
Union 598

3. 
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









5. 
Member State Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 3

6. 

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
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 6 300
Italy 3 764
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 786
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
ANNEX VII
Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention Area in 2019/2020 shall be limited to the following:

Table A 

Member State Area Maximum number of vessels
Spain 48.6 1
Spain 88.1 1

Table B 
The TACs set out below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion


Subarea Region Season SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1) Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1) Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea By-catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Skates and rays Macrourus spp. Other species
48.6 Whole subarea 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2020 48.6_2 140 670 7 22 22
48.6_3 38 2 6 6
48.6_4 163 8 26 26
48.6_5 329 16 53 23
88.1. Whole subarea 1 December 2019 to 31 August 2020 A, B, C, G 597 3 140 30 96 30
G, H, I, J, K 2 072 104 317 104
Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area 426 23 72 23





Appendix
PART A
Research block 48.6_2 coordinates


 54° 00' S 01° 00' E
 55° 00' S 01° 00' E
 55° 00' S 02° 00' E
 55° 30' S 02° 00' E
 55° 30' S 04° 00' E
 56° 30' S 04° 00' E
 56° 30' S 07° 00' E
 56° 00' S 07° 00' E
 56° 00' S 08° 00' E
 54° 00' S 08° 00' E
 54° 00' S 09° 00' E
 53° 00' S 09° 00' E
 53° 00' S 03° 00' E
 53° 30' S 03° 00' E
 53° 30' S 02° 00' E
 54° 00' S 02° 00' E

Research block 48.6_3 coordinates


 64° 30' S 01° 00' E
 66° 00' S 01° 00' E
 66° 00' S 04° 00' E
 65° 00' S 04° 00' E
 65° 00' S 07° 00' E
 64° 30' S 07° 00' E

Research block 48.6_4 coordinates


 68° 20' S 10° 00' E
 68° 20' S 13° 00' E
 69° 30' S 13° 00' E
 69° 30' S 10° 00' E
 69° 45' S 10° 00' E
 69° 45' S 06° 00' E
 69° 00' S 06° 00' E
 69° 00' S 10° 00' E

Research block 48.6_5 coordinates


 71° 00' S 15° 00' W
 71° 00' S 13° 00' W
 70° 30' S 13° 00' W
 70° 30' S 11° 00' W
 70° 30' S 10° 00' W
 69° 30' S 10° 00' W
 69° 30' S 09° 00' W
 70° 00' S 09° 00' W
 70° 00' S 08° 00' W
 69° 30' S 08° 00' W
 69° 30' S 07° 00' W
 70° 30' S 07° 00' W
 70° 30' S 10° 00' W
 71° 00' S 10° 00' W
 71° 00' S 11° 00' W
 71° 30' S 11° 00' W
 71° 30' S 15° 00' W


Region SSRU Boundary line
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.

PART B
General information

Member: …

Fishing season: …

Name of vessel: …

Expected level of catch (tonnes): …

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

Intended fishing subareas and divisions

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 techniqueTick the appropriate boxes
□ Conventional trawl
□ Continuous fishing system
□ Pumping to clear cod-end
□ Other method (please specify)

Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught


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 configuration


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 (cod-end)      




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 diagram(s) 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.

Marine mammal exclusion device

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.

Collection of acoustic data

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 myctophids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10).


Method Equation (kg) Parameter
Description Type Estimation method Unit
Holding tank volume W*L*H*ρ*1 000 W = tank width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
L = tank length Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
H = depth of krill in tank Haul-specific Direct observation m
Flow meter V*Fkrill*ρ V = volume of krill and water combined Haul-specific Direct observation litre
Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample Haul-specific Flow meter volume correction —
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
Flow meter (V*ρ)–M V = volume of krill paste Haul-specific Direct observation litre
M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass Haul-specific Direct observation kg
ρ = density of krill paste Variable Direct observation kg/litre
Flow scale M*(1–F) M = mass of krill and water combined Haul-specific Direct observation kg
F = fraction of water in the sample Variable Flow scale mass correction —
Plate tray (M–Mtray)*N Mtray = mass of empty tray Constant Direct observation prior to fishing kg
M = mean mass of krill and tray combined Variable Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained kg
N = number of trays Haul-specific Direct observation —
Meal conversion Mmeal*MCF Mmeal = mass of meal produced Haul-specific Direct observation kg
MCF = meal conversion factor Variable Meal to whole krill conversion —
Cod-end volume W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000 W = cod-end width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
H = cod-end height Constant Measure at the start of fishing m
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre
L = cod-end length Haul-specific Direct observation m
Other Please specify    



Observation steps and frequency


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)
Cod-end volume
At the start of fishing Measure the width and height of the cod-end (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 cod-end
Every haul Measure the length of cod-end containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)



ANNEX VIII
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 Area of Competence.

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

ANNEX IX

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 14Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas south of 20°S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain 4
Union 4