
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 683/2011 of 20 June 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 as regards fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 fixes for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters.

(2) Consultations on fishing opportunities between the Union and the Faroe Islands failed to result in an agreement for 2011. After a further round of consultations with Norway in March 2011, the fishing opportunities reserved for the consultations with the Faroe Islands can now be allocated to Member States. Therefore, Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 and the relevant TACs in Annexes IA and IB thereto should be amended in order to distribute the non-allocated quota and to reflect the traditional allocation of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic.

(3) It is desirable to implement flexible arrangements regarding the use of blue whiting quotas across the two main management areas provided for in Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 for that fishery (namely the area consisting of EU and international waters of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV and the area consisting of ICES zones VIIIc, IX and X and EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1), since those two areas are subject to the same scientific advice and considered part of the same biological stock.

(4) Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 establishes general quotas for Norway lobster in ICES zone VII and specific quotas for Norway lobster in the area of the Porcupine Bank located within that zone. It is necessary to fix those specific quotas anew for the year 2011 on the basis of updated data on historic catches.

(5) Further to the consultations concluded on 17 March 2011 between coastal states (Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland) and other North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC) parties (Union and Norway) on the management of redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters, it is necessary to establish TACs for redfish in those areas while respecting the agreed time and area restrictions. Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 should be amended accordingly.

(6) At its Annual Meeting in 2010, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission decided to maintain the limits imposed for that year on swordfish catches and on the number of vessels authorised to fish for swordfish, with effect from 1 January 2011. It is necessary to implement those measures in Union law.

(7) During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific (SPRFMO), the participants accepted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. New interim measures have been accepted at the Second Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission, held in January 2011. Those interim measures are voluntary and not legally binding under international law. It is however appropriate, in accordance with the cooperation and conservation obligations enshrined in the International Law of the Sea, to implement those measures in Union law by establishing an overall quota for the Union. For the purpose of allocating the Union quota among the Member States, it is appropriate to establish a new and final allocation key on the basis of sound, fair and objective criteria of the past fishing performance of the Member States in 2009 and 2010 which is a recent and sufficiently representative period during which all Member States concerned were present on the fishing grounds.

(8) Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 sets fishing effort limitations for the recovery of certain southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, excluding the Gulf of Cadiz. It is appropriate to clarify the wording of a special condition set out in the framework of those fishing effort limitations and the consequences of receiving an unlimited number of days for landings in the 2011 management period.

(9) Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 sets fishing effort limitations for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel. It is necessary to align the wording of that Annex with the wording of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007.

(10) Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 applies, in general, from 1 January 2011. However, the fishing effort limits are laid down for a 1-year period starting from 1 February 2011. In order to follow the year-to-year regime of reporting on fishing opportunities, the provisions of this Regulation concerning catch limits and allocations should apply from 1 January 2011 and the provisions concerning fishing effort limits should apply from 1 February 2011, except where indicated otherwise. Such retroactive application is without prejudice to the principle of legal certainty as the fishing opportunities concerned have not yet been exhausted. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
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Subject matter
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities:

((a)) for the year 2011, catch limits for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks;
((b)) for the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012, certain effort limits;
((c)) for the periods set out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the Convention Area of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR);
((d)) for the periods set out in Article 28, fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the Convention Area of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); and
((e)) additional fishing opportunities for mackerel resulting from uncaught quota in 2010.';
((2)) Annex IA is amended as follows:

((a)) the entry for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesSandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp. ZoneEU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV(SAN/2A3A4.)
Denmark 334 324 
Analytical TAC

United Kingdom 7 308
Germany 511
Sweden 12 277
EU 354 420
Norway 20 000
TAC 374 420


Special conditions: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 IID:
ZoneEU waters of sandeel management areas
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 (SAN/*234_1) (SAN/*234_2) (SAN/*234_3) (SAN/*234_4) (SAN/*234_5) (SAN/*234_6) (SAN/*234_7)
Denmark 282 989 32 072 9 434 9 434 0 395 0
United Kingdom 6 186 701 206 206 0 9 0
Germany 433 49 14 14 0 1 0
Sweden 10 392 1 178 346 346 0 15 0
EU 300 000 34 000 10 000 10 000 0 420 0
Norway 20 000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 320 000 34 000 10 000 10 000 0 420 0’;
((b)) the entry for herring in IIIa is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus ZoneIIIa(HER/03A.)
Denmark 12 608 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany 202
Sweden 13 189
EU 25 999
TAC 30 000


((c)) the entry for herring in EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus ZoneEU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany 2 513 
Analytical TAC

France 475
Ireland 3 396
The Netherlands 2 513
United Kingdom 13 584
EU 22 481
TAC 22 481

((d)) the entry for blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneEU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
Denmark 1 533 
Analytical TAC

Germany 596
Spain 1 300
France 1 067
Ireland 1 187
The Netherlands 1 869
Portugal 121
Sweden 379
United Kingdom 1 990
EU 10 042
TAC 40 100


((e)) the entry for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue lingMolva dypterygia ZoneEU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII(BLI/5B67-)
Germany 20 
Analytical TAC
Article 13 of this Regulation applies.

Estonia 3
Spain 62
France 1 422
Ireland 5
Lithuania 1
Poland 1
United Kingdom 362
Others 5
EU 1 717
Norway 150
TAC 2 032





((f)) the entry for ling in EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesLingMolva molva ZoneEU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium 30 
Analytical TAC
Article 13 of this Regulation applies.

Denmark 5
Germany 109
Spain 2 211
France 2 357
Ireland 591
Portugal 5
United Kingdom 2 716
EU 8 024
Norway 6 140
TAC 14 164


((g)) the entry for Norway lobster in zone VII is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus ZoneVII(NEP/07.)
Spain 1 306 
Analytical TAC

France 5 291
Ireland 8 025
United Kingdom 7 137
EU 21 759
TAC 21 759

((h)) the entry for mackerel in IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus ZoneIIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId(MAC/2A34.)
Belgium 517 
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Denmark 18 084
Germany 539
France 1 629
The Netherlands 1 640
Sweden 4 860
United Kingdom 1 518
EU 28 787
Norway 169 019
TAC Not relevant





Special condition:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 IIIa(MAC/*03A.) IIIa and IVbc(MAC/*3A4BC) IVb(MAC/*04B.) IVc(MAC/*04C.) VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2011 and in December 2011(MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 9 764
France 0 490 0 0 0
The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 390 10 1 847
United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0
Norway 3 000 0 0 0 0

((i)) the entry for mackerel in VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus ZoneVI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV(MAC/2CX14-)
Germany 20 694 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Spain 22
Estonia 172
France 13 797
Ireland 68 978
Latvia 127
Lithuania 127
The Netherlands 30 177
Poland 1 457
United Kingdom 189 694
EU 325 245
Norway 14 050
TAC Not relevant



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 specified below.
 EU and Norwegian waters of IVa(MAC/*04A-EN)During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2011 and from 1 September to 31 December 2011 Norwegian waters of IIa(MAC/*2AN-)
Germany 8 326 849
France 5 551 566
Ireland 27 754 2 832
The Netherlands 12 142 1 238
United Kingdom 76 325 7 789
EU 130 098 13 274’;
((j)) the entry for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411)
Spain 30 609 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 203
Portugal 6 327
EU 37 139
TAC Not relevant

Special condition:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone.
 VIIIb(MAC/*08B.)
Spain 2 570
France 17
Portugal 531’;
((k)) the entry for mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus ZoneNorwegian waters of IIa and IVa(MAC/2A4A-N.)
Denmark 13 018 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

EU 13 018
TAC Not relevant


((l)) the entry for sprat and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesSprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium 1 835 
Precautionary TAC

Denmark 145 273
Germany 1 835
France 1 835
The Netherlands 1 835
Sweden 1 330
United Kingdom 6 057
EU 160 000
Norway 10 000
TAC 170 000




((m)) the entry for horse mackerel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHorse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. ZoneEU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark 15 781 
Analytical TAC

Germany 12 314
Spain 16 795
France 6 338
Ireland 41 010
The Netherlands 49 406
Portugal 1 618
Sweden 675
United Kingdom 14 850
EU 158 787
TAC 158 787



((3)) Annex IB is amended as follows:

((a)) the entry for cod and haddock in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
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SpeciesCod and haddockGadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant';
((b)) the entry for blue whiting in Faroese waters is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneFaroese waters(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany 0
France 0
The Netherlands 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC 40 100

((c)) the entry for ling and blue ling in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
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SpeciesLing and blue lingMolva molva and Molva dypterygia ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant';
((d)) the entry for northern prawn in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark 1 950 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 1 950
EU 7 000
TAC Not relevant

((e)) the entry for saithe in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
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SpeciesSaithePollachius virens ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany 0
France 0
The Netherlands 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant';
((f)) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(GHL/N01GRN)
Germany 1 850 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

EU 2 650
TAC Not relevant

((g)) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GHL/514GRN)
Germany 5 867 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

United Kingdom 309
EU 7 000
TAC Not relevant

((h)) the entry for redfish in EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesRedfish (shallow pelagic)Sebastes spp. ZoneEU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214S)
Estonia 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany 0
Spain 0
France 0
Ireland 0
Latvia 0
The Netherlands 0
Poland 0
Portugal 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC 0

SpeciesRedfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp. ZoneEU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214D)
Estonia 177 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany 3 569
Spain 633
France 336
Ireland 1
Latvia 64
The Netherlands 2
Poland 324
Portugal 757
United Kingdom 8
EU 5 871
TAC 38 000


((i)) the entry for redfish in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesRedfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp. ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(RED/514GRN)
Germany 5 164 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 26
United Kingdom 37
EU 5 227
TAC Not relevant


((j)) the entry for other species in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesOther species ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant

((k)) the entry for flatfish in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
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SpeciesFlatfish ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

France 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant';
((4)) in Annex IC, the entry for northern prawn in zone NAFO 3L is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis ZoneNAFO 3L(PRA/N3L.)
Estonia 214 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Latvia 214
Lithuania 214
Poland 214
Other Member States 213
EU 1 069
TAC 19 200


((5)) In Annex ID, the entry for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE045W) is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus ZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE045W)
Cyprus 66,98 
Greece 124,37
Spain 2 411,01
France 958,42
Italy 1 787,91
Malta 153,99
Portugal 226,84
Other Member States 26,9
EU 5 756,41
TAC 12 900





((6)) Annex IH is replaced by the following:
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ANNEX IH

WCPFC Convention AreaSpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius ZoneWCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S)
EU 3 170,36 
Analytical TAC

TAC Not relevant';
((7)) Annex IJ is replaced by the following:
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ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO Convention AreaSpeciesJack mackerelTrachurus murphyi ZoneSPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany 10 223,67 
The Netherlands 11 080,8
Lithuania 7 112,63
Poland 12 231,9
EU 40 649';
((8)) Annex IIB is amended as follows:

((a)) point 5.2 is replaced by the following:
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5.2. For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: 


((a)) the total landings of hake in the year 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes or less than 3 % of the total landings in live weight; and
((b)) the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.
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((b)) point 9.1 is replaced by the following:
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9.1. If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2011 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes or 3 % of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes in live weight of Norway lobster.
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((9)) Annex IIC is amended as follows:

((a)) point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Fishing gear 

For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:


((a)) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;
((b)) static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm.
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((b)) Table I is replaced by the following:
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Table IGearpoint 2 DenominationOnly the gear groupings as defined in point 2 are used Western Channel
2(a) Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm 164
2(b) Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm 164';
((10)) Annex VII is replaced by the following:
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ANNEX VII



WCPFC CONVENTION AREAMaximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention AreaSpain 14
EU 14
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Entry into force and applicability
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Points 1 to 7 and point 10 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2011.
Points 8 and 9 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 February 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.