
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 941/2006 of 1 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 51/2006, as concerns blue whiting and herring 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy, and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 fixes for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required.

(2) Pursuant to consultations between the Community and the Faeroe Islands on 23 February 2006 an arrangement on mutual access on blue whiting stock and the herring stock in each other's, fishing zones has been reached. This arrangement should be implemented.

(3) Since vessels that targeted hake with gill-nets in ICES Divisions VIa, b and VIIb, c, j, k and subarea XII were not implicated in the fishing practices that led to the prohibition of the use of gill-nets in those areas, it is appropriate to allow these fisheries to continue by way of derogation from the prohibition.

(4) The Community has held consultations with Norway on the management of fisheries on the stock of Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring in the North-East Atlantic, in particular, with regard to licensing arrangements, which should be implemented.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Annexes IA, IB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 1 June 2006.
For the Council
The President
U. HAUBNER
ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall be amended as follows:

1.. in Annex IA, the entry concerning the species Blue whiting in zone I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV (EC and international waters) shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneI, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV (EC and international waters)WHB/1 X 14
Denmark 52 529 Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Germany 20 424
Spain 44 533
France 36 556
Ireland 40 677
The Netherlands 64 053
Portugal 4 137
Sweden 12 994
United Kingdom 68 161
EC 344 063
Norway 152 442
Faeroe Islands 45 000
TAC 2 000 000






2.. in Annex IA, the following entry shall be inserted after the above entry:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneEC waters of II, IVa, VIa, VIb, VIIWHB/24A567
Faeroe Islands 10 000 
TAC 2 000 000 




3.. in Annex IB, the entry concerning the species Herring in zone I and II (EC and international waters) shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus ZoneEC waters and international waters of I and IIHER/1/2.
Belgium 22 
Denmark 21 243 
Germany 3 720 
Spain 70 
France 917 
Ireland 5 499 
The Netherlands 7 602 
Poland 1 075 
Portugal 70 
Finland 329 
Sweden 7 872 
United Kingdom 13 581 
EC 62 000 
Faeroe Islands 6 196 
TAC Not relevant Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply and Article 5(2) of that Regulation applies.

Special conditions:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:
 II, Vb north of 62° N (Faeroese waters) (HER/2A5B-F)
Belgium 2
Denmark 2 117
Germany 371
Spain 7
France 91
Ireland 548
The Netherlands 758
Poland 107
Portugal 7
Finland 32
Sweden 784
United Kingdom 1 354
4.. in Part A of Annex III the following point shall be added:
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8.5. By way of derogation from points 8.3 and 8.4 vessels targeting hake may deploy gill-nets with a mesh size of 120 mm in the areas concerned at any position where the charted depth is less than 600 metres.
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5.. Parts I and II of Annex IV shall be replaced by the following:
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PART IQuantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country watersArea of fishing Fishery Number of licences Allocation of licences 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: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1, IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW: 10, UK: 17 57
Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N 80 FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1 50
Mackerel, south of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery 11 DE: 1, DK: 26, FR: 2, NL: 1 not relevant
Mackerel, south of 62° 00′ N, trawl fishery 19 not relevant
Mackerel, north of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery 11 DK: 11 not relevant
Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N 480 DK: 450, UK: 30 150
Waters of the Faeroe Islands All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faeroese baselines 26 BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18 13
Directed fishing 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  4
Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faeroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines. 70 BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20 26
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, FR: 12, UK: 0 20
Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend. 70  22
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faeroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called “main fishing area of blue whiting” 36 DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5 20
Line fishing 10 UK: 10 6
Fishing for mackerel 12 DK: 12 12
Herring fisheries north of 62° N 21 DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3 21
Waters of the Russian Federation All fisheries pm  pm
Fisheries for cod 7  pm
Fisheries for sprat pm  pm







PART IIQuantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third country fishing vessels in Community watersFlag State Fishery Number of licences Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 18 18
Faeroe Islands Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) 14 14
Herring north of 62° 00′ N 21 21
Herring, IIIa 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 15 15
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, II, IVa, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
Russian Federation Herring, IIId (Swedish waters) pm pm
Herring, IIId (Swedish waters, non-fishing mother ships) pm pm
Sprat 4 pm
Barbados Penaeus shrimps (French Guyana waters) 5 pm
Snappers (French Guyana waters) 5 pm
Guyana Penaeus shrimps (French Guyana waters) pm pm
Surinam Penaeus shrimps (French Guyana waters) 5 pm
Trinidad and Tobago Penaeus shrimps (French Guyana waters) 8 pm
Japan Tuna (French Guyana waters) pm 
Korea Tuna (French Guyana waters) pm pm
Venezuela Snappers (French Guyana waters) 41 pm
Sharks (French Guyana waters) 4 pm









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