Lexploria

23.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 40/2008

of 16 January 2008

fixing for 2008 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

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 (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod stocks (3), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula (5), and in particular Articles 4 and 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (6), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to 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 (7), and in particular Articles 3 and 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (8), and in particular Articles 6 and 9 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires the Council to adopt the measures necessary to ensure access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities taking account of available scientific advice and, in particular, the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(2)

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States and third countries in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 20 of that Regulation.

(3)

In order to ensure effective management of the TACs and quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established.

(4)

The principles and certain procedures for fishery management need to be laid down at Community level, so that Member States can ensure the management of the vessels flying their flag.

(5)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 lays down definitions of relevance for the allocation of fishing opportunities.

(6)

Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Community legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (9), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (10), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (11), Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States in the north-east Atlantic (12), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (13), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (14), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (15), Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption (16), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (17), Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (18), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (19), Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (20), Regulation (EC) No 811/2004, Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (21), Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (22), Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (23), Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 , Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (24), Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 (25) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (26).

(7)

It should be clarified that if marine organisms caught during fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations are sold, the provisions of this Regulation should apply also to such fishing operations. It is necessary, following the advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), to maintain the application of a system to manage the catch limits of anchovy in ICES zone VIII. The Commission should fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2008 and of discussions taking place in the context of a multi-annual plan for anchovy.

(8)

It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of zone IIa.

(9)

As a transitional measure in the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES, the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species should be further reduced.

(10)

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 it is incumbent upon the Council to decide on the conditions associated with the limits on catches and/or fishing effort limits. Scientific advice indicates that substantial catches in excess of agreed TACs result in the sustainability of fishing operations being prejudiced. It is therefore appropriate to introduce associated conditions that will result in improved implementation of the agreed fishing possibilities.

(11)

At its Annual Meeting in 2007, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of technical and control measures. It is necessary to implement these measures.

(12)

At its XXVIth annual meeting in 2007, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted relevant catch limits for the stocks open to established fisheries by any CCAMLR Member. CCAMLR also approved the participation of Community vessels in exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) and made the relevant fishing activities subject to catch and by-catch limits, as well as to certain specific technical measures. Those limits and technical measures should also be applied.

(13)

In order to comply with international obligations assumed by the Community as a Contracting Party to the CCAMLR, including the obligation to apply the measures adopted by the CCAMLR Commission, the TACs adopted by that Commission for the 2007-2008 season and the corresponding season limit dates should be applied.

(14)

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (27), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.

(15)

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations, the Community has held consultations on fishing rights with Norway (28), the Faroe Islands (29) and Greenland (30).

(16)

The Community is a contracting party to several regional fisheries organisations. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the setting of catch limitations and/or effort limitations and other conservation rules for certain species. Such recommendations should therefore be implemented by the Community.

(17)

Discussions on an alternative system for effort management based on kilowatt-day ceilings 2008 that have taken place in 2007 have revealed that it will be necessary to have a longer timeframe to adapt the national administrative procedures to the requirements of such an effort management system. The current effort management system based on days at sea will be maintained in 2008, with the intention of continuing discussions on an effort management based on kilowatt-days in 2008 for the purpose of implementing such a system in 2009.

(18)

For the adjustment of fishing effort limitations on cod as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, alternative arrangements are maintained in order to manage fishing effort consistently with the TAC, as laid down in Article 8(3) of that Regulation.

(19)

Certain temporary provisions should be maintained on the use of VMS data in order to provide for greater efficiency and effectiveness in the monitoring, control and surveillance of effort management.

(20)

For the adjustment of fishing effort limitations on sole as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 alternative arrangements should be established in order to manage fishing effort consistently with the TAC, as laid down in Article 5(2) of that Regulation.

(21)

For the adjustment of fishing effort limitations on plaice and sole as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, alternative arrangements should be established in order to manage fishing effort consistently with the TAC, as laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation.

(22)

For the cod stocks in the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Western channel, in the Irish Sea and in the west of Scotland, and the stocks of hake and of Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa, the levels of permissible effort within the management scheme need to be adapted.

(23)

In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks, certain supplementary measures on control and technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2008.

(24)

Following scientific advice from ICES, measures to protect the spawning aggregations of blue ling in ICES zones VI and VII are needed in addition to catch limitations in order to ensure their protection.

(25)

Scientific investigations have demonstrated that the fishing practices when fishing with gillnets and entangling nets in ICES zones VIa, VIb, VIIb, VIIc, VIIj, VIIk, VIII, IX, X and XII constitute a serious threat to deep-sea species. However, transitional measures to allow these fisheries to take place under certain conditions should be implemented until more permanent measures are adopted.

(26)

In accordance with the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Community and Norway of 26 November 2007, technical measures to increase selectivity of towed gears in order to reduce discards of whiting in the North Sea should be tested during the first part of 2008.

(27)

In order to ensure sustainable exploitation of the hake and Norway lobster stock and to reduce discards, the use of the latest developments as regards selective gears should be permitted in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId.

(28)

The use of gears that do not catch Norway lobster should be permitted in certain areas dedicated to the protection of the species, where fishing is prohibited.

(29)

In the light of advice from STECF, certain herring spawning ground closures are not necessary to ensure sustainable exploitation of that species in ICES zone VIa.

(30)

The control of landings and transhipments of frozen fish by third country fishing vessels landed in Community ports, as recommended by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), should be maintained. In November 2007 the NEAFC recommended replacing a number of vessels on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries. Implementation of the recommendations in the Community legal order should be ensured.

(31)

In order to contribute to the conservation of octopus and in particular to protect juveniles, it is necessary to maintain, in 2008, a minimum size of octopus from the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the region of Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) pending the adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

(32)

In the light of advice from STECF, fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse current should be allowed in 2008 in ICES zones IVc and IVb south under certain conditions.

(33)

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to adopt catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna at its Annual Meeting in 2007, and although the Community is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to adopt measures to ensure sustainable management of the resource under the jurisdiction of that Organisation.

(34)

At its Third Annual Meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted effort limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, swordfish and south pacific albacore, as well as technical measures as regards the treatment of by-catches. The Community has been a member of the WCPFC since January 2005. It is there fore necessary to incorporate those measures into Community law to ensure sustainable management of the resource under the jurisdiction of that Organisation.

(35)

At its Annual Meetings in 2006 and 2007, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted a number of recommendations on technical measures for certain fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement these measures in 2008 pending the adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.

(36)

At its Annual Meeting in 2007, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area and established conditions relating to the resumption of fishing activities in the currently closed fishing areas, and detailed requirements regarding port state inspections. It is necessary to incorporate these measures into Community law.

(37)

At its Annual Meetings in 2006 and 2007, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted a number of management and control measures. It is necessary to incorporate these measures into Community law.

(38)

During the Third International Meeting for the creation of a new South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPFO) held in May 2007, the participants adopted interim measures in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in the South Pacific. It is necessary to incorporate these measures into Community law.

(39)

At its Annual Meeting in 2007, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted the quotas and the adjusted quotas to reflect the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. ICCAT further adopted a technical conservation measure for Mediterranean swordfish in 2008. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement this measure.

(40)

In order to ensure that catches of blue whiting by third-country vessels in Community waters are correctly accounted for, it is necessary to maintain the strengthened control provisions for such vessels.

(41)

In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishers and in order to avoid endangering resources and any possible difficulty due to the lapsing of Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 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 (31), it is essential to open those fisheries on 1 January 2008 and maintain in force in January 2008 some of the rules of the said Regulation. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in Title I, Article 3 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2008, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the associated conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

In addition, it fixes certain effort limits and associated conditions for January 2009, and for certain Antarctic stocks it fixes the fishing opportunities and specific conditions for the periods set out in Annex IE.

Article 2

Scope

1. If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

(a)

Community fishing vessels (‘Community vessels’); and

(b)

Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country fishing vessels’) in Community waters (‘EC waters’).

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the provisions of this Regulation, except points 4.2 of Annex III and footnote 1 to Annex IX, shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(b)

‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, Member States or third countries;

(c)

‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State.

Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:

(a)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91;

(b)

‘Skagerrak’ means the 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 this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c)

‘Kattegat’ means the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this 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)

‘Gulf of Cadiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o23'48"W;

(e)

The GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) zone is as defined in Council Decision 98/416/EC of 16 June 1998 on the accession of the European Community to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (32);

(f)

CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (33);

(g)

‘NEAFC Convention Area’ means the waters as set out in Article 1 of the Convention attached to Council Decision 81/608/EEC of 13 July 1981 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (34);

(h)

‘NEAFC Regulatory Area’ means the waters of the NEAFC Convention Area which lie beyond the waters under the jurisdiction of NEAFC Contracting Parties;

(i)

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic (35);

(j)

‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) Convention not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of coastal States;

(k)

SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (36);

(l)

The ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) zone is as defined in Council Decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (37);

(m)

CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(n)

The IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) zone is as defined in Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of 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 (38);

(o)

The IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) zone is as defined in Council Decision 95/399/EC of 18 September 1995 on the accession of the Community to the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (39);

(p)

The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPFO) area is the high seas area south of the Equator, north of the CCAMLR Convention area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Council Decision 2006/496/EC of 6 July 2006 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (40), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(q)

The WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) zone is as defined in Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (41).

CHAPTER II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 5

Catch limits and allocations

1. The catch limits for Community vessels in Community waters or in certain non-Community waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

2. Community vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Articles 11, 20 and 21.

3. The Commission shall fix the catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa according to the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex IID.

4. The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV available to the Community at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

5. Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV and for the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2008.

6. The Commission may fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2008.

7. As a consequence of a revision of the stock of Norway pout in accordance with paragraph 5, the catch limits for the stocks of whiting in ICES zone IIIa and ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa and for the stocks of haddock in ICES zone IIIa and EC waters of ICES zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId and in ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 to take into account industrial by-catches in the Norway pout fishery.

Article 6

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in all Community and non-Community waters:

—

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

—

White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

Article 7

Special provisions on allocations

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:

(a)

exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)

reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;

(c)

additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(d)

quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(e)

deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

2. For the purpose of withholding quotas to be transferred to 2009, Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, by way of derogation from that Regulation, to all stocks subject to analytical TAC.

Article 8

Fishing effort limits and associated conditions for the management of stocks

1. From 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2009, the fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in:

(a)

Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak and ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

(b)

Annex IIB shall apply for the management of hake and Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the exception of the Gulf of Cadiz;

(c)

Annex IIC shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;

(d)

Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

2. For the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 January 2008 for the stocks mentioned in paragraph 1, the fishing effort and associated conditions laid down in Annexes IIA, IIB, IIC and IID to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 shall continue to apply.

3. The Commission shall fix the fishing effort for 2008 for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC waters of ICES zone IIa based on the rules laid down in points 4 and 5 of Annex IID.

4. Member States shall ensure that for 2008 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 75 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and/or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

Article 9

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a)

the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

(b)

the catches consist of a part of a Community share which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that share has not been exhausted.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

(a)

species, other than herring and mackerel, where

(i)

they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and

(ii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing;

or

(b)

mackerel, where

(i)

they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard;

(ii)

they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board and;

(iii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.

3. All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Community share has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Community share, except for catches made under the provisions of paragraph 2.

4. The determination of the percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be made in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 10

Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa

1. Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98, shall not apply to herring caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

2. When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Community and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply, shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

3. Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

4. Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 1 is in place.

Article 11

Access limits

No fishing by Community vessels shall take place in the Skagerrak within 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Norway. However, vessels flying the flag of Denmark or Sweden shall be allowed to fish up to four nautical miles from the baselines of Norway.

Article 12

Determination of mesh size and twine thickness

Mesh size and twine thickness referred to in this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2003 of 24 January 2003 laying down detailed rules for determining the mesh seize and thickness of twine of fishing nets (42), when Community fishing vessels are inspected by Community inspectors, Commission inspectors and national inspectors.

Article 13

Transitional technical and control measures

Transitional technical and control measures for Community vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

CHAPTER III

CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

Article 14

Authorisation

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela or Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Community waters, within the catch limits set out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in Articles 15 to 18 and 22 to 28.

Article 15

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for third-country fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in all Community waters:

—

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

—

White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

Article 16

Geographical restrictions

1. Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or registered in the Faroe Islands shall be limited to those parts of the 200 nautical mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Member States in ICES zone IV, the Kattegat and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43o00'N, except the area referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

2. Fishing in the Skagerrak by fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway shall be allowed seawards of four nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden.

3. Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be limited to those parts of the 200 nautical mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the Department of French Guyana.

Article 17

Transit through Community waters

Third-country fishing vessels that transit through Community waters shall stow their nets so that they may not readily be used, in accordance with the following conditions:

(a)

nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes,

(b)

nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

Article 18

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by fishing vessels of a third-country having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.

Article 19

Transitional technical and control measures

Transitional technical and control measures for third-country fishing vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

CHAPTER IV

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 20

Licences and associated conditions

1. Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and special fishing permits provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1627/94, fishing by Community vessels in waters of a third country shall be subject to the holding of a licence issued by the authorities of that third country.

2. However, paragraph 1 shall not apply to the following Community vessels, when fishing in Norwegian waters of the North Sea:

a)

vessels of a tonnage equal to or less than 200 GT; or

b)

vessels carrying out fisheries for human consumption for species other than mackerel; or

c)

vessels flying the flag of Sweden, in line with established practice.

3. The maximum number of licences and other associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part I of Annex IV. Requests for licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the name and characteristics of the Community vessels for which licences are to be issued and shall be addressed by the authorities of the Member States to the Commission. The Commission shall submit these requests to the authorities of the third country concerned.

4. If one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Part I of Annex IV, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of licences and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of licences for each fishing area, as set out in Part I of Annex IV, shall not be exceeded.

5. Community vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing the zone in which they operate.

Article 21

Faroe Islands

Community vessels licensed to conduct a directed fishery for one species in waters of the Faroe Islands may conduct directed fishery for another species provided that they give prior notification to the Faroese authorities.

CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

Article 22

Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

1. Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, fishing vessels of less than 200 GT flying the flag of Norway shall be exempt from the obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit.

2. The licence and special fishing permit shall be kept on board. However, fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands or Norway shall be exempt from that obligation.

3. Fishing vessels from third countries authorised to fish on 31 December 2007 may continue to fish as from 1 January 2008 until the list of fishing vessels authorised to fish is submitted to, and approved by, the Commission.

Article 23

Application for a licence and special fishing permit

An application to the Commission for a licence and special fishing permit from an authority of a third-country shall be accompanied by the following information:

(a)

name of the vessel;

(b)

registration number;

(c)

external identification letters and numbers;

(d)

port of registration;

(e)

name and address of the owner or charterer;

(f)

gross tonnage and overall length;

(g)

engine power;

(h)

call sign and radio frequency;

(i)

intended method of fishing;

(j)

intended area of fishing;

(k)

species for which it is intended to fish;

(l)

period for which a licence is applied for.

Article 24

Number of licences

The number of licences and special associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part II of Annex IV.

Article 25

Cancellation and withdrawal

1. Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day preceding the date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue.

2. Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before their date of expiry if the quota for the stock in question as set out in Annex I has been exhausted.

3. Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.

Article 26

Failure to comply with relevant rules

1. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence or special fishing permit shall be issued for any third-country fishing vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been fulfilled.

2. The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the third-country concerned the names and characteristics of the third-country fishing vessels which will not be authorised to fish in the Community fishing zone for the following month or months as a consequence of an infringement of the relevant rules of this Regulation.

Article 27

Obligations of the licence holder

1. Third-country fishing vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and other provisions governing fishing by Community vessels in the zone in which they operate, in particular Regulations (EEC) No 1381/87, (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 1434/98, and Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic sea, the Belts and the Sound (43).

2. The third-country fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information set out in Part I of Annex V shall be entered.

3. Third-country fishing vessels, except vessels flying the flag of Norway fishing in ICES zone IIIa, shall transmit the information set out in Annex VI to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

Article 28

Specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana

1. The granting of licences to fish in the waters of the Department of French Guyana shall be subject to an undertaking by the owner of the third-country fishing vessel concerned to permit an observer to come on board at the Commission's request.

2. Third-country fishing vessels fishing in the waters of the Department of French Guyana shall keep a logbook corresponding to the model appearing in Part II of Annex V. Catch data shall be sent to the Commission upon request, via the French authorities.

CHAPTER VI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Article 29

Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs)

1. In order to protect the dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), in particular small fish, the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited from 1 January 2008 to 14 August of 2008, in all geographical sub-areas of the GFCM Agreement area as determined in Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2 set out in Annex XIV.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if a Member State can demonstrate that due to bad weather, the fishing vessels flying its flag were unable to utilise their normal fishing days that Member State may carry over days lost by its vessels in FAD fisheries until 31 January of the following year. Member States wishing to benefit from this carry over shall before 1 January 2009 submit to the Commission an application for the additional number of days on which a vessel will be authorised to fish dolphinfish by using FADs during the prohibition period from 1 January 2009 until 31 January 2009. Such an application shall be accompanied by the following information:

(a)

a report containing the details of the cessation of fishing activities in question, including appropriate supporting meteorological information;

(b)

name of the vessel;

(c)

registration number;

(d)

external identification letters and numbers as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (44).

The Commission shall forward the information obtained from the Member States to the GFCM Executive Secretariat.

3. Before 1 November 2008 Member States shall send the Commission a report on the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 for the year 2007.

4. Member States shall report to the Commission by 15 January 2009 the total landings and transhipments of dolphinfish carried out in 2008 by the fishing vessels flying their flag in all geographical sub-areas of the GFCM Agreement area as determined in Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2 as set out in Annex XIV.

The Commission shall forward the information obtained from the Member States to the GFCM Executive Secretariat.

Article 30

Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect the deep-sea sensitive habitats

1. Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be prohibited in the areas bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:

(a)

Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’

—

39o 27.72' N, 18o 10.74' E

—

39o 27.80' N, 18o 26.68' E

—

39o 11.16' N, 18o 04.28' E

—

39o 11.16' N, 18o 35.58' E

(b)

Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’

—

31o 30.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

—

31o 30.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

—

32o 00.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

—

32o 00.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

(c)

Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Eratosthemes Seamount’

—

33o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

—

33o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

—

34o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

—

34o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

2. Member States shall take the measures necessary for the protection of the deep-sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 and in particular shall ensure that these areas are protected from the impacts of any other activity than fishing activity jeopardizing the conservation of the features that characterize these particular habitats.

Article 31

Minimum mesh size of trawl nets deployed in certain local and seasonal demersal trawl fisheries

1. By way of derogation from Article 8(1)(h) and from point (2) of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, Member States may continue to authorize fishing vessels flying their flag the use of codend mesh size smaller than 40 mm diamond to operate in certain local and seasonal demersal trawl fisheries exploiting fish stocks that are not shared with third countries.

2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only to fishing activities already formally authorized by Member States in accordance with national law in force on 1 January 2007 and shall not involve any future increase in fishing effort with respect to the year 2006.

3. Member States shall by 15 January 2008 through the accustomed data-processing support submit to the Commission the list of vessels authorised in accordance with paragraph 1. The list of authorised vessels shall include the following information:

(a)

the vessel's Community fleet register number (CFR) and external marking as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004;

(b)

the authorized fishery(ies) carried out by each vessel defined in terms of target stock(s), the fishing area as determined in Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2 as set out in Annex XIV and the technical mesh size characteristics of the fishing gear deployed;

(c)

the authorised fishing period.

4. The Commission shall forward the information obtained from the Member States to the GFCM Executive Secretariat.

CHAPTER VII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

Article 32

Catch reporting

1. The master of a vessel authorized to fish for Greenland halibut in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 shall, by electronic means, send to the competent authorities of his flag Member State a catch report stating the quantities of Greenland halibut caught by his vessel, including zero catch returns.

2. The report provided for in paragraph 1 shall for the first time be transmitted at the latest at the end of the tenth day following the date of the entry of the vessel into the NAFO Regulatory Area or after the beginning of the fishing trip. The report shall be transmitted on a five day basis. When catches of Greenland halibut notified in accordance with paragraph 1 are deemed to have exhausted 75 % of the flag Member States' quota allocation, the master of a vessel shall transmit the reports on a three day basis.

3. Each Member State shall upon receipt forward the catch reports to the Commission. The Commission shall promptly forward that information to the NAFO Secretariat.

Article 33

Additional control measures

1. Vessels authorized to fish for Greenland halibut in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 may only enter into the NAFO Regulatory Area to fish for Greenland halibut if they have less than 50 tons of any catch on board or if access is permitted in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.

2. Where a vessel authorized to fish for Greenland halibut in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 has catches from outside the NAFO Regulatory Area of 50 tons or more on board, it shall communicate to the NAFO Secretariat, by e-mail or fax at the latest 72 hours prior to the entry (ENT) into the NAFO Regulatory area, the amount of catch retained on board, the position (latitude/longitude) where the master of the vessel estimates that the vessel will commence fishing, and the estimated time of arrival at the position.

3. If an inspection vessel, following the notification referred to in paragraph 2, signals its intention to carry out an inspection, it shall communicate the coordinates of a checkpoint for an inspection to take place to the fishing vessel. The checkpoint shall be no more than 60 nautical miles from the position where the master of the vessel estimates that the vessel will commence fishing.

4. If a fishing vessels authorized to fish for Greenland halibut in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 receives no communication from the NAFO Secretariat or from an inspection vessel, by the time it enters the NAFO Regulatory Area, that an inspection vessel intends to carry out an inspection in accordance with paragraph 3, the fishing vessel may proceed to fish. The fishing vessel may also commence fishing activities without prior inspection if the inspection vessel has not commenced the inspection within three hours following the arrival of the fishing vessel at the checkpoint.

Article 34

Coral protection zone

In NAFO Division 3O the area defined in Annex VII shall be closed to all fishing activity involving bottom contact gear.

CHAPTER VIII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FROZEN FISH CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC CONVENTION AREA

Article 35

Port State control

Without prejudice to Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/94 of 6 May 1994 setting the terms under which fishing vessels of a third country may land directly and market their catches at Community ports (45) the procedures set out in this Chapter shall apply to landing or transhipping in ports of Member States of frozen fish caught by third country fishing vessels in the NEAFC Convention area.

Article 36

Designated ports

Landings and transhipments in Community waters shall only be allowed in designated ports.

Member States shall designate a place used for landings or a place close to the shore (designated ports) where landings or transhipment operations of fish, referred to in Article 35, are permitted. Member States shall notify the Commission of any changes to the list of ports designated in 2007 at least fifteen days before the change shall come into force.

The Commission shall publish the list of designated ports and changes thereto in the ‘C’ series of the Official Journal of the European Union and place it on its website.

Article 37

Prior notice of entry into port

1. By way of derogation from Article 28e(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the masters of all fishing vessels or their representatives, carrying fish referred to in Article 35 of this Regulation, intending to call into a port to land or tranship shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State of the port they wish to use at least three working days before the estimated time of arrival.

2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be accompanied by the form provided for in Part I of Annex VIII with Part A duly completed as follows:

(a)

Form PSC 1 shall be used where the fishing vessel is landing its own catch;

(b)

Form PSC 2 shall be used where the fishing vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. In such cases a separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.

3. The competent authorities of the port Member State shall forward a copy of the form as referred to in paragraph 2 without delay to the flag State of the fishing vessel and to the flag State(s) of donor vessels when the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations.

Article 38

Authorisation to land or tranship

1. Landings or transhipments may only be authorised by the competent authorities of the port Member State if the flag State of the fishing vessel intending to land or tranship, or where the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations outside a port, the flag State or States of donor vessels, have confirmed by returning a copy of the form transmitted pursuant to Article 37(3) with Part B duly completed, that:

(a)

the fishing vessels declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared;

(b)

the quantities of fish on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable;

(c)

the fishing vessels declared to have caught the fish had authorisation to fish in the areas declared;

(d)

the presence of the vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data.

Landing or transhipment operations may only commence after authorisation has been given by the competent authorities of the port Member State.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 the competent authorities of the port Member State may authorise all or part of a landing in the absence of the confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 but shall in such cases keep the fish concerned in storage under the control of the competent authorities. The fish shall only be released to be sold, taken over or transported once the confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 has been received. If the confirmation has not been received within 14 days of the landing the competent authorities of the port Member State may confiscate and dispose of the fish in accordance with national rules.

3. The competent authorities of the port Member State shall notify without delay its decision whether or not to authorise the landing or transhipment by transmitting a copy of the form provided for in Part I of Annex VIII with Part C duly completed to the Commission and to the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Convention area.

Article 39

Inspections

1. The competent authorities of Member States shall carry out inspections of at least 15 % of landings or transhipments by third country fishing vessels, referred to in Article 35, in its ports each year.

2. Inspections shall involve the monitoring of the entire discharge or transhipment and include a cross-check between the quantities by species recorded in the prior notice of landing and the quantities by species landed or transhipped.

3. Inspectors shall make all possible efforts to avoid unduly delaying a fishing vessel and ensure that the fishing vessel suffers the minimum interference and inconvenience and that degradation of the quality of the fish is avoided.

Article 40

Inspection reports

1. Each inspection shall be documented by completing an inspection report as set out in Part II of Annex VIII.

2. A copy of each inspection report shall be transmitted without delay to the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and to the flag State or States of donor vessels where the fishing vessel has engaged in transhipment operations and to the Commission and the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Convention Area.

3. The original or a certified copy of each inspection report shall be forwarded on request to the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel.

CHAPTER IX

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

SECTION 1

Restrictions and vessel information requirements

Article 41

Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex IX shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out in that Annex.

2. For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex X shall apply in the Subareas set out in that Annex.

SECTION 2

Exploratory fisheries

Article 42

Rules of conduct for exploratory fisheries

Without prejudice to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 Member States shall ensure that all Community fishing vessels are equipped with:

(a)

adequate communication equipment (including MF/HF radio and carriage of at least one 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and trained operators on board and wherever possible fitted with GMDSS equipment;

(b)

sufficient immersion survival suits for all on board;

(c)

adequate arrangements to handle medical emergencies that may arise in the course of the voyage;

(d)

reserves of food, fresh water, fuel and spare parts for critical equipment to provide for unforseen delays and besetment;

(e)

an approved Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) outlining marine pollution mitigation arrangements (including insurance) in the event of a fuel or waste spill.

Article 43

Participation in exploratory fisheries

1. Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, Spain that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in long-line exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3b) outside Areas of national jurisdiction.

2. No more than one fishing vessel shall fish in Division 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) at any one time.

3. With regard to Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2, total catch and by-catch limits per Subarea and Division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them shall be as set out in Annex X. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit, and that 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 Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.

Article 44

Reporting systems

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 43 shall be subject to the following catch and effort reporting systems:

(a)

the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, with the exception that Member States shall submit to the Commission catch and effort reports not later than two working days after the end of each reporting period, for immediate transmission to CCAMLR. In Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2, reporting shall be made by Small Scale Research Units;

(b)

the Monthly fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(c)

the total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, including those with the ‘jellymeat’ condition, shall be reported.

Article 45

Definition of hauls

1. For the purposes of this Section, a haul shall comprise the setting of one or more lines in a single location. The precise geographic position of a haul shall be determined by the centre-point of the line or lines deployed for the purposes of catch and effort reporting.

2. To be designated as a research haul:

(a)

each research haul shall be separated by no less than five nautical miles from any other research haul, distance to be measured from the geographical mid-point of each research haul;

(b)

each haul shall comprise at least 3 500 hooks and no more than 10 000 hooks; this may comprise a number of separate lines set in the same location;

(c)

each haul of a longline shall have a soak time of not less than six hours, measured from the time of completion of the setting process to the beginning of the hauling process.

Article 46

Research plans

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall implement Research Plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Research Plan shall be implemented in the following manner:

(a)

on first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated ‘first series’, shall be designated ‘research hauls’ and must satisfy the criteria set out in Article 45(2);

(b)

the next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch, whichever trigger level is achieved first, shall be designated the ‘second series’. Hauls in the second series may, at the discretion of the master, be fished as part of normal exploratory fishing. However, provided they satisfy the requirements of Article 45(2), these hauls may also be designated as research hauls;

(c)

on completion of the first and second series of hauls, if the master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU, the vessel shall undertake a ‘third series’ which shall result in a total of 20 research hauls being made in all three series. The third series of hauls shall be completed during the same visit as the first and the second series in a SSRU;

(d)

on completion of 20 research hauls of the third series, the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU;

(e)

in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 where fishable seabed area is less than 15 000 km2, points (b), (c) and (d) shall not apply and on completion of 10 research hauls the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU.

Article 47

Data collection plans

1. Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall implement data collection plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Data Collection Plan shall comprise the following data:

(a)

the position and sea depth at each end of every line in a haul;

(b)

the setting, soak, and hauling times;

(c)

the number and species of fish lost at surface;

(d)

the number of hooks set;

(e)

the bait type;

(f)

the baiting success ( %);

(g)

the hook type; and

(h)

the sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the time of setting the lines.

2. All data referred to under paragraph 1 shall be collected for every research haul; in particular, all fish in a research haul up to 100 fish are to be measured and at least 30 fish sampled for biological studies. Where more than 100 fish are caught, a method for randomly subsampling the fish shall be applied.

Article 48

Tagging programme

Without prejudice to Article 7b of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 each longline vessel shall tag and release Dissostichus spp., continuously while fishing, at a rate specified in the conservation measure for that fishery according to the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol.

Article 49

Scientific observers

1. Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall have at least two scientific observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.

2. Each Member State, subject to and in accordance with their applicable laws and regulations, including rules governing the admissibility of evidence in domestic courts, shall consider and act on reports from inspectors of designating CCAMLR Contracting party under this scheme on the same basis as reports from its own inspectors and both Member State and designating CCAMLR Contracting party concerned shall cooperate in order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from any such report.

Article 50

Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery

1. By way of derogation from Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, as defined in Article 2 of that Regulation, shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, of their intention not less than four months in advance of the annual meeting of the CCAMLR Commission, immediately prior to the season in which they intend to fish, using the format laid down in Annex XI to this Regulation in order to ensure an appropriate review by the CCAMLR Commission before the vessels commence fishing.

2. The notification, referred to in paragraph 1 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. Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify vessels flying its flag at the time of the notification.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by a vessel other than that notified to CCAMLR in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3, if the notified vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:

(i)

full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) referred to in paragraph 2;

(ii)

a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.

5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 3 and 4, Member States shall not authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR IUU Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.

Article 51

Precautionary catch limitations on krill fishery for certain sub areas

1. The total combined catch of krill in Statistical Sub areas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 shall be limited to 3,47 million tonnes in any fishing season. The total catch of krill in Statistical Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to 2,645 million tonnes in any fishing season.

2. Until an allocation of this total catch limit between smaller management units has been defined, based on the advice from the Scientific Committee, the total combined catch in Statistical Sub areas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 shall be further limited to 620 000 tonnes in any fishing season. The total catch in Division 58.4.2 shall be limited to 260 000 tonnes West of 55oE and 192 000 tonnes East of 55oE in any fishing season.

3. A fishing season shall begin on 1 December and end on 30 November of the following year.

4. Each vessel participating in the krill fishery in Division 58.4.2 shall have at least one scientific observer in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation or a domestic scientific observer fulfilling the requests in that scheme, and where possible one additional scientific observer on board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.

Article 52

Data Reporting System for krill fisheries

1. Catches of krill shall be reported in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) 601/2004.

2. When the total reported catch in any fishing season is greater than or equal to 80 % of the trigger level of 620 000 tonnes in Sub areas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and of 260 000 tonnes west of 55oE and 192 000 tonnes east of 55oE in sub area 58.4.2, catches shall be reported in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 601/2004.

3. In the fishing season following that in which the total catch has been greater than or equal to 80 % of the trigger level, laid down in paragraph 2, catches shall be reported in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 601/2004 when the total catch is greater than or equal to 50 % of that trigger level.

4. At the end of each fishing season Member States shall obtain from each of its vessels the haul-by-haul data required to complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and effort data form. It shall transmit those data, in the trawl fisheries form C1 of CCAMLR, to the CCAMLR Executive Secretary and to the Commission not later than 1 April of the following year.

Article 53

Certain limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp.

1. The total catch of Dissostichus spp. on BANZARE Bank

(Statistical Division 58.4.3b) outside areas falling under national jurisdiction in the 2007/08 fishing season shall not exceed:

(i)

a precautionary catch limit of 150 tonnes applied as follows:

SSRU A — 150 tonnes

SSRU B — 0 tonnes;

(ii)

an additional catch limit of 50 tonnes for the scientific research survey in SSRUs A and B in 2007/08.

2. The total catch in SSRU A, referred to in paragraph 1(i), shall not be taken during the period from 16 March 2008 until the end of the scientific research survey or 1 June 2008, whichever is sooner.

Article 54

Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting

1. For the purpose of this Article the following definition shall apply:

Gillnets are strings of single, double or triple netting walls, vertical, near the surface, in midwater or on the bottom, in which fish will gill, entangle or enmesh. Gillnets have floats on the upper line (headrope) and, in general, weights on the ground-line (footrope). Gillnets consist of single or, less commonly, double or triple netting (known as ‘trammel net’) mounted together on the same frame ropes. Several types of nets may be combined in one gear (for example, trammel net combined with gillnet). These nets can be used either alone or, as is more usual, in large numbers placed in line (‘fleets’ of nets). The gear can be set, anchored to the bottom (known as ‘bottom-set net’) or left drifting, free or connected with the vessel (known as ‘driftnet’).

2. The use of gillnets in the CCAMLR Convention Area, for purposes other than scientific research, is prohibited until such time as the Scientific Committee has investigated and reported on the potential impacts of this gear and the Commission has agreed on the basis of advice from the Scientific Committee that such a method may be used in the CCAMLR Convention Area.

3. Proposal for the use of gillnets for scientific research in waters deeper than 100 meters shall be notified in advance to the Scientific Committee and be approved by the Commission before such research can commence.

4. Any vessel seeking to transit the CCAMLR Convention Area carrying gillnets must give advance notice of its intent, including the expected dates of its passage through the CCAMLR Convention Area to the Secretariat. Any vessel in possession of gillnets within the CCAMLR Convention Area which has not given such an advance notice, shall be in breach of this provisions.

Article 55

Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds

1. Without prejudice to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 vessels using the Spanish method of longline fishing shall release weights before line tension occurs.

2. For the purpose of the longline fishing referred to in paragraph 1, the following weights may be used:

(a)

traditional weights made from rocks or concrete of at least 8.5 kg mass which shall be used, spaced at intervals of no more than 40 m;

(b)

traditional weights made from rocks or concrete of at least 6 kg mass which shall be used, spaced at intervals of no more than 20 m, or

(c)

solid steel weights, not made from chain links, of at least 5 kg mass which shall be used, spaced at intervals of no more than 40 m.

Article 56

Closure of all fisheries

1. Following notification by the CCAMLR Secretariat of the closure of a fishery, Member States shall ensure that all vessels flying their flag and fishing in the area, management area, subarea, division, small-scale research unit or other management unit, subject to the closure notice, shall remove all their fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time.

2. On receipt of such notification by the vessel, no further longlines may be set within 24 hours of the notified date and time. If such notification is received less than 24 hours before the closure date and time, no further longlines may be set following receipt of that notification.

3. In the case of closure of the fishery, all vessels shall depart from the fishing area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water.

4. Where a vessel is unable to remove all its fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time for reasons relating to:

(i)

the safety of the vessel and crew;

(ii)

the limitations which may arise from adverse weather conditions;

(iii)

sea-ice cover; or

(iv)

the need to protect the Antarctic marine environment,

the vessel shall notify the Member State concerned of the situation. The Member States shall promptly notify the CCAMLR Secretariat, and the Commission. The vessel shall nonetheless make all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water as soon as possible.

5. If paragraph 4 applies, Member States shall carry out an investigation of the vessel's actions and, according to its domestic procedures, report the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission of its findings, including all relevant matters, no later than the next CCAMLR meeting. The final report shall assess whether the vessel made all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water:

(i)

by the notified closure date and time; and

(ii)

as soon as possible after the notification referred to in paragraph 4.

6. Where a vessel does not depart from the closed area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water, the flag Member State or vessel shall inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission.

CHAPTER X

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO AREA

SECTION 1

Authorisation of vessels

Article 57

Authorisation of vessels

1. Member States shall submit electronically, where possible, to the Commission by 1 June 2008, the list of their vessels that are authorised to operate in the SEAFO Convention Area by issue of a fishing permit.

2. Owners of the vessels included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be citizens or legal entities of the Community.

3. Fishing vessels may be authorised to operate in the SEAFO Convention Area only if they are able to fulfil in respect of those vessels the requirements and responsibilities under the SEAFO Convention and its conservation and management measures.

4. No fishing permit shall be issued to vessels that have a history of IUU fishing activities unless the new owners have provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that the previous owners and operators have no legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or control over those vessels, or that, having taken into account all relevant facts, their vessels are not engaged in or associated with IUU fishing.

5. The list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:

(a)

name of vessel, registration number, previous names (if known), and port of registry;

(b)

previous flag (if any);

(c)

International Radio Call Sign (if any);

(d)

name and address of owner or owners;

(e)

type of vessel;

(f)

length;

(g)

name and address of operator (manager) or operators (managers) (if any);

(h)

gross register tonnage; and

(i)

power of main engine or engines.

6. Member States shall promptly notify the Commission, after the establishment of the initial list of authorised vessels, of any addition to, deletion from and/or any modification whenever such changes occur.

Article 58

Obligations for authorised vessels

1. Vessels shall comply with all the relevant SEAFO conservation and management measures.

2. Authorised vessels shall keep on board valid certificates of vessel registration and valid authorisation to fish and/or tranship.

Article 59

Unauthorised vessels

1. Member States shall take measures to prohibit the fishing for, the retaining on board, the transhipment and landing of species covered by the SEAFO Convention by the vessels which are not entered into the SEAFO record of authorised vessels.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission of any factual information showing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting vessels not on the SEAFO record of authorised vessels to be engaged in fishing for and/or transhipment of species covered by the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention Area.

3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the owners of vessels included in the SEAFO record of authorised vessels are not engaged in or associated with fishing activities conducted by vessels not entered into the record of authorised vessels in the SEAFO Convention Area.

SECTION 2

Transhipments

Article 60

Prohibition of transhipments at sea

Each Member State shall prohibit transhipments at sea by vessels flying their flag in the SEAFO Convention Area, for species covered by the SEAFO Convention.

Article 61

In-port Transhipments

1. Community fishing vessels which catch species covered by the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention Area shall only tranship in the port of a SEAFO Contracting Party if they have prior authorisation from the Contracting Party in whose port the operation will take place. Community fishing vessels shall be permitted to carry out transhipments only if they have obtained such a prior authorisation to tranship from the flag Member State and the port State.

2. Each Member State shall ensure that its authorised fishing vessels obtain a prior authorisation to engage in in-port transhipments. Member States shall also ensure that the transhipments are consistent with the reported catch amount of each vessel and require the reporting of transhipments.

3. The master of a Community fishing vessel who transships to another vessel, hereinafter referred to as ‘the receiving vessel’, any quantity of catches of species covered by the SEAFO Convention fished in the SEAFO Convention Area shall at the time of the transshipment inform the flag State of the receiving vessel of the species and quantities involved, of the date of the transshipment and the location of catches and shall submit to his flag Member State a SEAFO transshipment declaration in accordance with the format set out in Part I of Annex XII.

4. The master of the Community fishing vessel shall notify, at least 24 hours in advance, the following information to the SEAFO Contracting Party in whose port the transshipment will take place:

—

the names of the transshipping fishing vessels,

—

the names of the receiving vessels,

—

the tonnage by species to be transshipped,

—

the day and port of transshipment.

5. Not later than 24 hours before the beginning, and at the end of a transshipment when this takes place in a port of a SEAFO Contracting Party, the master of the Community flagged receiving vessel shall inform the competent authorities of the port State of the quantities of catches of species covered by the SEAFO Convention on board his vessel and transmit the SEAFO transshipment declaration to these competent authorities within 24 hours.

6. The master of the receiving Community vessel shall, 48 hours before landing, submit a SEAFO transshipment declaration to the competent authorities of the port State where the landing takes place.

7. Each Member State shall take the appropriate measures to verify the accuracy of the information received and shall cooperate with the flag State to ensure that landings are consistent with the reported catches amount of each vessel.

8. Each Member State with vessels authorized to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area for species covered by the SEAFO Convention, shall notify by 1 June 2008 to the Commission the details of the transshipments by its flag vessels.

SECTION 3

Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable deep-water habitats and ecosystems

Article 62

Closed areas

All fishing activities for species covered by the SEAFO Convention by Community fishing vessels shall be prohibited in the areas defined below:

(a)

Sub Division A1

(i)

Dampier Seamount

10o00'S 02o00'W

10o00'S 00o00'E

12o00'S 02o00'W

12o00'S 00o00'E

(ii)

Malahit Guyot Seamount

11o00'S 02o00'W

11o00'S 04o00'W

13o00'S 02o00'W

13o00'S 04o00'W

(b)

Sub-division B1

Molloy Seamount

27o00'S 08o00'E

27o00'S 10o00'E

29o00'S 08o00'E

29o00'S 10o00'E

(c)

Division C

(i)

Schmidt-Ott Seamount & Erica Seamount

37o00'S 13o00E

37o00'S 17o00'E

40o00'S 13o00E

40o00'S 17o00'E

(ii)

Africana seamount

37o00'S 28o00E

37o00'S 30o00E

38o00'S 28o00E

38o00'S 30o00E

(iii)

Panzarini Seamount

39o00'S 11o00'E

39o00'S 13o00'E

41o00'S 11o00'E

41o00'S 13o00'E

(d)

Sub-division C1

(i)

Vema Seamount

31o00'S 08o00'E

31o00'S 09o00'E

32o00'S 08o00'E

32o00'S 09o00'E

(ii)

Wust Seamount

33o00'S 06o00'E

33o00'S 08o00'E

34o00'S 06o00'E

34o00'S 08o00'E

(e)

Division D

(i)

Discovery, Junoy, Shannon Seamounts

41o00'S 06o00'W

41o00'S 03o00'E

44o00'S 06o00'W

44o00'S 03o00'E

(ii)

Schwabenland & Herdman Seamounts

44o00'S 01o00'W

44o00'S 02o00'E

47o00'S 01o00'W

47o00'S 02o00'E

Article 63

Resumption of fishing in a closed area

1. No fishing shall resume in a closed fishing area referred to in Article 62 until the flag State has identified and mapped vulnerable marine ecosystems, including seamounts, hydrothermal vents and cold water corals in the area and made an assessment on the impact of any resumption of fishing on such vulnerable marine ecosystems.

2. The results of the identification, mapping and impact assessment carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be submitted by the flag State to the Commission for transmission to the Annual Scientific Committee Meeting of SEAFO.

3. Member States may submit Research Fishing Plans to the Commission for evaluation of the impact of the fisheries on the sustainability of the fisheries resources and on vulnerable marine habitats.

SECTION 4

Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds

Article 64

Information on interactions with seabirds

Member States shall collect and provide all available information to the Commission by 1 June 2008, on interactions with seabirds, including incidental catches by their fishing vessels, fishing for species covered by the SEAFO Convention.

Article 65

Mitigation measures

1. All Community vessels fishing south of the parallel of latitude 30 degrees South shall carry and use bird-scaring lines (tori poles):

(a)

tori poles shall comply with agreed tori pole design and deployment guidelines, as set out in Part II of Annex XII;

(b)

tori poles shall be deployed prior to longlines entering the water at all times south of the parallel of latitude 30 degrees South;

(c)

where practical, vessels shall be encouraged to use a second tori pole and bird-scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity;

(d)

back-up tori lines shall be carried by all vessels and be ready for immediate use.

2. Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e. during the hours of darkness between the times of nautical twilight (46). During longline fishing at night, only the minimum ship's lights necessary for safety shall be used.

3. The dumping of offal shall be prohibited while gear is being shot or set. The dumping of offal during the hauling of gear shall be avoided. Any such discharge shall take place, where possible, on the opposite side of the vessel to that where the gear is being hauled. For vessels or fisheries where there is no requirement to retain offal on board the vessel, a system shall be implemented to remove fish hooks from offal and fish heads prior to discharge. Nets shall be cleaned prior to shooting to remove items that might attract seabirds.

4. Community fishing vessels shall adopt shooting and hauling procedures that minimise the time during which the net is lying on the surface with the meshes slack. Net maintenance shall, to the extent possible, not be carried out with the net in the water.

5. Community fishing vessels shall be encouraged to develop gear configurations that will minimise the likelihood of birds encountering the part of the net to which they are most vulnerable. This may include increasing the weighting or decreasing the buoyancy of the net so that it sinks faster, or placing coloured streamer or other devices over particular areas of the net where the mesh sizes create a particular danger to birds.

6. Community fishing vessels which are so configured that they lack on-board processing facilities or adequate capacity to retain offal on-board, or the ability to discharge offal on the opposite side of the vessel to that where gear is being hauled, shall not be authorised to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area.

7. Every effort shall be made to ensure that birds captured alive during fishing operations are released alive and that whenever possible hooks are removed without jeopardising the life of the bird concerned.

SECTION 5

Control

Article 66

Special Provisions for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

1. The master of a vessel authorised to fish for Patagonian Toothfish in the SEAFO Convention Area in accordance with Article 57 shall, by electronic means, send to the competent authorities of his flag Member State and the SEAFO Secretariat a catch report stating the quantities of Patagonian Toothfish caught by his vessel including nil returns. This report shall be sent every five days of the fishing trip. Each Member State shall promptly forward that information to the Commission.

2. Member States with vessels authorised to fish for Patagonian Toothfish in the SEAFO Convention Area shall provide detailed catch and effort data to the Commission, and the SEAFO Secretariat, no later than 30 June 2008.

Article 67

Special Provisions for Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon spp)

1. The master of a vessel authorised to fish for Deep-sea Red Crab in the SEAFO Convention Area in accordance with Article 57 shall, by electronic means, send to the competent authorities of his flag Member State and the SEAFO Secretariat a catch report stating the quantities of Deep-sea Red Crab caught by his vessel including nil returns. This report shall be sent every five days of the fishing trip. Each Member State shall promptly forward that information to the Commission.

2. Member States with vessels authorised to fish for Deep-sea Red Crab in the SEAFO Convention Area shall provide detailed catch and effort data to the Commission, and the SEAFO Secretariat, no later than 30 June 2008.

Article 68

Communication of vessel movements and catches

1. Fishing vessels and fishing research vessels authorised to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area and which are engaged in fishing shall send entry, catch and exit reports to the flag Member State's authorities by VMS, or other appropriate means, and, if the flag Member State so requires, to the SEAFO Executive Secretary.

2. The entry report shall be made no more than 12 hours and at least 6 hours in advance of each entry into the SEAFO Convention Area and shall include entering date, time, geographical position of the vessel and the quantity of fish on board by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (Kg).

3. The Catch report shall be made by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (Kg) at the end of each calendar month.

4. The exit report shall be made no more than 12 hours and at least 6 hours in advance of each exit from the SEAFO Convention Area. It shall include exiting date, time, geographical position of the vessel, the number of fishing days and the catch taken by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (Kg) in the SEAFO Convention Area since the commencement of fishing in the SEAFO Convention Area, or since the last catch report.

Article 69

Scientific observation and collection of information to support stock assessment

1. Each Member State shall ensure that all its fishing vessels operating in the SEAFO Convention Area, and targeting species covered by the SEAFO Convention, carry qualified scientific observers.

2. Each Member State shall require the submission of the information collected by the observers, in respect of each vessel flying its flag, within 30 days of leaving the SEAFO Convention Area. The data shall be submitted in the format specified by the SEAFO Scientific Committee. The Member State shall provide the Commission with a copy of the information, as soon as possible, taking account of the need to maintain confidentiality of non-aggregated data. The Member State may also provide the SEAFO Executive Secretary with a copy of the information.

3. The information referred to in this Article shall, to the greatest extent possible, be collected and verified by designated observers by 30 June 2008.

Article 70

Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels

1. Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall report to their flag Member State information on any possible fishing activity by vessels flying the flag of a non-Contracting Party in the SEAFO Convention Area. This information shall contain, inter alia:

(a)

name of the vessel;

(b)

registration number of the vessel;

(c)

flag State of the vessel;

(d)

any other relevant information regarding the sighted vessel.

2. Each Member State shall submit the information referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission as rapidly as possible. The Commission shall forward this information to the SEAFO Executive Secretary for information.

CHAPTER XI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE IOTC AREA

Article 71

Reduction of sea-birds by-catch

1. Member States shall collect and provide all available information to the IOTC, with copy to the Commission, on interactions with seabirds, including incidental catches by their fishing vessels.

2. Member States shall seek to achieve reductions in levels of seabird by catch across all fishing areas, seasons, and fisheries through the use of effective mitigation measures.

3. Community vessels fishing south of 30oS shall carry and use bird-scaring lines (tori poles) according to following technical provisions:

(a)

tori poles shall be in accordance with agreed tori pole design and deployment guidelines adopted by IOTC;

(b)

tori lines are to be deployed prior to longlines entering the water at all times south of 30oS;

(c)

where practical, vessels shall use a second tori pole and bird-scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity;

(d)

back-up tori lines shall be carried by all vessels and be ready for immediate use.

4. Community surface longline vessels, whilst targeting swordfish, utilising the ‘American longline system’ and equipped with a line-throwing device, shall be exempted from the requirements of paragraph 3.

Article 72

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for tropical tunas

1. Member States shall limit to the effort levels in 2006, by gear type, the number of vessels flying their flag and having an overall length equal to or greater than 24 metres which fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area. They shall also limit to those levels, by gear type, the number of vessels flying their flag and having an overall length of less than 24 metres which fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area outside their exclusive economic zone. The limitation of the number of vessels shall be commensurate with the corresponding overall tonnage expressed in GRT (Gross Registered Tonnage) or in GT (Gross Tonnage). In cases where vessels are replaced, the overall tonnage shall not be exceeded.

2. Vessels under administrative process, on-going and already authorised constructions in the year 2006 and authorised to be introduced into the fleet shall be exempted from the provisions of paragraph 1.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall notify to the Commission the number and tonnage of their vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the area in 2006 by 1 January 2008. To that end they shall verify the effective presence and fishing activities of their vessels in the IOTC Area in 2006, through their VMS records, catch reports, port calls, or other means.

4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may change the number of vessels, by gear type, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that the change in the number of vessels, by gear type, does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

5. 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 Vessels or on the Record of vessels of other Tuna Regional Fisheries Organisations. No vessels on an IUU vessels list of any Regional Fisheries Management Organisation may be transferred.

Article 73

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for swordfish and albacore

1. Member States shall limit to the effort levels in 2007, by gear type, the number of vessels flying their flag and having an overall length equal to or greater than 24 metres, which fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area. The Member States shall also limit to those levels, by gear type, the number of vessels flying their flag and having an overall length of less than 24 metres which fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area outside their exclusive economic zone. The limitation of number of vessels shall be commensurate with the corresponding overall tonnage expressed in GRT (Gross Registered Tonnage) or in GT (Gross Tonnage). In cases where vessels are replaced, the overall tonnage shall not be exceeded.

2. Vessels under administrative process, on-going and already authorised constructions in the year 2007 and authorised to be introduced into the fleet shall be exempted from the provisions of paragraph 1.

3. Member States shall notify to the Commission the number and tonnage of their vessels fishing for swordfish and albacore in the area in 2007 by 1 January 2008. To that end, they shall verify the effective presence and fishing activities of their vessels in the IOTC area in 2007, through their VMS records, catch reports, port calls, or other means.

4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may change the number of their vessels, by gear type, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that the change in the number of vessels, by gear type, does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

5. 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 Vessels or on the Record of vessels of other Tuna Regional Fisheries Organisations. No vessels on an IUU vessels list of any Regional Fisheries Management Organisation may be transferred.

CHAPTER XII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SPFO AREA

Article 74

Pelagic fisheries — Capacity limitation

1. Member States shall limit the total level of gross tonnage (GT) of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2008 to the levels of total GT recorded in 2007 in the SPFO area in a manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 January 2008 the total level of GT recorded in the Area in 2007 for those vessels flying their flag and actively fishing in 2007. In notifying this information, Member States shall verify the effective presence of their vessels in the SPFO area in 2007 through VMS records, catch reports, port calls or other means.

3. Member States with a catch history in the pelagic fisheries in the South Pacific, but not exercising their fisheries activities in 2007, may enter the fishery in the SPFO area in 2008 provided that they exercise voluntary restraint of fishing effort. These Member States shall promptly notify the Commission of the names and characteristics, including GT, of their vessels engaged in the fishery in the SPFO area.

4. Member States shall submit for review to the Interim Science Working Group of the SPFO any stock assessments and research in respect of pelagic stocks in the SPFO area and shall promote the active participation of their scientific experts in Organisation's scientific works on pelagic species.

5. Member States shall ensure as much as possible an appropriate level of observer coverage on fishing vessels flying their flag in order to observe the pelagic fisheries in the South Pacific and collect relevant scientific information.

Article 75

Bottom fisheries

1. Member States shall limit bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPFO area to the average annual levels over the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 in terms of the number of fishing vessels and other parameters that reflect the level of catch, fishing effort, and fishing capacity.

2. Member States shall not expand bottom fishing activities into new regions of the SPFO area where such fishing is not currently occurring.

3. Community vessels shall cease bottom fishing activities within five nautical miles of any site in the SPFO area where, in the course of fishing operations, evidence of vulnerable marine ecosystems is encountered. Community vessels shall report the encounter, including the location, and the type of ecosystem in question, to the authorities of the of their flag State, to the Commission and to the SPFO Interim Secretariat so that appropriate measures can be adopted in respect of the relevant site.

4. Member States shall appoint observers to each vessel flying their flag and undertaking or proposing to undertake bottom trawling activities in the SPFO area and ensure an appropriate level of observer coverage on vessels flying their flag and undertaking other bottom fishing activities in the SPFO area.

Article 76

Data collection and sharing

Member States shall collect, verify and provide data in accordance with the procedures outlined in the SPFO Standards for the collection, reporting, verification and exchange of data.

CHAPTER XIII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE WCPFC AREA

Article 77

Fishing effort limitations

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south pacific albacore in the WCPFC Area is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Community and coastal States in the region.

Article 78

Management plans for the use of FADs

1. Member States whose vessels are authorised to fish in the WCPFC Area shall develop management plans for the use of anchored or drifting FADs. Those management plans shall include strategies to limit the interaction with juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna.

2. Management plans referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Commission not later than 15 October 2008. The Commission shall compile those management plans and submit a Community management plan to the WCPFC Secretariat not later than 31 December 2008.

Article 79

Maximum number of vessels fishing for swordfish

The number of Community vessels fishing for swordfish in areas south of 20o S of the WCPFC Area shall not exceed 14 vessels. Community participation shall be limited to vessels flying the flag of Spain.

CHAPTER XIV

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE ICCAT AREA

Article 80

Reduction of sea-birds by-catch

1. Member States shall collect all available information on interactions with seabirds, including incidental catches by their fishing vessels and shall transmit that information to the ICCAT Secretariat and the Commission.

2. Member States shall seek to achieve reductions in levels of seabird by catch across all fishing areas, seasons, and fisheries through the use of effective mitigation measures.

3. Community vessels fishing south of 20oS shall carry and use bird-scaring lines (tori poles) according to following technical provisions:

(a)

tori poles shall meet the conditions on the tori pole design and be in accordance with the deployment guidelines adopted by ICCAT;

(b)

tori lines are to be deployed prior to longlines entering the water at all times south of 20oS;

(c)

where practical vessels shall use a second tori pole and bird-scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity;

(d)

back-up tori lines shall be carried by all vessels and be ready for immediate use.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Community longline vessels targeting swordfish may use monofilament longline gear, provided that these vessels:

a)

set their longlines during the period between nautical dusk/dawn as laid down in the nautical dusk/dawn almanac for the geographical position fished;

b)

use a minimum swivel weight of 60 g placed not more than 3 m from the hook to achieve optimum sink rates.

Article 81

Establishment of a closed area/season for the swordfish fisheries in Mediterranean Sea

In order to protect the swordfish, in particular small fish, fishing for swordfish in Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited from 15 October to 15 November 2008.

Article 82

Sharks

Member States shall take appropriate measures to reduce fishing mortality in fisheries targeting North Atlantic shortfin mako.

CHAPTER XV

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES

Article 83

North Atlantic

Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic shall be subject to the measures set out in Annex XIII.

CHAPTER XVI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 84

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 15(1) and 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 85

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2008, Article 41 shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of the TACs.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2008.

For the Council

The President

D. RUPEL

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(10) OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11).

(11) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

(12) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).

(13) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).

(14) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2943/95 (OJ L 308, 21.12.1995, p. 15).

(15) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

(16) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).

(17) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2269/2004 (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 1).

(18) OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(19) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(20) OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1099/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 11).

(21) OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 3.

(22) OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 754/2007 (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 26).

(23) OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.

(24) OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3.

(25) OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1.

(26) OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

(27) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

(28) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48.

(29) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.

(30) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 1

(31) OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 22).

(32) OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 34.

(33) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(34) OJ L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 21.

(35) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

(36) OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39.

(37) OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33.

(38) OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22.

(39) OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24.

(40) OJ L 196, 18.7.2006, p. 14.

(41) OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1.

(42) OJ L 22, 25.1.2003, p. 5.

(43) OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 (OJ L 182, 12.7.2007, p. 1).

(44) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1799/2006 (OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 26).

(45) OJ L 121, 12.5.1994, p. 3.

(46) The exact times of nautical twilight are set out in the Nautical Almanac tables for the relevant latitude, local time and date. All times, whether for ship operations or observer reporting, shall be referenced to GMT.

ANNEX I

CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRIES' FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation, and shall, therefore, be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

Ammodytidae

SAN

Sandeel

Anarhichas lupus

CAT

Atlantic catfish

Aphanopus carbo

BSF

Black scabbardfish

Argentina silus

ARU

Greater silver smelt

Beryx spp.

ALF

Alfonsinos

Boreogadus saida

POC

Polar cod

Brosme brosme

USK

Tusk

Centrophorus squamosus

GUQ

Leafscale gulper shark

Centroscymnus coelolepis

CYO

Portuguese dogfish

Cetorhinus maximus

BSK

Basking shark

Chaenocephalus aceratus

SSI

Blackfin icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

ANI

Antarctic 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

Dissostichus eleginoides

TOP

Antarctic toothfish

Engraulis encrasicolus

ANE

Anchovy

Etmopterus princeps

ETR

Great lantern shark

Etmopterus pusillus

ETP

Smooth lantern shark

Etmopterus spinax

ETX

Velvet belly

Euphausia superba

KRI

Krill

Gadus morhua

COD

Cod

Galeorhinus galeus

GAG

Tope shark

Germo alalunga

ALB

Albacore tunna

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

WIT

Witch flounder

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

NOG

Humped rockcod

Hippoglossoides platessoides

PLA

American plaice

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

HAL

Atlantic halibut

Hoplostethus atlanticus

ORY

Orange roughy

Illex illecebrosus

SQI

Short fin squid

Lamna nasus

POR

Porbeagle

Lampanyctus achirus

LAC

Lantern fish

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

NOS

Grey rockcod

Lepidorhombus spp.

LEZ

Megrims

Limanda ferruginea

YEL

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda limanda

DAB

Dab

Lophiidae

ANF

Anglerfish

Macrourus berglax

RHG

Roughead grenadier

Macrourus spp.

GRV

Grenadier

Makaira nigricans

BUM

Blue marlin

Mallotus villosus

CAP

Capelin

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 dypterigia

BLI

Blue ling

Molva macrophthalmus

SLI

Spanish ling

Molva molva

LIN

Ling

Nephrops norvegicus

NEP

Norway lobster

Notothenia rossii

NOR

Marbled rockcod

Pagellus bogaraveo

SBR

Red Seabream

Pandalus borealis

PRA

Northern prawn

Paralomis spp.

PAI

Crab

Penaeus spp.

PEN

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Phycis spp.

FOX

Forkbeards

Platichthys flesus

FLX

Flounder

Pleuronectes platessa

PLE

Plaice

Pleuronectiformes

FLX

Flatfish

Pollachius pollachius

POL

Pollack

Pollachius virens

POK

Saithe

Psetta maxima

TUR

Turbot

Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

SGI

South Georgian icefish

Rajidae

SRX-RAJ

Skates and rays

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

GHL

Greenland halibut

Salmo salar

SAL

Atlantic salmon

Scomber scombrus

MAC

Mackerel

Scopthalmus rhombus

BLL

Brill

Sebastes spp.

RED

Redfish

Solea solea

SOL

Common sole

Solea spp.

SOX

Sole

Sprattus sprattus

SPR

Sprat

Squalus acanthias

DGS

Spurdog/dogfish

Tetrapturus alba

WHM

White marlin

Thunnus alalunga

ALB

Albacore

Thunnus albacares

YFT

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus obesus

BET

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus thynnus

BFT

Bluefin tuna

Trachurus spp.

JAX

Horse mackerel

Trisopterus esmarki

NOP

Norway pout

Urophycis tenuis

HKW

White hake

Xiphias gladius

SWO

Swordfish

The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Albacore

ALB

Thunnus alalunga

Albacore tunna

ALB

Germo alalunga

Alfonsinos

ALF

Beryx spp.

American plaice

PLA

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Anchovy

ANE

Engraulis encrasicolus

Anglerfish

ANF

Lophiidae

Antarctic icefish

ANI

Champsocephalus gunnari

Antarctic toothfish

TOP

Dissostichus eleginoides

Atlantic catfish

CAT

Anarhichas lupus

Atlantic halibut

HAL

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic salmon

SAL

Salmo salar

Basking shark

BSK

Cetorhinus maximus

Bigeye tuna

BET

Thunnus obesus

Birdbeak dogfish

DCA

Deania calcea

Black scabbardfish

BSF

Aphanopus carbo

Blackfin icefish

SSI

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Blue ling

BLI

Molva dypterigia

Blue marlin

BUM

Makaira nigricans

Blue whiting

WHB

Micromesistius poutassou

Bluefin tuna

BFT

Thunnus thynnus

Brill

BLL

Scopthalmus rhombus

Capelin

CAP

Mallotus villosus

Cod

COD

Gadus morhua

Common sole

SOL

Solea solea

Crab

PAI

Paralomis spp.

Dab

DAB

Limanda limanda

Flatfish

FLX

Pleuronectiformes

Flounder

FLX

Platichthys flesus

Forkbeards

FOX

Phycis spp.

Great lantern shark

ETR

Etmopterus princeps

Greater silver smelt

ARU

Argentina silus

Greenland halibut

GHL

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Grenadier

GRV

Macrourus spp.

Grey rockcod

NOS

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Haddock

HAD

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Hake

HKE

Merluccius merluccius

Herring

HER

Clupea harengus

Horse mackerel

JAX

Trachurus spp.

Humped rockcod

NOG

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Kitefin shark

SCK

Dalatias licha

Krill

KRI

Euphausia superba

Lantern fish

LAC

Lampanyctus achirus

Leafscale gulper shark

GUQ

Centrophorus squamosus

Lemon sole

LEM

Microstomus kitt

Ling

LIN

Molva molva

Mackerel

MAC

Scomber scombrus

Marbled rockcod

NOR

Notothenia rossii

Megrims

LEZ

Lepidorhombus spp.

Northern prawn

PRA

Pandalus borealis

Norway lobster

NEP

Nephrops norvegicus

Norway pout

NOP

Trisopterus esmarki

Orange roughy

ORY

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Penaeus shrimps

PEN

Penaeus spp.

Plaice

PLE

Pleuronectes platessa

Polar cod

POC

Boreogadus saida

Pollack

POL

Pollachius pollachius

Porbeagle

POR

Lamna nasus

Portuguese dogfish

CYO

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Red Seabream

SBR

Pagellus bogaraveo

Redfish

RED

Sebastes spp.

Roughead grenadier

RHG

Macrourus berglax

Roundnose grenadier

RNG

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Saithe

POK

Pollachius virens

Sandeel

SAN

Ammodytidae

Short fin squid

SQI

Illex illecebrosus

Skates and rays

SRX-RAJ

Rajidae

Smooth lantern shark

ETP

Etmopterus pusillus

Snow crab

PCR

Chionoecetes spp.

Sole

SOX

Solea spp.

South Georgian icefish

SGI

Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

Spanish ling

SLI

Molva macrophthalmus

Sprat

SPR

Sprattus sprattus

Spurdog/dogfish

DGS

Squalus acanthias

Squid

SQS

Martialia hyadesi

Swordfish

SWO

Xiphias gladius

Tope shark

GAG

Galeorhinus galeus

Turbot

TUR

Psetta maxima

Tusk

USK

Brosme brosme

Unicorn icefish

LIC

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Velvet belly

ETX

Etmopterus spinax

White hake

HKW

Urophycis tenuis

White marlin

WHM

Tetrapturus alba

Whiting

WHG

Merlangius merlangus

Witch flounder

WIT

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Yellowfin tuna

YFT

Thunnus albacares

Yellowtail flounder

YEL

Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EC waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters

Species

:

Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

SAN/04-N.

Denmark

19 000

United Kingdom

1 000

EC

20 000

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Zone

:

IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV (1)

SAN/2A3A4.

Denmark

Not established

United Kingdom

Not established

All Member States

Not established (2)

EC

Not established

Norway

20 000 (3)

TAC

Not established

Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I and II

ARU/1/2.

Germany

31

France

10

The Netherlands

25

United Kingdom

50

EC

116

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

:

EC waters of III and IV

ARU/3/4.

Denmark

1 180

Germany

12

France

8

Ireland

8

The Netherlands

55

Sweden

46

United Kingdom

21

EC

1 331

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies

Species

:

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

:

EC and international waters of V, VI and VII

ARU/567.

Germany

405

France

9

Ireland

378

The Netherlands

4 225

United Kingdom

297

EC

5 311

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

USK/2A47-C

EC

Not relevant

Norway

3 350 (4) (5)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I, II and XIV

USK/1214EI

Germany

7 (6)

France

7 (6)

United Kingdom

7 (6)

Others

3 (6)

EC

23 (6)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

EC waters of III

USK/3EI.

Denmark

14

Sweden

7

Germany

7

EC

28

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

EC waters of IV

USK/4EI.

Denmark

62

Germany

19

France

44

Sweden

6

United Kingdom

94

Others

6 (7)

EC

231

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

EC and international waters of V, VI and VII

USK/567EI.

Germany

6

Spain

21

France

254

Ireland

25

United Kingdom

123

Others

6 (8)

EC

435

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

USK/4AB-N.

Belgium

0

Denmark

165

Germany

1

France

0

The Netherlands

0

United Kingdom

4

EC

170

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies

Species

:

Herring (9)

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

IIIa

HER/03A.

Denmark

21 474

Germany

344

Sweden

22 463

EC

44 281

Faroe Islands

500 (10)

TAC

51 673

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring (11)

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

EC and Norwegian waters of ICES zone IV north of 53o30'N

HER/04A., HER/04B.

Denmark

27 886

Germany

17 536

France

11 965

The Netherlands

26 751

Sweden

2 047

United Kingdom

30 025

EC

116 210

Norway

50 000 (12)

TAC

201 227

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

Norwegian waters south of 62oN

(HER/*04N-)

EC

50 000

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62oN

HER/04-N.

Sweden

846 (13)

EC

846

TAC

not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring (14)

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

By-catches in zone IIIa

HER/03A-BC

Denmark

9 805

Germany

87

Sweden

1 578

EC

11 470

TAC

11 470

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring (15)

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

By-catches in IV, VIId and in EC waters of IIa

HER/2A47DX

Belgium

93

Denmark

18 004

Germany

93

France

93

The Netherlands

93

Sweden

88

United Kingdom

342

EC

18 806

TAC

18 806

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring (16)

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIId; IVc (17)

HER/4CXB7D

Belgium

7 100 (18)

Denmark

397 (18)

Germany

250 (18)

France

6 488 (18)

The Netherlands

10 157 (18)

United Kingdom

2 269 (18)

EC

26 661

TAC

201 227

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

EC and international waters of Vb and VIb and VIaN (19)

HER/5B6ANB.

Germany

2 967

France

561

Ireland

4 009

The Netherlands

2 967

United Kingdom

16 036

EC

26 540

Faroe Islands

660 (20)

TAC

27 200

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIIbc; VIaS (21)

HER/6AS7BC

Ireland

10 584

The Netherlands

1 058

EC

11 642

TAC

11 642

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VI Clyde (22)

HER/06ACL.

United Kingdom

800

EC

800

TAC

800

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIIa (23)

HER/07A/MM

Ireland

1 250

United Kingdom

3 550

EC

4 800

TAC

4 800

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIIe and VIIf

HER/7EF.

France

500

United Kingdom

500

EC

1 000

TAC

1 000

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIIg (24), VIIh (24), VIIj (24) and VIIk (24)

HER/7G-K.

Germany

88

France

487

Ireland

6 818

The Netherlands

487

United Kingdom

10

EC

7 890

TAC

7 890

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone

:

VIII

ANE/08.

Spain

0

France

0

EC

0

TAC

0

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone

:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

ANE/9/3411

Spain

3 826

Portugal

4 174

EC

8 000

TAC

8 000

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

Skagerrak (25)

COD/03AN.

Belgium

8

Denmark

2 532

Germany

64

The Netherlands

16

Sweden

443

EC

3 063

TAC

3 165

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

Kattegat (26)

COD/03AS.

Denmark

415

Germany

9

Sweden

249

EC

673

TAC

673

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

IV; EC waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

COD/2A3AX4

Belgium

654

Denmark

3 761

Germany

2 384

France

809

The Netherlands

2 125

Sweden

25

United Kingdom

8 628

EC

18 386

Norway

3 766 (27)

TAC

22 152

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified

Norwegian waters of IV

(COD/*04N-)

EC

15 980

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62o N

COD/04-N.

Sweden

382

EC

382

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV

COD/561214

Belgium

1

Germany

6

France

64

Ireland

90

United Kingdom

241

EC

402

TAC

402

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified

VIa; EC waters of Vb

(COD/*5BC6A)

Belgium

1

Germany

6

France

64

Ireland

90

United Kingdom

241

EC

402

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

VIIa

COD/07A.

Belgium

16

France

44

Ireland

790

The Netherlands

4

United Kingdom

345

EC

1 199

TAC

1 199

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

COD/7X7A34

Belgium

177

France

3 033

Ireland

753

The Netherlands

25

United Kingdom

328

EC

4 316

TAC

4 316 (28)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

POR/1-14CI

Denmark

30

France

332

Germany

6

Ireland

8

Portugal

26

Spain

175

Sweden

1

United Kingdom

3

EC

581

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

LEZ/2AC4-C

Belgium

5

Denmark

4

Germany

4

France

26

The Netherlands

21

United Kingdom

1 537

EC

1 597

TAC

1 597

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

LEZ/561214

Spain

295

France

1 148

Ireland

336

United Kingdom

813

EC

2 592

TAC

2 592

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

:

VII

LEZ/07.

Belgium

494

Spain

5 490

France

6 663

Ireland

3 029

United Kingdom

2 624

EC

18 300

TAC

18 300

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

LEZ/8ABDE.

Spain

1 176

France

949

EC

2 125

TAC

2 125

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1

LEZ/8C3411

Spain

1 320

France

66

Portugal

44

EC

1 430

TAC

1 430

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Dab and flounder

Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

D/F/2AC4-C

Belgium

513

Denmark

1 927

Germany

2 890

France

200

The Netherlands

11 654

Sweden

6

United Kingdom

1 620

EC

18 810

TAC

18 810

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

ANF/2AC4-C

Belgium

401

Denmark

884

Germany

432

France

82

The Netherlands

303

Sweden

10

United Kingdom

9 233

EC

11 345

TAC

11 345

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

ANF/4AB-N.

Belgium

48

Denmark

1 236

Germany

19

The Netherlands

18

United Kingdom

289

EC

1 610

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

ANF/561214

Belgium

185

Germany

212

Spain

198

France

2 280

Ireland

516

The Netherlands

178

United Kingdom

1 586

EC

5 155

TAC

5 155

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

VII

ANF/07.

Belgium

2 595 (29)

Germany

289 (29)

Spain

1 031 (29)

France

16 651 (29)

Ireland

2 128 (29)

The Netherlands

336 (29)

United Kingdom

5 050 (29)

EC

28 080 (29)

TAC

28 080 (29)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

ANF/8ABDE.

Spain

1 206

France

6 714

EC

7 920

TAC

7 920

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

ANF/8C3411

Spain

1 629

France

2

Portugal

324

EC

1 955

TAC

1 955

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

HAD/3A/BCD

Belgium

12

Denmark

2 080

Germany

132

The Netherlands

2

Sweden

246

EC

2 472 (30)

TAC

2 856

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

IV; EC waters of IIa

HAD/2AC4.

Belgium

279

Denmark

1 920

Germany

1 222

France

2 130

The Netherlands

210

Sweden

193

United Kingdom

31 672

EC

37 626 (31)

Norway

8 082

TAC

46 444

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

Norwegian waters of IV

(HAD/*04N-)

EC

28 535

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62o N

HAD/04-N.

Sweden

707

EC

707

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

EC and international wates of ICES zones VIb, XII and XIV

HAD/6B1214

Belgium

16

Germany

19

France

763

Ireland

544

United Kingdom

5 574

EC

6 916

TAC

6 916

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

EC waters of Vb and VIa

HAD/5BC6A.

Belgium

7

Germany

9

France

366

Ireland

995

United Kingdom

4 743

EC

6 120

TAC

6 120

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

HAD/7/3411

Belgium

129

France

7 719

Ireland

2 573

United Kingdom

1 158

EC

11 579

TAC

11 579

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in zone:

VIIa

(HAD/*07A)

Belgium

20

France

90

Ireland

536

United Kingdom

592

EC

1 238

When reporting to the Commission the uptake of their quotas, Member States shall specify quantities taken in ICES zone VIIa. Landings of haddock caught in ICES zone VIIa shall be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 1 238 tonnes.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

IIIa

WHG/03A.

Denmark

232

The Netherlands

1

Sweden

25

EC

258 (32)

TAC

1 050

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

IV; EC waters of IIa

WHG/2AC4.

Belgium

367

Denmark

1 588

Germany

413

France

2 387

The Netherlands

918

Sweden

3

United Kingdom

9 336

EC

15 012 (33)

Norway

1 785 (34)

TAC

17 850

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

Norwegian waters of IV

(WHG/*04N-)

EC

10 884

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

WHG/561214

Germany

5

France

93

Ireland

229

United Kingdom

438

EC

765

TAC

765

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

VIIa

WHG/07A.

Belgium

1

France

10

Ireland

160

The Netherlands

0

United Kingdom

107

EC

278

TAC

278

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk

WHG/7X7A.

Belgium

195

France

11 964

Ireland

5 544

The Netherlands

97

United Kingdom

2 140

EC

19 940

TAC

19 940

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

VIII

WHG/08.

Spain

1 440

France

2 160

EC

3 600

TAC

3 600

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1

WHG/9/3411

Portugal

653

EC

653

TAC

653

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Whiting and Pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62o N

W/P/04-N.

Sweden

190

EC

190

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

:

IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

HKE/3A/BCD

Denmark

1 499

Sweden

128

EC

1 627

TAC

1 627 (35)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

HKE/2AC4-C

Belgium

27

Denmark

1 096

Germany

126

France

243

The Netherlands

63

United Kingdom

341

EC

1 896

TAC

1 896 (36)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

:

VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

HKE/571214

Belgium

278 (37)

Spain

8 926

France

13 785 (37)

Ireland

1 670

The Netherlands

180 (37)

United Kingdom

5 442 (37)

EC

30 281

TAC

30 281 (38)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(HKE/*8ABDE)

Belgium

36

Spain

1 440

France

1 440

Ireland

180

The Netherlands

18

United Kingdom

810

EC

3 924

Species

:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

HKE/8ABDE.

Belgium

9 (39)

Spain

6 214

France

13 955

The Netherlands

18 (39)

EC

20 196

TAC

20 196 (40)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(HKE/*57-14)

Belgium

2

Spain

1 800

France

3 240

The Netherlands

5

EC

5 047

Species

:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

HKE/8C3411

Spain

4 510

France

433

Portugal

2 104

EC

7 047

TAC

7 047

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

WHB/4AB-N.

Denmark

7 600

United Kingdom

400

EC

8 000

TAC

1 266 282

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

WHB/1X14

Denmark

26 789 (41) (42)

Germany

10 416 (41) (42)

Spain

22 711 (41) (42)

France

18 643 (41) (42)

Ireland

20 745 (41) (42)

The Netherlands

32 666 (41) (42)

Portugal

2 110 (41) (42)

Sweden

6 627 (41) (42)

United Kingdom

34 759 (41) (42)

EC

175 466 (41) (42)

Norway

108 000 (43) (44)

Faroe Islands

29 580 (45) (46)

TAC

1 266 282

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

WHB/8C3411

Spain

25 686 (47)

Portugal

6 421 (47)

EC

32 107 (47)

TAC

1 266 282

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

:

EC waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56o30N and VII west of 12oW

WHB/24A567

Norway

193 670 (48) (49)

Faroe Islands

31 000 (50) (51)

TAC

1 266 282

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

L/W/2AC4-C

Belgium

368

Denmark

1 013

Germany

130

France

277

The Netherlands

843

Sweden

11

United Kingdom

4 151

EC

6 793

TAC

6 793

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

BLI/2A47-C

EC

Not relevant (52)

Norway

150

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Zone

:

EC waters of VIa north of 56o30'N and VIb

BLI/6AN6B.

Faroe Islands

200 (53)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I and II

LIN/1/2.

Denmark

10

Germany

10

France

10

United Kingdom

10

Others (54)

5

EC

45

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

LIN/03.

Belgium

7 (55)

Denmark

57

Germany

7 (55)

Sweden

22

United Kingdom

7 (55)

EC

100

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

EC waters of IV

LIN/04.

Belgium

18

Denmark

286

Germany

177

France

159

The Netherlands

6

Sweden

12

United Kingdom

2 196

EC

2 856

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

EC and international waters of V

LIN/05.

Belgium

9

Denmark

6

Germany

6

France

6

United Kingdom

6

EC

34

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

EC and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

LIN/6X14.

Belgium

40

Denmark

7

Germany

147

Spain

2 969

France

3 166

Ireland

793

Portugal

7

United Kingdom

3 645

EC

10 776

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

LIN/2A47-C

EC

Not relevant

Norway

5 638 (56) (57)

Faroe Islands

250 (58) (59)

TAC

Not relevant

Anlytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

LIN/4AB-N.

Belgium

6

Denmark

747

Germany

21

France

8

The Netherlands

1

United Kingdom

67

EC

850

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

NEP/3A/BCD

Denmark

3 800

Germany

11 (60)

Sweden

1 359

EC

5 170

TAC

5 170

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

NEP/2AC4-C

Belgium

1 368

Denmark

1 368

Germany

20

France

40

The Netherlands

704

United Kingdom

22 644

EC

26 144

TAC

26 144

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

NEP/4AB-N.

Denmark

1 183

Germany

1

UK

66

EC

1 250

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb

NEP/5BC6.

Spain

40

France

161

Ireland

269

United Kingdom

19 415

EC

19 885

TAC

19 885

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

VII

NEP/07.

Spain

1 509

France

6 116

Ireland

9 277

United Kingdom

8 251

EC

25 153

TAC

25 153

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

NEP/8ABDE.

Spain

259

France

4 061

EC

4 320

TAC

4 320

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

VIIIc

NEP/08C.

Spain

119

France

5

EC

124

TAC

124

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

NEP/9/3411

Spain

104

Portugal

311

EC

415

TAC

415

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

IIIa

PRA/03A.

Denmark

4 033

Sweden

2 172

EC

6 205

TAC

11 620

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

PRA/2AC4-C

Denmark

2 960

The Netherlands

28

Sweden

119

United Kingdom

877

EC

3 984

TAC

3 984

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62o N

PRA/04-N.

Denmark

500

Sweden

164 (61)

EC

664

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Penaeus spp.s

Zone

:

French Guyana waters (62)

PEN/FGU.

France

4 108 (63)

EC

4 108 (63)

TAC

4 108 (63)

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

Skagerrak (64)

PLE/03AN.

Belgium

56

Denmark

7 280

Germany

37

The Netherlands

1 400

Sweden

390

EC

9 163

TAC

9 350

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

Kattegat (65)

PLE/03AS.

Denmark

2 081

Germany

23

Sweden

234

EC

2 338

TAC

2 338

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

IV; EC waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat

PLE/2A3AX4

Belgium

2 946

Denmark

9 575

Germany

2 762

France

552

The Netherlands

18 414

United Kingdom

13 626

EC

47 875

Norway

1 105

TAC

49 000

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

Norwegian waters of IV

(PLE/*04N-)

EC

19 653

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

PLE/561214

France

22

Ireland

287

United Kingdom

477

EC

786

TAC

786

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIIa

PLE/07A.

Belgium

47

France

21

Ireland

1 209

The Netherlands

14

United Kingdom

558

EC

1 849

TAC

1 849

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIIb and VIIc

PLE/7BC.

France

22

Ireland

88

EC

110

TAC

110

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIId and VIIe

PLE/7DE.

Belgium

826

France

2 755

United Kingdom

1 469

EC

5 050

TAC

5 050

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIIf and VIIg

PLE/7FG.

Belgium

77

France

139

Ireland

202

United Kingdom

73

EC

491

TAC

491

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

PLE/7HJK.

Belgium

19

France

38

Ireland

132

The Netherlands

76

United Kingdom

38

EC

303

TAC

303

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

:

VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

PLE/8/3411

Spain

75

France

298

Portugal

75

EC

448

TAC

448

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

POL/561214

Spain

6

France

216

Ireland

63

United Kingdom

165

EC

450

TAC

450

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

VII

POL/07.

Belgium

476

Spain

29

France

10 959

Ireland

1 168

United Kingdom

2 668

EC

15 300

TAC

15 300

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId andVIIIe

POL/8ABDE.

Spain

286

France

1 394

EC

1 680

TAC

1 680

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

VIIIc

POL/08C.

Spain

236

France

26

EC

262

TAC

262

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

POL/9/3411

Spain

278

Portugal

10

EC

288

TAC

288

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

POK/2A34.

Belgium

47

Denmark

5 636

Germany

14 231

France

33 491

The Netherlands

142

Sweden

774

United Kingdom

10 911

EC

65 232

Norway

70 668 (66)

TAC

135 900

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV

POK/561214

Germany

906

France

9 003

Ireland

483

United Kingdom

3 708

EC

14 100

TAC

14 100

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

Norwegian waters south of 62oN

POK/04-N.

Sweden

880

EC

880

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

POK/7/3411

Belgium

10

France

2 132

Ireland

1 066

United Kingdom

582

EC

3 790

TAC

3 790

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

T/B/2AC4-C

Belgium

386

Denmark

825

Germany

211

France

99

The Netherlands

2 923

Sweden

6

United Kingdom

813

EC

5 263

TAC

5 263

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Skates and rays

Rajidae

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

SRX/2AC4-C

Belgium

277 (67)

Denmark

11 (67)

Germany

14 (67)

France

43 (67)

The Netherlands

236 (67)

United Kingdom

1 062 (67)

EC

1 643 (67)

TAC

1 643

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV; EC and international waters of VI

GHL/2A-C46

Denmark

6

Germany

10

Estonia

6

Spain

6

France

92

Ireland

6

Lithuania

6

Poland

6

United Kingdom

359

EC

847 (68)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

:

IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

MAC/2A34.

Belgium

157

Denmark

12 699

Germany

164

France

495

The Netherlands

498

Sweden

3 674 (69) (70)

United Kingdom

462

EC

18 149 (69)

Norway

9 300 (71)

TAC

385 366 (72)

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

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 2008

MAC/*2A6

Denmark

4 130

4 020

France

490

The Netherlands

490

Sweden

390

10

United Kingdom

490

Norway

3 000

Species

:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

:

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

MAC/2CX14-

Germany

14 893

Spain

20

Estonia

124

France

9 930

Ireland

49 643

Latvia

91

Lithuania

91

The Netherlands

21 719

Poland

1 049

United Kingdom

136 522

EC

234 082

Norway

9 300 (73)

Faroe Islands

3 605 (74)

TAC

385 366 (75)

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.

EC waters of IVa

MAC/*04A-C

Germany

4 494

France

2 996

Ireland

14 981

The Netherlands

6 554

United Kingdom

41 200

EC

70 225

Species

:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

MAC/8C3411

Spain

22 256 (76)

France

148 (76)

Portugal

4 601 (76)

EC

27 005

TAC

27 005

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zone specified:

VIIIb

(MAC/*08B.)

Spain

1 869

France

12

Portugal

386

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

SOL/3A/BCD

Denmark

788

Germany

46 (77)

The Netherlands

76 (77)

Sweden

30

EC

940

TAC

940

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

EC waters of II and IV

SOL/24.

Belgium

1 059

Denmark

484

Germany

847

France

212

The Netherlands

9 563

United Kingdom

545

EC

12 710

Norway

90 (78)

TAC

12 800

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

SOL/561214

Ireland

54

United Kingdom

14

EC

68

TAC

68

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIa

SOL/07A.

Belgium

326

France

4

Ireland

90

The Netherlands

103

United Kingdom

146

EC

669

TAC

669

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIb and VIIc

SOL/7BC.

France

10

Ireland

49

EC

59

TAC

59

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIId

SOL/07D.

Belgium

1 775

France

3 550

United Kingdom

1 268

EC

6 593

TAC

6 593

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIe

SOL/07E.

Belgium

27

France

288

United Kingdom

450

EC

765

TAC

765

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIf and VIIg

SOL/7FG.

Belgium

603

France

60

Ireland

30

United Kingdom

271

EC

964

TAC

964

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIh, VIIj, and VIIk

SOL/7HJK.

Belgium

54

France

108

Ireland

293

The Netherlands

87

United Kingdom

108

EC

650

TAC

650

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

:

VIIIa and b

SOL/8AB.

Belgium

52

Spain

9

France

3 823

The Netherlands

286

EC

4 170

TAC

4 170

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Sole

Solea spp.

Zone

:

VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX, X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

SOX/8CDE34

Spain

458

Portugal

758

EC

1 216

TAC

1 216

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

:

IIIa

SPR/03A.

Denmark

34 843

Germany

73

Sweden

13 184

EC

48 100

TAC

52 000

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

SPR/2AC4-C

Belgium

2 018

Denmark

159 716

Germany

2 018

France

2 018

The Netherlands

2 018

Sweden

1 330 (79)

United Kingdom

6 659

EC

175 777

Norway

10 063 (80)

Faroe Islands

9 160 (81) (82) (83)

TAC

195 000 (84)

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

:

VIId and VIIe

SPR/7DE.

Belgium

31

Denmark

1 997

Germany

31

France

430

The Netherlands

430

United Kingdom

3 226

EC

6 144

TAC

6 144

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

DGS/2AC4-C

Belgium

10 (85)

Denmark

57 (85)

Germany

10 (85)

France

18 (85)

The Netherlands

15 (85)

Sweden

1 (85)

United Kingdom

470 (85)

EC

581 (85)

Norway

50 (86)

TAC

631

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

DGS/15X14

Belgium

145 (87)

Germany

31 (87)

Spain

75 (87)

France

618 (87)

Ireland

390 (87)

The Netherlands

2 (87)

Portugal

3 (87)

United Kingdom

739 (87)

EC

2 004

TAC

2 004

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa and IV

JAX/2AC4-C

Belgium

58

Denmark

25 208

Germany

1 901

France

40

Ireland

1 463

The Netherlands

4 089

Sweden

750

United Kingdom

3 721

EC

37 230

Norway

1 600 (88)

Faroe Islands

479 (89)

TAC

39 309

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

VI, VII and VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

JAX/578/14

Denmark

15 236

Germany

12 178

Spain

16 631

France

8 047

Ireland

39 646

The Netherlands

58 102

Portugal

1 610

United Kingdom

16 470

EC

167 920

Faroe Islands

2 080 (90)

TAC

170 000

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

VIIIc and IX

JAX/8C9.

Spain

31 069 (91)

France

393 (91)

Portugal

26 288 (91)

EC

57 750

TAC

57 750

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

X; EC waters of CECAF (92)

JAX/X34PRT

Portugal

3 200 (93)

EC

3 200

TAC

3 200

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

EC waters of CECAF (94)

JAX/341PRT

Portugal

1 280 (95)

EC

1 280

TAC

1 280

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

:

EC waters of CECAF (96)

JAX/341SPN

Spain

1 280

EC

1 280

TAC

1 280

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone

:

IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV

NOP/2A3A4.

Denmark

36 466

Germany

7 (97)

The Netherlands

27 (97)

EC

36 500

Norway

1 000 (98)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

NOP/4AB-N.

Denmark

4 750 (99)

United Kingdom

250 (99)

EC

5 000 (99)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Industrial fish

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

I/F/4AB-N.

Sweden

800 (100) (101)

EC

800

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Combined quota

Zone

:

EC waters of Vb, VI and VII

R/G/5B67-C

EC

Not relevant

Norway

140 (102)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Other species

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IV

OTH/4AB-N.

Belgium

27

Denmark

2 500

Germany

282

France

116

The Netherlands

200

Sweden

Not relevant (103)

United Kingdom

1 875

EC

5 000 (104)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Other species

Zone

:

EC waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56o30'N

OTH/2A46AN

EC

Not relevant

Norway

2 720 (105) (106)

Faroe Islands

150 (107)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only. Except Denmark and the United Kingdom and Sweden.

(3) To be taken in zone IV.

(4) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in zones Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

(5) Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 638 tonnes, and tusk 3 350 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII.

(6) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(7) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(8) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(9) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(10) To be taken in Skagerrak.

(11) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES zones IVa and IVb

(12) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

Norwegian waters south of 62oN

(HER/*04N-)

EC

50 000

(13) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species

(14) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(15) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(16) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(17) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a line running due south from Landguard Point (51o56' N, 1o19.1' E) to latitude 51o33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

(18) Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be affected to zone IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).

(19) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa, north of 56o00' N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07o00' W and north of 55o00' N, excluding the Clyde.

(20) This quota may only be taken in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30' N.

(21) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa south of 56o00' N and west of 07o00' W.

(22) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

(23) Zone VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES zones VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded:

—

to the north by latitude 52o 30'N

—

to the south by latitude 52o 00'N

—

to the west by the coast of Ireland

—

to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

(24) This zone is increased by the area bounded:

—

to the north by latitude 52o 30'N,

—

to the south by latitude 52o 00'N,

—

to the west by the coast of Ireland,

—

to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

(25) Area as defined in Article 4(b) of this Regulation

(26) Area as defined in Article 4(c) of this Regulation

(27) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified

Norwegian waters of IV

(COD/*04N-)

EC

15 980

(28) Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice as soon as possible in the first half of 2008.

(29) Of which up to 5 % may be fished in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

(30) Excluding an estimate of 264 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

(31) Excluding an estimate of 736 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

Norwegian waters of IV

(HAD/*04N-)

EC

28 535

(32) Excluding an estimate 773 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

(33) Excluding an estimate of 1 053 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

(34) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

Norwegian waters of IV

(WHG/*04N-)

EC

10 884

(35) Within an overall TAC of 54 000 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(36) Within an overall TAC of 54 000 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(37) Transfers of this quota may be effected to EC waters of zones IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(38) Within an overall TAC of 54 000 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(HKE/*8ABDE)

Belgium

36

Spain

1 440

France

1 440

Ireland

180

The Netherlands

18

United Kingdom

810

EC

3 924

(39) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Zones IV and EC waters of zone IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(40) Within an overall TAC of 54 000 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(HKE/*57-14)

Belgium

2

Spain

1 800

France

3 240

The Netherlands

5

EC

5 047

(41) Of which up to 65 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).

(42) Of which up to 17,66 % may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05B-F).

(43) May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, VIa north of 56o30N, VIb and VII west of 12oW (WHB/*8CX34) No more than 40 000 tonnes may be fished in zone IVa.

(44) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).

(45) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)

(46) May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56o30' N, VIb and VII west of 12o W. The catch in zone IVa shall be no more than 7 395 tonnes.

(47) Of which up to 65 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).

(48) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

(49) The catch in Zone IV shall be no more than 48.418t. i.e. 25% of Norway's access level.

(50) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement.

(51) May also be fished in zone VIb. The catch in zone IV shall be no more than 7 750 tonnes.

(52) Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

(53) To be fished by trawl: by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

(54) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota

(55) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(56) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in zones VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

(57) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 638 tonnes and tusk 3 350 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII.

(58) Including tusk. Only to be taken by long-lines in zones VIb and VIa north of 56o 30' N.

(59) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in ICES zone VIa and VIb. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in zone VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

(60) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(61) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(62) Area as defined in Article 16(3) of this Regulation

(63) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.

(64) Area as defined in Article 4(b) of this Regulation

(65) Area as defined in Article 4(c) of this Regulation

(66) May only be taken in IV (EC waters) and IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

(67) Catches of Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), Thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), Blonde ray (Raja brachyuran) (RJH/2AC4-C), Spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C), Starry ray (Amblyraja radiate) (RJR/2AC4-C) and Common skate (Dipturus batis) (RJB/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(68) Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EC waters of ICES zones IIa and VI. In ICES zone VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines.

(69) Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62oN (MAC/*04-N).

(70) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(71) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in zone IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in zone IIIa.

(72) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

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 2008

MAC/*2A6

Denmark

4 130

4 020

France

490

The Netherlands

490

Sweden

390

10

United Kingdom

490

Norway

3 000

(73) May be fished only in ICES zones IIa, VIa (north of 56o30'N), IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

(74) May be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IVa north of 59oN from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 3 001 tonnes of the Faroe Islands' own quota may be fished in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30'N throughout the year.

(75) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.

EC waters of IVa

MAC/*04A-C

Germany

4 494

France

2 996

Ireland

14 981

The Netherlands

6 554

United Kingdom

41 200

EC

70 225

(76) Quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zone specified:

VIIIb

(MAC/*08B.)

Spain

1 869

France

12

Portugal

386

(77) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(78) May be fished only in zone IV.

(79) Including sandeel.

(80) May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.

(81) This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56o30'N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.

(82) 1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32mm is prohibited.

(83) Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sandeel.

(84) Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2008.

(85) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 5 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.

(86) Including catches taken with long-lines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calceus), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lantern shark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis). This quota may only be taken in zones IV, VI and VII .

(87) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 5 % by live weight of the catch retained onboard.

(88) May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.

(89) Within a total quota of 2 550 tonnes for ICES zones IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

(90) Within a total quota of 2 550 tonnes for ICES zone IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

(91) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

(92) Waters adjacent to the Azores

(93) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

(94) Waters adjacent to Madeira.

(95) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

(96) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

(97) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.

(98) This quota may be fished in ICES zone VIa North of 56o30'N.

(99) Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

(100) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(101) Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

(102) Taken with long-lines only, including rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.

(103) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

(104) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

(105) Limited to ICES zones IIa and IV.

(106) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

(107) Limited to by-catches of whitefish in ICES zones IV and VIa.

ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND

ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and1

Species

:

Snow crab

Chionoecetes spp.

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

PCR/N01GRN

Ireland

62

Spain

437

EC

500

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

EC and international waters of I and II

HER/1/2.

Belgium

34 (1)

Denmark

33 859 (1)

Germany

5 930 (1)

Spain

112 (1)

France

1 461 (1)

Ireland

8 765 (1)

The Netherlands

12 117 (1)

Poland

1 714 (1)

Portugal

112 (1)

Finland

524 (1)

Sweden

12 547 (1)

United Kingdom

21 647 (1)

EC

98 822

Norway

88 939 (2)

Faroe Islands

12 848 (2)

TAC

1 518 000

Analytical TACArticle 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.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

Norwegian waters north of 62o N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen

(HER/*2AJMN)

Belgium

34 ()

Denmark

33 859 ()

Germany

5 930 ()

Spain

112 ()

France

1 461 ()

Ireland

8 765 ()

The Netherlands

12 117 ()

Poland

1 714 ()

Portugal

112 ()

Finland

524 ()

Sweden

12 547 ()

United Kingdom

21 647 ()

() When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 88 939 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

Faroese waters of II and Vb, north of 61o (HER/*25B-F)

Belgium

4 ()

Denmark

4 402 ()

Germany

771 ()

Spain

15 ()

France

190 ()

Ireland

1 140 ()

The Netherlands

1 575 ()

Poland

223 ()

Portugal

15 ()

Finland

68 ()

Sweden

1 631 ()

United Kingdom

2 814 ()

() When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 12 848 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

COD/1N2AB.

Germany

2 061

Greece

255

Spain

2 299

Ireland

255

France

1 892

Portugal

2 299

United Kingdom

7 995

EC

17 057

TAC

430 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV

COD/N01514

Germany

2 863

United Kingdom

637

EC

3 500

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

I and IIb

COD/1/2B.

Germany

2 843

Spain

7 349

France

1 213

Poland

1 333

Portugal

1 552

United Kingdom

1 821

All Member States

100 (5)

EC

16 211 (6)

TAC

430 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Cod and haddock

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

C/H/05B-F.

Germany

10

France

60

United Kingdom

430

EC

500

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone

:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

HAL/514GRN

Portugal

1 000 (7)

EC

1 100 (8)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

HAL/N01GRN

EC

100 (9)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

:

IIb

CAP/02B.

EC

0

TAC

0

Species

:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

CAP/514GRN

All Member States

0

EC

0

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

HAD/1N2AB.

Germany

535

France

322

United Kingdom

1 643

EC

2 500

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

:

Faroese waters

WHB/2X12-F

Denmark

5 385

Germany

367

France

588

The Netherlands

514

United Kingdom

5 385

EC

12 240 (10)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Ling and Blue ling

Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

B/L/05B-F.

Germany

898

France

1 992

United Kingdom

175

EC

3 065 (11)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

PRA/514GRN

Denmark

1 300

France

1 300

EC

7 000 (12)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

PRA/N01GRN

Denmark

2 000

France

2 000

EC

4 000

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

POK/1N2AB.

Germany

3 066

France

493

United Kingdom

273

EC

3 832

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

International waters of I and II

POK/1/2INT.

EC

0

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

POK/05B-F.

Belgium

49

Germany

301

France

1 463

The Netherlands

49

United Kingdom

563

EC

2 425

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

GHL/1N2AB.

Germany

25

United Kingdom

25

EC

50

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

International waters of I and II

GHL/1/2INT

EC

0

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

GHL/514GRN

Germany

6 271

United Kingdom

330

EC

7 500 (13)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

GHL/N01GRN

Germany

1 550

EC

2 500 (14)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of IIa

MAC/02A-N.

Denmark

9 300 (15)

EC

9 300 (15)

TAC

385 366 (16)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

MAC/05B-F.

Denmark

3 001 (17)

EC

3 001 (17)

TAC

385 366 (18)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

EC and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

RED/51214.

Estonia

0 (19)

Germany

0 (19)

Spain

0 (19)

France

0 (19)

Ireland

0 (19)

Latvia

0 (19)

The Netherlands

0 (19)

Poland

0 (19)

Portugal

0 (19)

United Kingdom

0 (19)

EC

0 (19)

TAC

pm

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

RED/1N2AB.

Germany

766 (20)

Spain

95 (20)

France

84 (20)

Portugal

405 (20)

United Kingdom

150 (20)

EC

1 500 (20)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

International waters of I and II

RED/1/2INT.

EC

Not relevant (21)

TAC

14 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

RED/514GRN

Germany

0 (22)

France

0 (22)

United Kingdom

0 (22)

EC

0 (22)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

Icelandic waters of Va

RED/05A-IS

Belgium

0 (23) (24) (25)

Germany

0 (23) (24) (25)

France

0 (23) (24) (25)

United Kingdom

0 (23) (24) (25)

EC

0 (23) (24) (25)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

Faroese waters Vb

RED/05B-F.

Belgium

11

Germany

1 473

France

99

United Kingdom

17

EC

1 600

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

By-catches

Zone

:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

XBC/N01GRN

EC

2 300 (26) (27)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Other species (28)

Zone

:

Norwegian waters of I and II

OTH/1N2AB.

Germany

117 (28)

France

47 (28)

United Kingdom

186 (28)

EC

350 (28)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Other species (29)

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

OTH/05B-F.

Germany

305

France

275

United Kingdom

180

EC

760

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Flatfish

Zone

:

Faroese waters of Vb

FLX/05B-F.

Germany

54

France

42

United Kingdom

204

EC

300

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

(1) When reporting catches to the European Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EC waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.

(2) Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's and the Faroe Islands' share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EC waters north of 62oN.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

Norwegian waters north of 62o N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen

(HER/*2AJMN)

Belgium

34 ()

Denmark

33 859 ()

Germany

5 930 ()

Spain

112 ()

France

1 461 ()

Ireland

8 765 ()

The Netherlands

12 117 ()

Poland

1 714 ()

Portugal

112 ()

Finland

524 ()

Sweden

12 547 ()

United Kingdom

21 647 ()

() When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 88 939 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

Faroese waters of II and Vb, north of 61o (HER/*25B-F)

Belgium

4 ()

Denmark

4 402 ()

Germany

771 ()

Spain

15 ()

France

190 ()

Ireland

1 140 ()

The Netherlands

1 575 ()

Poland

223 ()

Portugal

15 ()

Finland

68 ()

Sweden

1 631 ()

United Kingdom

2 814 ()

() When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 12 848 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

(3) When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 88 939 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

(4) When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 12 848 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.

(5) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom

(6) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

(7) To be fished by no more than 6 Community demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota. Vessels may be required to have a scientific observer on board.

(8) Of which 100 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.

(9) Of which 100 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.

(10) TAC agreed by the EC, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.

(11) By-catch of maximum of 1 080 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

(12) Of which 3 250 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 150 tonnes to the Faroe Islands.

(13) Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

(14) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

(15) May also be fished in Norwegian waters of IV and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*4N-2A).

(16) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and the Faroe Islands for the northern area.

(17) May be fished in EC waters of IVa (MAC/*04A.).

(18) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and the Faroe Islands for the northern area.

(19) Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations at NEAFC.

(20) Only as by-catch.

(21) The fishery will only take place within the period 1 September to 15 November 2008. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties.

(22) Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations in NEAFC and subsequently with Greenland.

(23) Including anavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).

(24) To be fished between July and December.

(25) Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2008.

(26) By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the license. May be fished East or West.

(27) Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway.

(28) Only as by-catch.

(29) Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

Area of NAFO

All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

NAFO 2J3KL

COD/N2J3KL

EC

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

NAFO 3NO

COD/N3NO.

EC

0 (2)

TAC

0 (2)

Species

:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

:

NAFO 3M

COD/N3M.

EC

0 (3)

TAC

0 (3)

Species

:

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

:

NAFO 2J3KL

WIT/N2J3KL

EC

0 (4)

TAC

0 (4)

Species

:

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

:

NAFO 3NO

WIT/N3NO.

EC

0 (5)

TAC

0 (5)

Species

:

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone

:

NAFO 3M

PLA/N3M.

EC

0 (6)

TAC

0 (6)

Species

:

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone

:

NAFO 3LNO

PLA/3LNO.

EC

0 (7)

TAC

0 (7)

Species

:

Short fin squid

Illex illecebrosus

Zone

:

NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

SQI/N34.

Estonia

128 (8)

Latvia

128 (8)

Lithuania

128 (8)

Poland

227 (8)

EC

(8) (9)

TAC

34 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Zone

:

NAFO 3LNO

YEL/N3LNO.

EC

0 (10) (11)

TAC

15 500

Species

:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

:

NAFO 3NO

CAP/N3NO.

EC

0 (12)

TAC

0 (12)

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

NAFO 3L (13)

PRA/N3L.

Estonia

278 (14)

Latvia

278 (14)

Lithuania

278 (14)

Poland

278 (14)

EC

278 (14) (15)

TAC

25 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

:

NAFO 3M (16)

PRA/N3M.

TAC

not relevant (17)

Species

:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

:

NAFO 3LMNO

GHL/N3LMNO

Estonia

321,3

Germany

328

Latvia

45,1

Lithuania

22,6

Spain

4 396,5

Portugal

1 837,5

EC

6 951

TAC

11 856

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Skate

Rajidae

Zone

:

NAFO 3LNO

SRX/N3LNO.

Spain

6 561

Portugal

1 274

Estonia

546

Lithuania

119

EC

8 500

TAC

13 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

NAFO 3LN

RED/N3LN.

EC

0 (18)

TAC

0 (18)

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

NAFO 3M

RED/N3M.

Estonia

1 571 (19)

Germany

513 (19)

Spain

233 (19)

Latvia

1 571 (19)

Lithuania

1 571 (19)

Portugal

2 354 (19)

EC

7 813 (19)

TAC

8 500 (19)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

NAFO 3O

RED/N3O.

Spain

1 771

Portugal

5 229

EC

7 000

TAC

20 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species

:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

:

NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K

RED/N1F3K.

Latvia

269

Lithuania

2 234

TAC

2 503

Species

:

White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Zone

:

NAFO 3NO

HKW/N3NO.

Spain

2 165

Portugal

2 835

EC

5 000

TAC

8 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(2) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(3) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(4) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(5) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(6) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(7) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(8) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

(9) No specified Community share, an amount of 29 467 tonnes is available to Canada and the EC Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

(10) Despite having access to a shared quota of 79 tonnes for the Community, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(11) Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the Flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48 hour intervals.

(12) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(13) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates :

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1

47o20'0

46o40'0

2

47o20'0

46o30'0

3

46o00'0

46o30'0

4

46o00'0

46o40'0

(14) To be fished from 1 January to 31 March, 1 July to 31 December

(15) All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

(16) Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates :

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1

47o20'0

46o40'0

2

47o20'0

46o30'0

3

46o00'0

46o30'0

4

46o00'0

46o40'0

When conducting a fishery for shrimp in this box, vessels shall, whether or not crossing the line separating NAFO Divisions 3L and 3M, report in accordance with point 1.3 of the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 of 27 January 1992 adopting provisions for the application of control measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (OJ L 21, 30.1.1992, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1048/97 (OJ L 154, 12.6.1997, p. 1)).

Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2008 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1

47o55'0

45o00'0

2

47o30'0

44o15'0

3

46o55'0

44o15'0

4

46o35'0

44o30'0

5

46o35'0

45o40'0

6

47o30'0

45o40'0

7

47o55'0

45o00'0

(17) Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 8 of that Regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days following the notification.

Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Maximum number of fishing days

Denmark

2

131

Estonia

8

1 667

Spain

10

257

Latvia

4

490

Lithuania

7

579

Poland

1

100

Portugal

1

69

Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).

(18) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(19) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 8 500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

ANNEX ID

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All areas

TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.

Species

:

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45o W, and Mediterranean

BFT/AE045W

Cyprus

149,44

Greece

277,46

Spain

5 378,76

France

5 306,73

Italy

4 188,77

Malta

343,54

Portugal

506,06

All Member States

60 (1)

EC

16 210,75

TAC

28 500

Species

:

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o N

SWO/AN05N

Spain

5 676,3

Portugal

1 071,4

All Member States

239,3 (2)

EC

6 986,9

TAC

14 000

Species

:

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o N

SWO/AS05N

Spain

5 422,8

Portugal

357,2

EC

5 780

TAC

17 000

Species

:

Northern albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o N

ALB/AN05N

Ireland

7 958,02 (3)

Spain

16 961,74 (3)

France

7 243,99 (3)

United Kingdom

562,33 (3)

Portugal

4 324,32 (3)

EC

37 050,4 (4)

TAC

30 200

Species

:

Southern albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o N

ALB/AS05N

Spain

943,7

France

311

Portugal

660

EC

1 914,7

TAC

29 900

Species

:

Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus obesus

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean

BET/ATLANT

Spain

17 264,8

France

7 557,3

Portugal

6 424,9

EC

31 350

TAC

90 000

Species

:

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean

BUM/ATLANT

EC

103

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

White marlin

Tetrapturus alba

Zone

:

Atlantic Ocean

WHM/ATLANT

EC

46,5

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(2) Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(3) The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for Northern Albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007:

Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland

50

Spain

730

France

151

United Kingdom

12

Portugal

310

1 253

(4) The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007.

ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC

Area of CCAMLR

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Community share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Species

:

Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

LIC/F5852.

TAC

150

Species

:

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone

:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

ANI/F483.

TAC

2 462 (1)

Species

:

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (2)

ANI/F5852.

TAC

220 (3)

Species

:

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TOP/F483.

TAC

3 920 (4)

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

Management Area A: 48 W to 43 30 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483A)

0

Management Area B: 43 30 W to 40 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483B)

1 176

Management Area C: 40 W to 33 30 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483C)

2 744

Species

:

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

:

FAO 48.4 Antarctic

TOP/F484.

TAC

100

Species

:

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TOP/F5852.

TAC

2 500 (5)

Species

:

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

:

FAO 48

KRI/F48.

TAC

3 470 000 (6)

Species

:

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

:

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

KRI/F5841.

TAC

440 000 (7)

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

Division 58.4.1 West of 115o E (KRI/*F-41W)

277 000

Division 58.4.1 East of 115o E (KRI/*F-41E)

163 000

Species

:

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

:

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

KRI/F5842.

TAC

2 645 000 (8)

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

Division 58.4.2 West

1 488 000

Division 58.4.2 East of 55o E

1 080 000

Species

:

Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

NOS/F5852.

TAC

80

Species

:

Crab

Paralomis spp.

Zone

:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

PAI/F483.

TAC

1 600 (9)

Species

:

Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

GRV/F5852.

TAC

360

Species

:

Other species

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

OTH/F5852.

TAC

50

Species

:

Skates and rays

Rajidae

Zone

:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

SRX/F5852.

TAC

120

Species

:

Squid

Martialia hyadesi

Zone

:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

SQS/F483.

TAC

2 500 (10)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 15 November 2007 to 14 November 2008. Fishing for this stock during the period 1 March to 31 May 2008 shall be limited to 1 084 tonnes.

(2) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:

(a)

starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72o15'E intersects the Australia–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53o25'S;

(b)

then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74oE;

(c)

then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52o40'S and the meridian of longitude 76oE;

(d)

then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52oS;

(e)

then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51oS with the meridian of longitude 74o30'E; and

(f)

then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

(3) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(4) This TAC shall be applicable for long-line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2008 and for pot fishery 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(5) This TAC is applicable for West of 79o20'E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex IX).

(6) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(7) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(8) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(9) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

(10) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008.

ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN

Area of SEAFO

These TACs, are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Community share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Species

:

Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Zone

:

SEAFO

TAC

260

Species

:

Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon spp.)

Zone

:

SEAFO Sub Division B1 (1)

TAC

200

Species

:

Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon spp.)

Zone

:

SEAFO, excluding Sub Division B1

TAC

200

(1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:

—

its western boundary on the 0o E longitude,

—

its northern boundary on the latitude 20oS,

—

its southern boundary on the latitude 28o S, and

—

the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.

ANNEX II

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN ICES ZONES IIIa, IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId AND EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIa

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Scope

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres, carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 4 and present in ICES zones IIIa, IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2008 management period means the period from 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2009.

2. Definitions of geographical areas

2.1.

For the purposes of this Annex the following geographical areas shall apply:

(a)

Kattegat;

(b)

(i)

Skagerrak;

(ii)

that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

(iii)

ICES zone VIId;

(c)

ICES zone VIIa;

(d)

ICES zone VIa.

2.2.

For vessels notified to the Commission as being equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003, the following definition of ICES zone VIa shall apply:

ICES zone VIa excluding that part of ICES zone VIa that lies to west of a line drawn by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

60o00'N, 04o00'W

59o45'N, 05o00'W

59o30'N, 06o00'W

59o00'N, 07o00'W

58o30'N, 08o00'W

58o00'N, 08o00'W

58o00'N, 08o30'W

56o00'N, 08o30'W

56o00'N, 09o00'W

55o00'N, 09o00'W

55o00'N, 10o00'W

54o30'N, 10o00'W

3. Definition of day present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

4. Fishing gears

4.1.

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

(a)

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than 16 mm and less than 32 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 90 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

(v)

equal to or larger than 120 mm;

(b)

Beam trawls of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than 80 mm and less than 90 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 120 mm;

(c)

Gillnets, entangling nets with mesh size, except trammel nets:

(i)

less than 110 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 110 mm and less than 150 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 150 and less than 220 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 220 mm;

(d)

Trammel nets;

(e)

Longlines.

4.2.

For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and the groupings of fishing gears defined in point 4.1, the following transfer groups are defined:

(a)

grouping of fishing gears 4.1.a.i within any area;

(b)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.ii within any area and 4.1.a.iii in part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

(c)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.iii in Skagerrak and Kattegat, 4.1.a.iv and 4.1.a.v within any area;

(d)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.b.i, 4.1.b.ii, 4.1.b.iii, and 4.1.b.iv within any area;

(e)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.c.i, 4.1.c.ii, 4.1.c.iii, 4.1.c.iv and 4.1.d within any area;

(f)

grouping of fishing gears 4.1.e within any area.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

5. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

5.1.

Vessels using gear types identified in point 4.1 and fishing in areas defined in point 2 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

5.2.

A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 4.1 in any geographical area defined in point 2.1 by any vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 in that area, 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 geographical area in question.

5.3.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to any grouping of fishing gears defined in point 4.1 may be authorized to use any other 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 first gear.

5.4.

By way of derogation from point 5.3, a vessel may be authorised to use gears belonging to groupings from points 4.1.(a)(iv) and 4.1.(a)(v) provided the special condition laid down in 8.3.(c) is met.

5.5.

A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in a geographical area defined in point 2.1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 4.1, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 15 of this Annex.

6. Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within a geographical area defined in point 2.1 for no more than the number of days set out in point 8.

7. Exceptions

A Member State shall not count against the days present within an area allocated to any of vessels flying its flag under this Annex either any days when the vessel was present within an area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within an area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from competent authorities.

NUMBER OF DAYS ABSENT FROM PORT ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

8. Maximum number of days

8.1.

During the 2008 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorize a vessel flying its flag to be present within any one of the geographical areas defined as in point 2.1 having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 is shown in Table I.

8.2.

When fishing in the Kattegat, a day present in the area during the period between 1 February 2008 and 30 April 2008 shall be counted as 2.5 days.

8.3.

For the purpose of fixing the maximum number of days at sea a fishing vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within any one of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 of this Annex, the following special conditions shall apply during the 2008 management period in accordance with Table I.

(a)

The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 1.

(b)

The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 2 to Annex III and catches retained on board evaluated in live weight and consigned in the Community logbook shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and of more than 70 % of Norway lobster.

(c)

Catches retained on board shall consist of less than 5 % of cod.

(d)

Catches retained on board shall consist of less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice.

(e)

Catches retained on board shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice.

(f)

Catches retained on board shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and more than 5 % of turbot and lumpsucker.

(g)

The vessel must be equipped with a trammel net of mesh size ≤ 110 mm and must be absent from port for no more than 24 hours at a time.

(h)

The vessel must fly the flag of, and be registered in, a Member State having developed a system, approved by the Commission, of automatic suspension of fishing licences in respect of infringements by vessels qualifying for this special condition. If a system of automatic suspension that has been approved by the Commission in the past continues to apply without changes, the Member State has only to notify the Commission on the continuation of the approved system of automatic suspension of fishing licences.

(i)

The vessel must have been present in the area in the year 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 and equipped with fishing gear belonging to groupings referred to in point 4.1(b) In 2008 catches retained on board during each trip, evaluated in live weight and consigned in the Community logbook shall consist of less than 5 % of cod. During a management period when a vessel is making use of this provision the vessel may not at any time carry on board fishing gear other than that specified in points 4.1(b)(iii) or 4.1(b)(iv).

(j)

The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 2.

(k)

Catches retained on board shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice during the May — October period. At least 55 % of the maximum number of days available under this special condition shall apply in the area east of 4o30'W in the months of May to October inclusive.

(l)

The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 3.

8.4.

To be qualified to fish in any of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 according to special conditions in point 8.3.(c), (d), (e), (f) or (k), the vessel, or the vessel or vessels it has replaced using similar gears and qualifying for any of such special conditions in accordance with Community law, shall have track records indicating that catches retained on board evaluated in live weight and consigned in the Community logbook, complied during 2002 with conditions on catch compositions as laid down in such special conditions and for such specific geographical area.

Alternatively, the vessel shall comply during each trip of the 2008 management period with the catch composition as laid down in the relevant special condition and shall be involved in an observer's plan submitted by its flag Member State to the Commission for approval in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Observers shall be independent of the owner of the vessel and shall not be a member of the fishing vessel crew.

8.5.

During the 2008 management period a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned for any one of the combination of groupings of fishing gears and special conditions laid down in Table 1 to be present within any one of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 of this Annex for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table provided that the overall amounts of kilowatt days corresponding to such a combination is respected.

For a specific combination of geographical areas, groupings of fishing gears and special condition, the overall amounts of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific combination. 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 the provisions of this point were not applied.

8.6.

The re-allocation of fishing days referred to in point 8.5. shall be made with a view to a more efficient use of fishing opportunities or in order to stimulate fishing practices that lead to reduced discards and lower fishing mortality of both juvenile and adult fish. These practices may take the form of fishing plans designed in collaboration with the fishing industry including, as appropriate:

(a)

a specific target to reduce cod discards to below 10 % of cod catch;

(b)

real-time closures for juveniles and for spawners;

(c)

Cod avoidance measures;

(d)

trying out new selective devices;

(e)

adequate monitoring by observers and

(f)

arrangements for follow-up and reporting.

8.7.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the provisions laid down in point 8.5 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each combination of geographical areas, groupings of fishing gears and special conditions as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on

(a)

list of vessels authorized to fish by indicating their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)

track records of 2002 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions in point 8.3(c), (d), (e), (f) or (k), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions and if they are not involved in observers plans as foreseen in point 8.4;

(c)

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would had initially been authorized to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 8.5.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorize that Member State to benefit from the provisions defined in point 8.5.

8.8.

During the 2008 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within any combination of geographical areas defined in point 2.1 may not be higher than the highest number of days allocated for one of the areas composing it.

8.9.

A day present within a geographical area defined in point 2.1 of this Annex shall also count against the total number of days present within the area defined in point 1 of Annex IIC for a vessel operating with the same gear as defined in point 4.1 of this Annex and point 3 of Annex IIC.

8.10.

Where a vessel crosses between two or more geographical areas defined in point 2 of this Annex on a fishing trip, the day shall be counted against the area in which the largest proportion of time was spent during that day.

9. Management periods

9.1.

A Member State may divide the days within an area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

9.2.

The number of days for which a vessel may be present within any of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.

9.3.

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of any geographical area referred to in point 2.1 for the remainder of the management period unless using only unregulated gear as described in point 19.

10. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

10.1.

An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within any one of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4.1 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2002, either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (1) or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States.

The effort expended in 2001 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant geographical area shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2001.

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 this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

10.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each combination of geographical areas, groupings of fishing gears and special conditions as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on:

(a)

lists of withdrawn vessels with their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2001 calculated in days at sea by concerned combination of geographical area, grouping of fishing gears and if necessary special condition.

10.3.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 8.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10.4.

During the 2008 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant combination of geographical areas, groupings of fishing gears and special conditions or to part of them by applying, mutatis mutandis, the provisions laid down in points 8.5 and 8.7.

10.5.

Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission remains allocated in 2008.

11. Amendment of the number of days at sea in case of inconsistencies in the fishing opportunities on plaice and sole in geographical area 2.1(b)

11.1

The number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area laid down in point 2.1(b) targeting plaice and sole with any of the following combinations of groupings of fishing gears and special conditions, may be amended by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, when such an amendment is necessary for the Member State to be able to catch its quota:

4.1(a)(iv)/none;

4.1(b)(i)/none;

4.1(b)(iii)/none;

4.1(b)(iv)/none;

4.1(d)/8.3(c).

11.2

Member States wishing to benefit from an amendment as laid down in point 11.1 shall submit a request to the Commission including reports in electronic format containing the state on 31 July 2008 of their quota consumption of plaice and sole and the fishing effort deployed by vessels flying their flag.

12. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

12.1.

Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1 may be allocated between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 1543/2000 (2), Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 (3) and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 (4) for the minimum and extended programme level.

Observers shall be independent of the owner of the vessel and shall not be a member of the fishing vessel crew.

12.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 12.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

12.3.

On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 8.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

12.4.

If such a programme submitted by a Member Stated has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of its enhanced observer coverage programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

12.5.

Six additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v) may be allocated between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project

12.6.

Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1 except gear referred to in paragraphs 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v) may be allocated between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.

12.7.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in points 12.5 and 12.6 shall submit a description of their Enhanced Data Pilot Project to the Commission, which shall go beyond the existing requirements under Community legislation. On the basis of this description the Commission may approve a Member State's proposal for an Enhanced Data Pilot Project in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

12.8.

If such an Enhanced Data Pilot Project submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of its enhanced observer coverage programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

12.9.

During the 2008 management period, the Commission may authorize a Member State after consultation with STECF, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, to allocate up to twelve additional days at sea to vessels flying its flag and present within any of the geographical areas defined in point 2 when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1, only if owners of these vessels sign up to a discard reduction plan.

The plan shall focus in particular on levels of discarding of Cod or other species with similar discard problems such as plaice and sole, for which either a management plan or a recovery plan is adopted, and shall include:

(a)

measures designed to encourage the avoidance of juvenile and spawning fish of the fish species concerned;

(b)

the trialling and implementation of technical measures to improve selectivity for those species;

(c)

increased rates of observation of the fleet concerned;

(d)

arrangements for regular provision of data to the Commission and for monitoring annually the outcomes delivered by the plan.

12.10.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 12.9 shall submit a description of their discard reduction plan to the Commission and the list of fishing vessels flying their flag which will be involved in such a plan.

12.11.

During the 2008 management period, where owners of these vessels participate in the cod avoidance reference fleet programme laid down in point 12.13, following authorisation by the Commission a Member State may allocate:

(a)

12 additional days at sea to vessels flying its flag and present within the area laid down in point 2.1(b) when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1; or

(b)

10 additional days at sea to vessels flying its flag and present within the area laid down in point 2.1(d) when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1.

Vessels participating in a cod avoidance reference fleet programme shall meet a specific target to reduce cod discards to below 10 % of cod catches. A cod avoidance reference fleet programme shall be subject to observation at a rate of at least 10 %.

12.12.

The days at sea allocations referred to in point 12.11 may be allocated in addition to the allocations referred to in point 12.9.

12.13.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 12.11 shall submit a description of their cod avoidance reference fleet programme to the Commission and a list of vessels flying their flag which will be involved in such a programme. The number of vessels participating in the cod avoidance reference fleet programme shall be such that their accumulated capacity expressed in kW does not exceed 10 % of the cumulated capacity in kW of all the vessels belonging to the same gear category.

12.14.

On the basis of the description and the list referred to in point 12.13, and after consultation with the STECF, the Commission may in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 authorise Member States to apply the provisions set out in point 12.11.

13. Special conditions for the allocation of days

13.1.

The special fishing permit referred to in point 5.1 for any vessel benefiting of any special conditions listed in point 8.3 shall identify such conditions.

13.2.

If a number of days is allocated to a vessel resulting from compliance with any of the special conditions listed in points 8.3(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (k) or (i), the catches taken by that vessel and retained on board shall consist of no more than the percentage of those species referred to in these points. The vessel shall not tranship any fish to another vessel. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special conditions.

Table I

Maximum days a vessel may be present in 2008 within an area by fishing gear

Areas as defined in point:

Gear Point 4.1

Special condition Point 8

Denomination (5)

2.1.a

Kattegat

2.1.b

(i) — Skaggerak

(ii) — EC waters of zone IIa, IVa, b,c,

(iii) — VIId

2.1.c

VIIa

2.1.d

VIa

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

a.i

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 16 and < 32 mm

228

228 (6)

228

a.ii

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm

n.r.

184

199

184

204

a.iii

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm

71

86

188

227

a.iv

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm

103

86

69

a.v

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm

103

86

114

70

a.iii

8.3(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window (Appendix 1)

126

227

a.iv

8.3(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window (Appendix 1)

137

103

114

91

a.v

8.3(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window (Appendix 1)

137

103

114

91

a.v.

8.3(j)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm with a 140 mm square mesh window (Appendix 2)

149

115

126

103

a.ii

8.3(b)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm complying with the conditions laid down in Appendix 2 to Annex III

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

a.ii

8.3(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

n.r

215

227

204

227

a.iii

8.3(l)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm complying with the conditions laid down in Appendix 3

132

238

a.iv

8.3(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

148

a.v

8.3(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

160

a.iv

8.3(k)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

n.r.

166

n.r.

a.v

8.3(k)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

n.r.

178

n.r.

a.v

8.3(h)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 120 mm operating under a system of automatic suspension of fishing licences

115

126

103

a.ii

8.3(d)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

280

252

a.iii

8.3(d)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

Unl.

280

a.iv

8.3(d)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

Unl.

Unlimited

276

a.v

8.3(d)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size >120 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

279

a.v

8.3(h)

8.3(j)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size >120 mm with a 140 mm square mesh window (Appendix 2) and operating under a system of automatic suspension of fishing licenses

n.r.

127

138

115

b.i

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 80 and < 90 mm

n.r.

119 (6)

Unl.

132

143 (6)

b.ii

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm

n.r.

143 (6)

Unl.

143

143 (6)

b.iii

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm

n.r.

129

Unl.

143

b.iv

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm

n.r.

129

Unl.

143

b.iii

8.3(c)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

b.iii

8.3(i)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm for vessels having used beam trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006.

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

b.iv

8.3(c)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

b.iv

8.3(i)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm for vessels having used beam trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006.

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

b.iv

8.3(e)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

c.i

Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes < 110 mm

140

c.ii

Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥ 110 mm and < 150 mm

140

126

140

c.iii

Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥ 150 mm and < 220 mm

140

117

115

140

c.iv

Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥ 220 mm

140

d

Trammel nets

140

c.iii

8.3(f)

Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh size ≥ 220 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 5 % of turbot and lumpsucker

162

140

162

140

d

8.3(g)

Trammel nets with mesh size < 110 mm. The vessel shall be absent from the port no more than 24 h.

140

185 (7)

140

e

Long-lines

173

n.r. means ‘non relevant’

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

15. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state

15.1.

A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within a geographical area referred to in point 2.1 for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

15.2.

The total number of days present within an area under point 15.1. 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 excluding transfers from other vessels in that area as verified by the Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. When a donor vessel uses the area definition of West of Scotland as defined in point 2.2 its track record calculation will be based on this area definition.

For the purposes of this point, the recipient vessel is deemed to use its own allocated days before any days transferred to it. Transferred days used by the recipient vessel are counted towards the track record of the donor vessel.

15.3.

The transfer of days as described in point 15.1 shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the same transfer group as defined in point 4.2 and during the same management period. A Member State may allow a transfer of days when a licensed donor vessel has ceased its activity.

15.4.

Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without the special conditions laid down in point 8.3.

By way of derogation from this point, vessels benefiting from the allocation of fishing days under the special condition referred to in point 8.3(h), when this condition is not combined with any other special condition as laid down in point 8.3, may transfer days.

15.5.

On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. With the purpose of making this information available to the Commission, a detailed format of spreadsheet may be adopted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

16. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within an area for the same management period and within the same area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided the same provisions as laid down in points 5.2, 5.5, 7 and 15 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before such transfers take place the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the quotas relating thereto.

USE OF FISHING GEAR

17. Notification of fishing gear

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 with any of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1.

18. Use of more than one grouping of fishing gear

18.1.

A vessel may use gears belonging to more than one of the groupings of fishing gears defined under point 4.1 during one management period.

18.2.

Whenever the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of more than one fishing gear, the vessel may at any moment use one of the gears notified provided that the total number of days spent fishing with whichever gear since the beginning of the year is:

(a)

no more than total number of days available during the year which represents the arithmetic mean of the days corresponding to each gear in accordance with Table I, rounded down to the nearest whole day, and

(b)

no more than the number of days that would be allocated in accordance with Table I if that gear was used in isolation.

18.3.

If one of the gears notified has no limitation in number of days, then the total number of days available during the year for this particular gear shall remain unlimited.

18.4.

Whenever a Member State chooses to divide the days into management periods in accordance with point 9, the conditions of points 18.2, 18.3 and 18.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis for each management period.

18.5.

The option to use more than one gear shall only be available if the following additional monitoring arrangements are met:

(a)

during a given trip the fishing vessel may carry on board or use only one of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1, except as provided for in point 20.2;

(b)

before any trip the master of a vessel or his representative shall give prior notice to the competent authorities of the type of fishing gear that is to be carried on board or used unless the type of fishing gear has not changed from the one notified for the previous trip.

18.6.

Inspection and surveillance at sea and in port by the competent authorities shall be undertaken for verification of compliance with the above two requirements. Any vessel found not to be complying with these requirements shall with immediate effect no longer be permitted to use more than one grouping of fishing gears.

19. Combined use of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 (regulated gears) with any other fishing gears not referred to in point 4.1 (unregulated gears) shall not be restricted in their use of the unregulated gear. Such vessels must pre-notify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has been given, none of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with unregulated gears.

20. Prohibition of carrying on board more than one regulated fishing gear

20.1.

A vessel which is present within any of the geographical areas defined in point 2 and carrying on board a fishing gear belonging to one of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 may not simultaneously carry on board any gear belonging to one of the other groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1.

20.2.

By way of derogation from point 20.1 a vessel may carry on board and use during a trip in a geographical area referred to in point 2.1 fishing gears belonging to different groupings of fishing gears. In that case the number of days at sea spent by the vessel during that trip shall be counted for as fishing with the gear and special condition for which the lowest number of days apply in accordance with Table I.

NON-FISHING RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TRANSIT

21. Non-fishing related activities

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 8, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for this time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

22. Transit

A vessel is allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or that it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

23. Fishing effort messages

By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Article 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from the hailing requirements set out in Article 19(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS OBLIGATIONS

24. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

entry into, and exit from port;

(b)

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

25. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

26. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days absent from port and present within the areas as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed in the areas defined in point 2.1 for towed gears, static gears and demersal longlines and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the areas concerned by this Annex.

27. Communication of relevant data

27.1.

On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 26 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.

27.2.

A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 26 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Country

CFR

External marking

Length of management period

Area fished

Gear(s) notified

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

Transfers of days

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (8)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1)

Country

3

n/r

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

In the case of the donor Vessel, it is always the reporting country

(2)

CFR

12

n/r

Community Fleet Register number

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

(3)

External marking

14

L

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4)

Length of management period

2

L

Length of the management period measured in months.

(5)

Area fished

1

L

Indicate if vessel has been fishing in area a, b, c or d of point 2.1 of Annex IIA.

(6)

gear(s) notified

5

L

Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with point 4.1 to Annex IIA (e.g a.i, a.ii. a.iii, a.iv, a.v, b.i, b.ii, b.iii, b.iv, c.i, c.ii, c.iii, d or e).

(7)

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

2

L

Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-l referred to in point 8.3 of Annex IIA apply.

(8)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

3

L

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIA for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(9)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

3

L

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using the gear notified during the notified management period according to Annex IIA

(10)

Transfers of days

4

L

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10). Regulation as repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1)).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1343/2007 (OJ L 300, 17.11.2007, p. 24).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 53). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 (OJ L 289, 10.9.2004, p. 6).

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 of 27 August 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (OJ L 289, 10.9.2004, p. 6)

(5) Only the denominations in points 4.1 and 8.3 are used.

(6) Application of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 where restrictions exist.

(7) For Member States whose quotas are less than 5 % of the Community share of the TACs of both plaice and sole, the number of days at sea shall be 205.

(8) relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 13.1 of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

1.

When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 2 of this Appendix. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

2.

Escape window

2.1.

The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with a minimum of 80 open meshes in the circumference. The window shall be inserted into the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than six metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be two diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh size is equal or more than 120 mm, five diamond meshes to two square meshes when codend mesh size is equal or more than 100 mm and less than 120 mm and three diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh size is equal or more than 90 mm and less than 100 mm.

2.2.

The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 120 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the cod-end.

2.3.

The netting f square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 13.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

1.

When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 2 of this Appendix. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

2.

Escape window

2.1.

The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with a minimum of 80 open meshes in the circumference. The window shall be inserted into the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than 6 metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be five diamond meshes to two square meshes.

2.2.

The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 140 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the codend.

2.3.

The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

Appendix 3 to Annex IIA

1.

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 13.1 of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

2.

When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 3 of this Appendix inserted in a codend with a mesh size equal or larger than 95 mm and with a minimum of 80 open meshes and a maximum of 100 meshes in the circumference. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

3.

Escape window

3.1.

The window shall be inserted in the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than 4 metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be three diamond meshes to one square mesh.

3.2.

The window shall be at least five meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 120 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the codend.

3.3.

The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES ZONES VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CADIZ

1. Scope

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres, carrying on board towed and static gears defined in point 3 and present in zones VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2008 management period means the period from 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2009.

2. Definition of day present within the area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical area defined in point 1 and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

3. Fishing gear

For the purpose of this Annex, the following grouping of fishing gears shall apply:

—

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom long-lines.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1.

Vessels using gears belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3 and fishing in areas defined in point 1 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

4.2.

A Member State shall not permit fishing with any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 in the area, 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 regulated area.

4.3.

A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 13 of this Annex.

5. Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in point 7.

6. Exceptions

A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days when the vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the competent authorities.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

7. Maximum number of days

7.1.

During the 2008 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorize a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

7.2.

For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea a fishing vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply during the 2008 management period in accordance with Table I:

(a)

The total landings of hake in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook, and;

(b)

The total landings of Norway lobster in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

7.3.

During the 2008 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned for any gear of the grouping of fishing gears and special conditions laid down 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 grouping and special condition is respected.

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 grouping of fishing gears referred to in point 3 and special condition. 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 the provisions of this point were not applied.

7.4.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the provisions laid down in point 7.3 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the grouping of fishing gears and special condition as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on

—

list of vessels authorized to fish by indicating their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

—

track records of 2001, 2002 and 2003 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions 7.2(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;

—

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would had initially been authorized to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.3.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorize that Member State to benefit from the provisions defined in point 7.3.

8. Management periods

8.1.

A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

8.2.

The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.

8.3.

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 7, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for this time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

9. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

9.1.

An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area when carrying on board any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gears referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gears in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using those gears 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 this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.1 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

9.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the grouping of fishing gears and special condition as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on

—

lists of withdrawn vessels with their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

—

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and if necessary special condition;

9.3.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

9.4.

During the 2008 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the gears belonging to the grouping of fishing gears and special condition or to part of them by applying, mutatis mutandis, the provisions laid down in points 7.3 and 7.4.

9.5.

Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission on the basis of previous definitions of groupings of fishing gears shall be reassessed on the basis of the grouping of fishing gears laid down in point 3. Any additional days so obtained shall remain allocated in 2008.

10. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

10.1.

Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any gears belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 1543/2000, Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme levels.

Observers shall be independent from the owner of the vessel and shall not be a member of the fishing vessel crew.

10.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

10.3.

On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10.4.

If such a programme submitted by a Member Stated has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of its enhanced observer coverage programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

11. Special conditions for the allocation of days

11.1.

If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions listed in points 7.2(a) and 7.2(b), the vessel's landings in 2008 shall not exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster.

11.2.

The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel.

11.3.

When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special conditions.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear point 3

Special conditions point 7

Denomination

Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 and the special conditions as defined in point 7 are used.

Maximum number of days

3

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom long-lines

194

3

7.2(a) and 7.2(b)

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom long-lines

Unlimited

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

12. Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a member state

12.1.

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 days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

12.2.

The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 12.1 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 Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

12.3.

The transfer of days as described in point 12.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear and during the same management period.

12.4.

Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition, as laid down in point 7.2.

12.5.

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 information referred to in the present point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states

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 the same provisions as laid down in points 4.1, 4.4, 6 and 12 apply. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before such transfers take place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

USE OF FISHING GEAR

14. Notification of fishing gear

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the area defined in point 1 with any gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

15. Combined used of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3 (regulated gears) with any other grouping of fishing gear not referred to in point 3 (unregulated gears) will not be restricted in their use of the unregulated gear. Such vessels must pre-notify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has been given, none of the fishing gear belonging to the grouping of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with the unregulated gears.

TRANSIT

16. Transit

A vessel is allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

17. Fishing effort messages

Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board gears belonging to the grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 of this Annex and operating in the area defined in point 1 of this Annex. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Article 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from these hailing requirements set out in Article 19(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

18. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

entry into, and exit from port;

(b)

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

19. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

20. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

21. Communication of relevant data

21.1.

On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 20 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.

21.2.

A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 20 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Country

CFR

External marking

Length of management period

Area fished

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

Transfer of days

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (1)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1)

Country

3

n/r

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

In the case of the donor Vessel, it is always the reporting country

(2)

CFR

12

n/r

Community Fleet Register number

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

(3)

External marking

14

L

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4)

Length of management period

2

L

Length of the management period measured in months.

(5)

Area fished

1

L

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIB.

(6)

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

2

L

Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-b referred to in point 7.2 of Annex IIB that apply.

(7)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

3

L

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(8)

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 according to Annex IIB.

(9)

Transfers of days

4

L

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES ZONE VIIe

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Scope

1.1.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in zone VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2008 management period means the period from 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2009.

1.2.

Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole according to the EC logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the conditions that:

(a)

such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2008 management period, and

(b)

such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel, and

(c)

each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2008 and 31 January 2009 on these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2008.

When either of these conditions is not met, the concerned vessels shall with immediate effect no longer be exempted from the provisions of this Annex.

2. Definition of day present with the area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within zone VIIe and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

3. 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 less than 220 mm.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1.

Vessels using gear types identified in point 3 and fishing in areas defined in point 1 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

4.2.

A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

4.3.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 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 first gear.

4.4.

A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 13 of this Annex.

5. Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in point 7.

6. Exceptions

A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days when the vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the competent authorities.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

7. Maximum number of days

7.1.

During the 2008 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorize a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

7.2.

During the 2008 management period, the number of days at sea for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However the number of days in which the vessel is present in the areas covered in Annex IIA shall comply with the maximum number fixed in accordance with Annex IIA.

7.3.

During the 2008 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected.

For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific grouping. 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 the provisions of this point were not applied.

7.4.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the provisions laid down in point 7.3 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on

—

list of vessels authorized to fish by indicating their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

—

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would had initially been authorized to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.3.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorize that Member State to benefit from the provisions defined in point 7.3.

8. Management periods

8.1.

Member States may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

8.2.

The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of Member States concerned.

8.3.

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of the area for the remainder of the management period unless it is using a gear for which no maximum number of days has been fixed.

9. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities

9.1.

An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorized by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear 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 this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

This point 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.

9.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on

—

lists of withdrawn vessels with their Community Fleet Register number (CFR) and their engine power;

—

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by concerned grouping of fishing gears;

9.3.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.2 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

9.4.

During the 2008 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears or to part of them by applying, mutatis mutandis, the provisions laid down in points 7.3 and 7.4.

9.5.

Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission remains allocated in 2008.

10. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

10.1.

Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 1543/2000, Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme levels.

Observers shall be independent from the owner of the vessel and shall not be a member of the fishing vessel crew.

10.2.

Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

10.3.

On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10.4.

If such a programme submitted by a Member Stated has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of its enhanced observer coverage programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear

point 3

Denomination

Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 are used

Western Channel

3.a.

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

192

3.b.

Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm

192

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

11.1.

A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another of its vessels flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

11.2.

The total number of days present within the area, 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 Community 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 as described in point 11.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping referred to in point 3 and during the same management period.

11.4.

On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

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 the same provisions as laid down in points 4.2, 4.4, 6 and 11 apply. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before such transfers take place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

USE OF FISHING GEAR

13. Notification of fishing gear

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the area defined in point 1 with any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

14. Non-fishing related activities

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 7, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for that time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

TRANSIT

15. Transit

A vessel shall be allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

16. Fishing effort messages

Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board the groupings of fishing gear defined in point 3 of this Annex and operating in the area defined in point 1 of this Annex. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from these hailing requirements set out in Article 19(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

17. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

entry into, and exit from port;

(b)

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

18. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

19. Alternative control measures

Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred to in point 16 which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative measures shall be notified to the Commission before being implemented.

20. Prior notification of transhipments and landings

The master of a Community vessel or his representative wishing to tranship any quantity retained on board or to land in a port or landing location of a third-country shall inform the competent authorities of the flag Member State at least 24 hours prior to transhipping or to landing in a third-country the information referred to in Article 19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

21. Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in the logbook

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance, when estimating quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels referred to in point 16 shall be 8 % of the logbook figure. Where no conversion factors are laid down in Community legislation, the conversion factors adopted by the Member states whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

22. Separate stowage

When quantities of sole greater than 50 kg are stowed on board a vessel, it shall be prohibited to retain on board a fishing vessel in any container any quantity of Sole mixed with any other species of marine organism. The masters of Community vessels shall give inspectors of Member States such assistance as will enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the catches of sole retained on board to be cross checked.

23. Weighing

23.1.

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the area shall be weighed using auction room scales before sale.

23.2.

The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the area and first landed in that Member State is weighed in the presence of controllers before being transported from the port of first landing.

24. Transport

By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, quantities greater than 50 kg of any species in fisheries referred to in Article 8 of this Regulation which are transported to a place other than that of landing or import shall be accompanied by a copy of one of the declarations provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.

25. Specific monitoring programme

By way of derogation from Article 34c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the specific monitoring programme for any of the stocks in fisheries referred to in Article 8 of this Regulation may last more than two years from their date of entry into force.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

26. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

27. Communication of relevant data

27.1.

On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 26 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.

27.2.

A new format of spreadsheet for the purpose of making the data referred to in point 26 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Country

CFR

External marking

Length of management period

Area fished

Gear(s) notified

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

Transfer of days

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

No1

No2

No3

…

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (1)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1)

Country

3

n/r

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

In the case of the donor Vessel, it is always the reporting country

(2)

CFR

12

n/r

Community Fleet Register number

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

(3)

External marking

14

L

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4)

Length of management period

2

L

Length of the management period measured in months.

(5)

Area fished

1

L

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

(6)

gear(s) notified

5

L

Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with point 3 to Annex IIC (a or b)

(7)

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

2

L

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

(8)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

3

L

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gear groupings and length of management period notified.

(9)

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 grouping gear notified during the notified management period according to Annex IIC.

(10)

Transfers of days

4

L

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IID

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES ZONES IIIa AND IV AND IN EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIa

1.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels fishing in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC waters of ICES zone IIa with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm.

2.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to third country vessels authorized to fish for sandeel in EC waters of ICES zone IV unless otherwise specified, or as a consequence of consultations between the Community and Norway as set out in point 7.3 of the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Community and Norway of 26 November 2007.

3.

For the purposes of this Annex a day present within the area shall be:

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any part of such a period or;

(b)

any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the Community logbook between the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.

4.

Each Member State concerned shall maintain a data base containing for ICES zones IIIa and IV and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Community which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information:

(a)

the name and internal registration number of the vessel;

(b)

the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;

(c)

the number of days present within the area when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;

(d)

the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days present within the area and the installed engine power in kilowatts.

5.

Exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance shall start no earlier than 1 April 2008 and end no later than 6 May 2008.

The total ceiling of fishing effort allowed in the exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance in 2008 shall be determined on the basis of the total fishing effort deployed by Community fishing vessels in 2007 established in accordance with point 4 and shall be divided among Member States in accordance with the quota allocations for this TAC.

For the unallocated quota for this TAC, the fishing effort allowed in the exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance in 2008 shall be distributed to Member States whose vessels have a record of fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 in that area. This will correspond to a share of fishing effort of 96 % for Sweden and a share of 4 % for Germany.

6.

The TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa and IV and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa as laid down in Annex I shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the 2007 year class of North Sea sandeel, taking into account the following principles as well as other relevant elements contained in the scientific advice:

The TAC for EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be established according to the following function:

TAC 2008 = - 138 + 3,77 × N1× Wobs/Wm

N1 is the real-time estimate of age group 1 in billions derived from the exploratory fishery in 2008; the TAC is expressed in 1,000 tonnes; Wobs is the observed mean weight of age group 1 during the exploratory fishery; and Wm (4,75 g) is the long-term mean weight of age group 1.

7.

If the TAC calculated in point 6 exceeds 400 000 tonnes, the TAC shall be set at 400 000 tonnes.

8.

Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, shall be prohibited from 1 August 2008 until 31 December 2008.

ANNEX III

TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES

Part A

North Atlantic including the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

1. Fishing for Herring in EC waters of ICES zone IIa

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board herring caught in EC waters of zone IIa in the periods 1 January to 28 February and 16 May to 31 December.

2. Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat

By way of derogation from the provisions set out in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the provisions in Appendix 1 to this Annex shall apply.

3. Electric fishing in ices zones IVc and IVb

3.1.

By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse current shall be allowed in ICES zones IVc and IVb south of a rhumb line joined by the following points, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

—

a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55o N,

—

then east to latitude 55o N, longitude 5o E,

—

then north to latitude 56o N,

—

and finally east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56o N

3.2.

The following measures shall apply in 2008:

(a)

no more than 5 % of the beam trawler fleet by Member State shall be allowed to use the electric pulse trawl;

(b)

the maximum electrical power in kW for each beam trawl shall be no more than the length in metre of the beam multiplied by 1,25;

(c)

the effective voltage between the electrodes shall be no more than 15V;

(d)

the vessel shall be equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It shall be not possible for non authorized person to modify this automatic computer management system;

(e)

It shall be prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.

4. Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries in ices zone IV

4.1.

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board sandeels caught within the geographical area bounded by the east coast of England and Scotland, and enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

—

the east coast of England at latitude 55o30'N,

—

latitude 55o30'N, longitude 1o00'W,

—

latitude 58o00'N, longitude 1o00'W,

—

latitude 58o00'N, longitude 2o00'W,

—

the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2o00'W.

4.2.

Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the effects of the closure.

5. Rockall Haddock box in ices zone VI

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Point No

Latitude

Longitude

1

57o00'N

15o00'W

2

57o00'N

14o00'W

3

56o30'N

14o00'W

4

56o30'N

15o00'W

However, in the part of the areas defined in this point which overlaps with the area defined as North West Rockall in point 13.1 the derogation as regards longlines shall not apply.

6. Restrictions on fishing for cod in ICES zones VI and VII

6.1. ICES zone VIa

Until 31 December 2008, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

59o05'N, 06o45'W

59o30'N, 06o00'W

59o40'N, 05o00'W

60o00'N, 04o00'W

59o30'N, 04o00'W

59o05'N, 06o45'W.

6.2. ICES zones VII f and g

From 1 February 2008 until 31 March 2008, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not apply within 6 nautical miles from the baseline.

6.3. By way of derogation from points 6.1. and 6.2. it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:

(i)

no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and

(ii)

no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board.

6.4. By way of derogation from points 6.1. and 6.2., it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities within the areas referred to in those points using nets of mesh size less than 55 mm, provided that:

(i)

no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board, and

(ii)

no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines are retained on board.

7. Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

7.1.

In the period from 14 February 2008 to 30 April 2008 it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gill net, trammel net, tangle net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks within that part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

—

the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and

—

straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates:

—

a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54o 30' N,

—

54o 30' N, 04o 50' W,

—

53o 15' N, 04o 50' W,

—

a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53o 15' N.

7.2.

By way of derogation from point 7.1, within the area and time period referred to therein:

(a)

the use of demersal otter trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

(i)

are of mesh size either 70 mm to 79 mm or 80 mm to 99 mm, and

(ii)

are of only one of the permitted mesh size ranges, and

(iii)

incorporate no individual mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, of mesh size greater than 300 mm, and

(iv)

are deployed only within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates:

53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

53o 30' N, 05o 20' W

54o 20' N, 04o 50' W

54o 30' N, 05o 10' W

54o 30' N, 05o 20' W

54o 00' N, 05o 50' W

54o 00' N, 06o 10' W

53o 45' N, 06o 10' W

53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

53o 30' N, 05o 30' W;

(b)

the use of separator trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

(i)

comply with the conditions laid down in subparagraph (a)(i) to (iv), and

(ii)

are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex of Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa) (1).

Furthermore, separator trawls may also be used within an area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following coordinates:

53o 45' N, 06o 00' W

53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

53o 30' N, 06o 00' W

53o 45' N, 06o 00' W.

7.3.

The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 shall apply.

8. Use of gillnets in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII

8.1.

For the purposes of this point, gillnet and entangling net means a gear made up of a single piece of net and held vertically in the water. It catches living aquatic resources by gilling, entangling or enmeshing.

8.2.

For the purposes of this point, trammel net means a gear made up of two or more pieces of net hung jointly in parallel on a single headline and held vertically in the water.

8.3.

Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W.

8.4.

By way of derogation from point 8.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:

(a)

Gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5, and are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 5 nautical miles in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or

(b)

Entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33, and are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.

8.5.

Only one of the types of gear described in points 8.4.(a) and 8.4.(b) shall be carried aboard the vessel at any one time. To allow for the replacement of lost or damaged gear, vessels may carry on board nets with a total length 20 % greater than the maximum length of the fleets that may be deployed at any one time. All gear shall be marked in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2005 of 1 March 2005 laying down detailed rules for the marking and identification of passive fishing gear and beam trawls (2).

8.6.

All vessels deploying gillnets or entangling nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W must hold a special fixed net fishing permit issued by the flag Member State.

8.7.

The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall record in the logbook the amount and lengths of gear carried by a vessel before it leaves port and when it returns to port, and must account for any discrepancy between the two quantities.

8.8.

The naval services or other competent authorities shall have the right to remove unattended gear at sea in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W in the following situations:

(a)

the gear is not properly marked;

(b)

the buoy markings or VMS data indicate that the owner has not been located at a distance less than 100 nautical miles from the gear for more than 120 hours;

(c)

the gear is deployed in waters with a charted depth greater than that permitted;

(d)

the gear is of an illegal mesh size.

8.9.

The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall be recorded in the logbook the following information during each fishing trip:

—

The mesh size of the net deployed,

—

The nominal length of one net,

—

The number of nets in a fleet,

—

The total number of fleets deployed,

—

Position of each fleet deployed,

—

The depth of each fleet deployed,

—

The soak time of each fleet deployed,

—

The quantity of any gear lost, its last known position and date of loss.

8.10.

Vessels fishing with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall only be permitted to land in the ports designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002.

8.11.

The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel using the gear type described in point 8.4.(b) shall be no more than 5 % by live-weight of the total quantity of marine organisms retained on board.

9. Reduction of whiting discards in the North Sea

9.1.

In the North Sea, Member States shall undertake in 2008 trials and experiments as necessary on technical adaptations of the trawls, Danish seines or similar gears with a mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and less than 90 mm in order to reduce the discards of whiting by at least 30 %.

9.2.

Member States shall make the results of the trials and experiments laid down in point 9.1 available to the Commission no later than 31 August 2008.

9.3.

The Council shall, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, decide on appropriate technical adaptations to reduce discards of whiting in conformity with the objective laid down in point 9.1.

10. Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in the Bay of Biscay

10.1

By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for recovery of the stock of hake in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES zones VIII a, b, d, e (3), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size range 70 to 99 mm in the area defined in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh window in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Annex.

10.2

When fishing in zone VIII a and b it shall be permitted to use a selective grid and its attachments in front of the codend and/or a square mesh panel with a mesh size equal or more than 60mm in the lower part of the extension piece in front of the codend. The provisions laid down in Articles 4(1), 6 and 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and in Article 3(a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 shall not apply as regards the section of the trawl where those selective devices are inserted.

11. Restrictions on fishing for roundnose grenadier in ICES zone IIIa

Notwithstanding Regulation 2015/2006, no directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Community and Norway in early 2008.

12. Fishing effort for deep sea species

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2008:

12.1.

Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

12.2.

It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit.

13. Interim measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats

13.1

It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

—

52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

—

52o 20.8167' N, 30o 51.5258' W

—

52o 12.0777' N, 30o 54.3824' W

—

52o 12.4144' N, 31o 14.8168' W

—

52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

—

50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

—

49o 59.1490' N, 29o 29.4580' W

—

49o 52.6429' N, 29o 30.2820' W

—

49o 44.3831' N, 29o 02.8711' W

—

49o 44.4186' N, 28o 52.4340' W

—

49o 36.4557' N, 28o 39.4703' W

—

49o 29.9701' N, 28o 45.0183' W

—

49o 49.4197' N, 29o 42.0923' W

—

50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

—

55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

—

55o 05.4804' N, 35o 58.9784' W

—

54o 58.9914' N, 34o 41.3634' W

—

54o 41.1841' N, 34o 00.0514' W

—

54o 00.0'N, 34o 00.0' W

—

53o 54.6406' N, 34o 49.9842' W

—

53o 58.9668' N, 36o 39.1260' W

—

55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

—

44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

—

44o 47.2611' N, 33o 48.5158' W

—

44o 31.2006' N, 33o 50.1636' W

—

44o 38.0481' N, 34o 11.9715' W

—

44o 38.9470' N, 34o 27.6819' W

—

44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

—

43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

—

43o 39.5557' N, 22o 19.2335' W

—

43o 31.2802' N, 22o 08.7964' W

—

43o 27.7335' N, 22o 14.6192' W

—

43o 30.9616' N, 22o 32.0325' W

—

43o 40.6286' N, 22o 47.0288' W

—

43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

—

59o 26' N, 14o 30' W

—

59o 12' N, 15o 08' W

—

59o 01' N, 17o 00' W

—

58o 50' N, 17o 38' W

—

58o 30' N, 17o 52' W

—

58o 30' N, 18o 45' W

—

58o 47' N, 18o 37' W

—

59o 05' N, 17o 32' W

—

59o 16' N, 17o 20' W

—

59o 22' N, 16o 50' W

—

59o 21' N, 15o 40' W

—

58o 30' N, 18o 45' W

—

57o 45' N, 19o 15' W

—

57o 55' N, 17o 30' W

—

58o 03' N, 17o 30' W

—

58o 03' N, 18o 22' W

—

58o 30' N, 18o 22' W

—

57o 00' N, 14o 53' W

—

57o 37' N, 14o 42' W

—

57o 55' N, 14o 24' W

—

58o 15' N, 13o 50' W

—

57o 57' N, 13o 09' W

—

57o 50' N, 13o 14' W

—

57o 57' N, 13o 45' W

—

57o 49' N, 14o 06' W

—

57o 29' N, 14o 19' W

—

57o 22' N, 14o 19' W

—

57o 00' N, 14o 34' W

—

56o 56' N, 14o 36' W

—

56o 56' N, 14o 51' W

—

56o 24' N, 15o 37' W

—

56o 21' N, 14o 58' W

—

56o 04' N, 15o 10' W

—

55o 51' N, 15o 37' W

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56o 10' N, 15o 52' W

—

55o17' N 16o10' W

—

55o33' N 16o16' W

—

55o50' N 15o15' W

—

55o58' N 15o05' W

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55o54' N 14o55' W

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55o45' N 15o12' W

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55o34' N 15o07' W

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57o 20' N, 16o 30' W

—

57o 05' N, 15o 58' W

—

56o 21' N, 17o 17' W

—

56o 40' N, 17o 50' W

13.2.

It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

—

51o29,4' N; 11o51,6' W

—

51o32,4' N; 11o41,4' W

—

51o15,6' N; 11o 33' W

—

51o13,8' N; 11o44,4' W

—

52o16,2' N; 13o12,6' W

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52o 24' N; 12o58,2' W

—

52o16,8' N; 12o 54' W

—

52o16,8' N; 12o29,4' W

—

52o4,2' N; 12o29,4' W

—

52o4,2' N; 12o52,8' W

—

52o 9' N; 12o56,4' W

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52o 9' N; 13o10,8' W

—

53o30,6' N; 14o32,4' W

—

53o35,4' N; 14o27,6' W

—

53o40,8' N; 14o15,6' W

—

53o34,2' N; 14o11,4' W

—

53o31,8' N; 14o14,4' W

—

53o 24' N; 14o28,8' W

—

53o43,2' N; 14o10,8' W

—

53o51,6' N; 13o53,4' W

—

53o45,6' N; 13o49,8' W

—

53o36,6' N; 14o7,2' W

—

51o54,6' N; 15o7,2' W

—

51o54,6' N; 14o55,2' W

—

51o 42' N; 14o55,2' W

—

51o 42' N; 15o10,2' W

—

51o49,2' N; 15o 6' W"

13.3

All Pelagic Vessels fishing in the protected areas for corals set out in point 13.2 must be on an authorised list of vessels and be issued with a special fishing permit which must be held onboard. Such permits shall include all information required in Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 and must be notified following the rules defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2943/95 setting out detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Vessels included in the authorised list shall carry on board exclusively pelagic gear.

13.4.

Pelagic vessels intending to fish in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must give 4 hours advance notification of their intention to enter a protected area for corals to the Irish FMC. They shall at the same time notify quantities retained on board.

13.5.

Pelagic vessels fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must have an operational, fully functioning secure VMS which complies fully with Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 when in a protected area for corals.

13.6.

Pelagic vessels fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must make VMS reports every hour.

13.7.

Pelagic vessels who have concluded fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must inform the Irish FMC on departure from the area. They shall at the same time notify quantities retained on board.

13.8.

Fishing for pelagic species in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 is restricted to having onboard or fishing with nets with a mesh size in the range of 16 mm to 31 mm or 32 mm to 54 mm.

14. Minimum size of Short-necked clam

By way of derogation from Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the minimum size for short-necked clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) shall be 35 mm.

Part B

Eastern Central Atlantic

15. Minimum size for octopus

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the CECAF (FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic) region shall be 450 g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of 450 g (gutted) shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

16. Condition for certain creel fisheries in zone IXa (West Galicia)

By way of derogation from the prohibition laid down in Article 29b(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, fishing with creels that do not catch Norway lobster shall be authorized in the geographical areas and during the period set out in Article 29b(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

17. Conditions for fishing for herring in zone VIa (Butt of Lewis)

The provisions laid down in Article 20(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 shall not apply in 2008.

Part C

Eastern Pacific Ocean

18. Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

18.1.

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for zellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2008, or, 20 November to 31 December 2008 in the area defined by the following limits:

—

the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

—

longitude 150o W,

—

latitude 40o N,

—

latitude 40o S.

18.2.

The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2008. All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

18.3.

As of … (4) purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the IATTC shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Part D

Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean

19. Special measures for the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean

In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes, rays, dorado, and other non-target species. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of any such animals.

20. Specific measures applying to encircled or entangled sea turtles

(a)

whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat;

(b)

if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released;

(c)

if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should be made before returning it to the water;

(d)

tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;

(e)

the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear is encouraged;

(f)

the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

Part E

North East Atlantic

21. Special measures for the redfish fishery in international waters of ICES zones I and II

(a)

A directed fishery for redfish is only permitted within the period from 1 September to 15 November 2008 by vessels which have previously been engaged in the redfish fishery in the NEAFC Regulatory Area;

(b)

The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag;

(c)

By way of derogation from Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down certain control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the north-east Atlantic fisheries (5) masters of fishing vessels engaged in this fishery shall report their catches on a daily basis;

(d)

In addition to the provisions of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999, an authorisation to fish for redfish shall only be valid if the reports are transmitted by vessels in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 are forwarded to the NEAFC Secretariat in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999.

(e)

Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

(f)

Member States shall ensure that scientific information is collected by scientific observers on board vessels flying their flag. As a minimum the information collected shall include representative sex, age and length composition data by depths. This information shall be reported to ICES.

(1) OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1805/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 12).

(3) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 8.

(4) OJ: the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

(5) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 4)

Appendix 1 to Annex III

TOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range

Species

Mesh size range (mm)

< 16

16-31

32-69

35-69

70-89 (5)

≥ 90

Minimum percentage of target species

50 % (6)

20 % (6)

50 % (6)

20 % (6)

20 % (7)

30 % (8)

none

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (3)

x

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (4)

x

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

x

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

x

Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (1)

x

Molluscs (except Sepia) (1)

x

Garfish (Belone belone) (1)

x

Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (1)

x

Argentine (Argentina spp.)

x

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)

x

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (2)

x

Mackerel (Scomber spp.)

x

Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

x

Herring (Clupea harengus)

x

Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

x

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (1)

x

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

x

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

x

All other marine organisms

x

(1) Only within four miles from the baselines.

(2) Outside four miles from the baselines.

(3) From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.

(4) From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

(5) When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Appendix 2 to this Annex.

(6) The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

(7) The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

(8) The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.

Appendix 2 to Annex III

Specifications for the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery

(a)

The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 90 mm. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 m. It shall be prohibited to use any trawl having more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding the joining or the selvedges.

(b)

The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate its storage on the net drum.

(c)

The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the codend to the anterior end of the untapered section. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

(d)

In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

(e)

It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 mm. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 15 cm. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width.

Schematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish is led towards the trawl floor and grid via a leading funnel. Larger fish is then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhance escapement of small fish and undersized Norway lobster.

Appendix 3 to Annex III

Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII a, b, d, e

(a)

Specifications of the top square mesh window

Specifications of 100 mm, measured as inner opening, square mesh window in the rear tapered section of the trawl, Danish seine or similar gear with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm.

The window shall be a rectangular section of netting. There shall be only one window. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

(b)

Location of the window

The window shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl just in front of the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend.

The window shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.

(c)

Size of the window

The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

(d)

Netting of the window

The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 mm. The meshes will be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall be cut all bars.

The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend.

The netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 mm.

(e)

Insertion of the window into the diamond meshes netting

It shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the window. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no more than 12 mm.

The stretched length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window.

The number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the window (i.e. one metre long side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window divided by 0,7.

(f)

Other

The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.

ANNEX IV

PART I

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters

Area 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 62o00'N

93

DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IRL: 9, NL: 11, SW: 12, UK: 21, PL: 1

69

Demersal species, North of 62o00'N

80

FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1

50

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, purse seine fishery

11

DE: 1 (1), DK: 26 (1), FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)

not relevant

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, trawl fishery

19

not relevant

Mackerel, North of 62o00'N, purse seine fishery

11 (2)

DK: 11

not relevant

Industrial species, South of 62o00'N

480

DK: 450, UK: 30

150

Waters of the Faroe Islands

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, 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 62o28'N and east of 6o30'W

8 (3)

4

Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61o20'N and 62o00'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 61o30'N and west of 9o00'W and in the area between 7o00'W and 9o00'W south of 60o30'N and in the area south-west of a line between 60o30'N, 7o00'W and 60o00'N, 6o00'W.

70

DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4), UK: 0 (4)

20 (5)

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 (5)

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences 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’

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 61oN

21

DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3

21

PART II

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third-country fishing vessels in Community waters

Flag State

Fishery

Number of licences

Maximum number of vessels present at any time

Norway

Herring, North of 62o00'N

20

Faeroe Islands

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIIe, f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIIe, f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56o30'N)

14

Herring north of 62o00'N

21

Herring, IIIa

4

Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)

15

Ling and tusk

20

10

Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIb, VII (west of 12o00'W)

20

Blue ling

16

Venezuela

Snappers (6) (French Guyana waters)

41

pm

Sharks (French Guyana waters)

4

pm

PART III

Declaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

(1) This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.

(2) To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62o00'N.

(3) Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

(4) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

(5) These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

(6) To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana, and that it includes and obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.

The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.

Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

ANNEX V

PART I

Information to be recorded in the logbook

When fishing is carried out within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:

After each haul:

1.1.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;

1.2.

the date and the time of the haul;

1.3.

the geographical position in which the catches were made;

1.4.

the fishing method used.

After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

2.1.

the indication ‘received from’ or ‘transferred to’;

2.2.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species trans-shipped;

2.3.

the name, external identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans-shipment occurred;

2.4.

trans-shipment of cod is not allowed.

After each landing in a port of the Community:

3.1.

name of the port;

3.2.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.

After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:

4.1.

date and time of the transmission;

4.2.

type of message: ‘catch on entry’, ‘catch on exit’, ‘catch’, ‘transhipment’;

4.3.

in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.

PART II

ANNEX VI

CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:

1.1.

On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip (1) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on entry’ message specifying the following

SR

m (2)

(= start of record)

AD

m

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

SQ

m

(serial number of message in current year)

TM

m

COE (= ‘catch on entry’)

RC

m

(international radio call sign)

TN

o (3)

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

NA

o

(name of the vessel)

IR

m

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

XR

m

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

LT (4)

o (5)

(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

LG (4)

o (5)

(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

LI

o

(estimated latitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)

LN

o

(estimated longitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)

RA

m

(relevant ICES area)

OB

m

(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

DA

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

TI

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

MA

m

(name of the master of the vessel)

ER

m

(= end of record)

1.2.

On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip (6) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’ message specifying the following:

SR

m

(= start of record)

AD

m

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

SQ

m

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

TM

m

COX (= ‘catch on exit’)

RC

m

(international radio call sign)

TN

o

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

NA

o

(name of the vessel)

IR

m

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

XR

m

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

LT (7)

o (8)

(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

LG (7)

o (8)

(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

RA

m

(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)

CA

m

(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

OB

o

(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

DF

o

(days fished since last report)

DA

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

TI

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

MA

m

(name of the master of the vessel)

ER

m

(= end of record)

1.3.

At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and in weekly intervals, commencing the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel, a ‘catch report’ message has to be sent, specifying:

SR

m

(= start of record)

AD

m

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

SQ

m

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

TM

m

CAT (= ‘catch report’)

RC

m

(international radio call sign)

TN

o

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

NA

o

(name of the vessel)

IR

m

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

XR

m

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

LT (9)

o (10)

(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

LG (9)

o (10)

(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

RA

m

(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)

CA

m

(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

OB

o

(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

DF

o

(days fished since last report)

DA

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

TI

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

MA

m

(name of the master of the vessel)

ER

m

(= end of record)

1.4.

Whenever a trans-shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’ and ‘catch on exit’ message and apart from the ‘catch report’ messages, an additional ‘trans-shipment’ message has to be sent minimum 24 hours in advance, specifying:

SR

m

(= start of record)

AD

m

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

SQ

m

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

TM

m

TRA (= ‘trans-shipment’)

RC

m

(international radio call sign)

TN

o

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

NA

o

(name of the vessel)

IR

m

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

XR

m

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

KG

m

(quantity by species on- or off-loaded in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

TT

m

(international radio call sign of the receiving vessel)

TF

m

(international radio call sign of the donor vessel)

LT (11)

m/o (12), (13)

(predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

LG (11)

m/o (12), (13)

(predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

PD

m

(predicted date when the trans-shipment is planned)

PT

m

(predicted time when the trans-shipment is planned)

DA

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

TI

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

MA

m

(name of the master of the vessel)

ER

m

(= end of record)

2. Form of the communication

Unless point 3.3 is applied (see below), the information specified above under point 1 shall be transmitted respecting the codes and ordering of data as specified above; in particular,

—

the text ‘VRONT’ must be placed in the subject line of the message;

—

each data item will be placed on a new line;

—

the data itself will be preceded by the indicated code, separated from each-other by a space.

Example (with fictitious data):

SR

AD

XEU

SQ

1

TM

COE

RC

IRCS

TN

1

NA

VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE

IR

NOR

XR

PO 12345

LT

+ 65.321

LO

- 21.123

RA

04A.

OB

COD 100 HAD 300

DA

20051004

MA

CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE

TI

1315

ER

3. Communication scheme

3.1.

The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by the vessel to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels by Telex (SAT COM C 420599543 FISH), electronic mail (FISHERIES-telecom@ec.europa.eu) or via one of the radio stations listed under point 4 below and in the form specified under point 2.

3.2.

If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.

3.3.

In the case a Flag State has the technical capability to send all above messages and contents in the so-called NAF-format on behalf of its operating vessels, that Flag State may — after bilateral agreement between the Flag State and the Commission — transmit this information via a secured transmission protocol to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. In that case, some extra information will be added — as a kind of envelope — to the transmission (after the AD information)

FR

m

(from; party alfa ISO-3 country code)

RN

m

(serial number of the record for the relevant year)

RD

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

RT

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

Example (with data of above)

//SR//AD/XEU//FR/NOR//RN/5//RD/20051004//RT/1320//SQ/1//TM/COE//RC/IRCS//TN/1//NA/VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE//IR/NOR//XR/PO 12345//LT/+ 65.321//LG/- 21.123//RA/04A.//OB/COD 100 HAD 300//DA/20051004//TI/1315//MA/CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE//ER//

The Flag State will receive a ‘return message’ specifying:

SR

m

(= start of record)

AD

m

(ISO-3 country code of Flag State)

FR

m

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

RN

m

(serial number of message in current year for which a ‘return message’ is sent)

TM

m

RET (= ‘return’)

SQ

m

(serial number of original message for that vessel in current year)

RC

m

(international radio call sign mentioned in original message)

RS

m

(return status — ACK or NAK)

RE

m

(return error number)

DA

m

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

TI

m

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

ER

m

(= end of record)

4. Name of the radio station

Name of radio station

Call sign of radio station

Lyngby

OXZ

Land's End

GLD

Valentia

EJK

Malin Head

EJM

Torshavn

OXJ

Bergen

LGN

Farsund

LGZ

Florø

LGL

Rogaland

LGQ

Tjøme

LGT

Ålesund

LGA

Ørlandet

LFO

Bodø

LPG

Svalbard

LGS

Stockholm Radio

STOCKHOLM RADIO

Turku

OFK

5. Code to be used to indicate the species

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)

ALF

American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)

PLA

Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

ANE

Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.)

MNZ

Argentine (Argentina silus)

ARG

Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)

POA

Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus)

BSK

Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)

BSF

Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)

BLI

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

WHB

Bob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)

BOB

Cod (Gadus morhua)

COD

Common shrimp (Crangon crangon)

CSH

Common squid (Loligo spp.)

SQC

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

DGS

Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)

FOR

Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)

GHL

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

HAD

Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

HKE

Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglussus)

HAL

Herring (Clupea harengus)

HER

Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

HOM

Ling (Molva Molva)

LIN

Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)

MAC

Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)

LEZ

Nortern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)

PRA

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

NEP

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

NOP

Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)

ORY

Other

OTH

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

PLE

Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)

POL

Porbeagle (Lamma nasus)

POR

Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

RED

Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

SBR

Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)

RNG

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

POK

Salmon (Salmo salar)

SAL

Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.)

SAN

Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

PIL

Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata)

SKH

Shrimp (Penaeidae)

PEZ

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

SPR

Squid (Illex spp.)

SQX

Tuna (Thunnidae)

TUN

Tusk (Brosme brosme)

USK

Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)

WHG

Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)

YEL

6. Codes to be used to indicate the relevant area.

02A.

ICES division IIa — Norwegian Sea

02B.

ICES division IIb — Spitzbergen and Bear Island

03A.

ICES division IIIa — Skagerrak and Kattegat

03B.

ICES division IIIb

03C.

ICES division IIIc

03D.

ICES division IIId — Baltic Sea

04A.

ICES division IVa — Northern North Sea

04B.

ICES division IVb — Central North Sea

04C.

ICES division IVc — Southern North Sea

05A.

ICES division Va — Iceland Grounds

05B.

ICES division Vb — Faroes Grounds

06A.

ICES division VIa — Northwest coast of Scotland and North Ireland

06B.

ICES division VIb — Rockall

07A.

ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea

07B.

ICES division VIIb — West of Ireland

07C.

ICES division VIIc — Porcupine Bank

07D.

ICES division VIId — Eastern Channel

07E.

ICES division VIIe — Western English Channel

07F.

ICES division VIIf — Bristol Channel

07G.

ICES division VIIg — Celtic Sea North

07H.

ICES division VIIh — Celtic Sea South

07J.

ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — East

07K.

ICES division VIIk — South-West of Ireland — West

08A.

ICES division VIIIa — Bay of Biscay — North

08B.

ICES division VIIIb — Bay of Biscay — Central

08C.

ICES division VIIIc — Bay of Biscay — South

08D.

ICES division VIIId — Bay of Biscay — Offshore

08E.

ICES division VIIIe — Bay of Biscay — West Bay

09A.

ICES division IXa — Portuguese waters — East

09B.

ICES division IXb — Portuguese waters — West

14A.

ICES division XIVa — North-East Greenland

14B.

ICES division XIVb — South-East Greenland

7.

In addition to the provisions laid down in points 1 to 6 the following provisions shall apply to third-country vessels intending to fish for blue whiting in Community waters:

(a)

Vessels that already have catch on board may only commence their fishing trip after having received authorisation from the competent authority of the coastal Member State concerned. At least four hours prior to entering Community waters the master of the vessel shall notify as appropriate one of the following Fisheries Monitoring Centres:

(i)

UK (Edinburgh) by e-mail at the following address: ukfcc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by telephone (+44 131 271 9700), or

(ii)

Ireland (Haulbowline) by e-mail at the following address: nscstaff@eircom.net or by telephone (+353 87 236 5998).

The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the position (longitude/latitude) where the master estimates that the vessel will enter Community waters as well as the area where he intends to commence fishing. The vessel shall not commence fishing until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the fishing trip is terminated.

Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in port.

(b)

Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in point a).

(c)

By way of derogation from the provisions of point 1.2, the fishing trip shall be considered as being terminated when the vessel leaves Community waters or enters a Community port where its catch is fully discharged.

Vessels shall only leave Community waters after passing through one of the following control routes:

A.

ICES rectangle 48 E2 in zone VIa

B.

ICES rectangle 46 E6 in zone IVa

C.

ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in zone IVa.

The master of the vessel shall give at least four hours' prior notification of entering one of the afore mentioned control routes to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Edinburgh by e-mail or telephone as provided for in point 1. The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the control route through which the vessel intends to pass.

The vessel shall not leave the area within the control route until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the vessel leaves Community waters.

Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in the ports of Lerwick or Scrabster.

(d)

Vessels that transit through Community waters must stow their nets so that they may not readily be used in accordance with the following conditions:

(i)

nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes,

(ii)

nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

(1) A fishing trip means a voyage commencing when a vessel intending to fish enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by the Community rules on fisheries and terminating when a vessel leaves that zone.

(2) m = mandatory

(3) o = optional

(4) LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

(5) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

(6) A fishing trip means a voyage commencing when a vessel intending to fish enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by the Community rules on fisheries and terminating when a vessel leaves that zone.

(7) LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

(8) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

(9) LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

(10) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

(11) LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

(12) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

(13) Optional for the receiving vessel.

ANNEX VII

CLOSED AREA IN NAFO DIVISION 3O

In NAFO Division 3O the following area shall be closed to all fishing activity involving bottom contact gear:

ANNEX VIII

PART I

Port State control forms

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 1

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

Name of vessel

IMO Number (1)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Inmarsat Number

Telefax Number

Telephone Number

E-mail address

Port of landing or transhipment

Estimated Time of Arrival

Date:

Time (UTC):

Total catch on board

Catch to be landed (2)

Species (3)

Product (4)

ICES area of catch

Product weight (kg)

Species (3)

Product (4)

ICES area of catch

Product weight (kg)

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

Yes

No

a)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared

b)

The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

c)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared

d)

the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data

Flag State confirmation

I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

Name and title

Date

Signature

Official Stamp

PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

Name of Port State

Authorisation given

Date

Signature

Stamp

Yes …

No …

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 2 (5)

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

Name of vessel

IMO Number (6)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Inmarsat Number

Telefax Number

Telephone Number

E-mail address

Port of landing or transhipment

Estimated Time of Arrival

Date:

Time (UTC):

Catch information for donor vessels

Name of vessel

IMO Number (6)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Total catch on board

Catch to be landed (7)

Species (8)

Product (9)

ICES area of catch

Product weight (kg)

Species (8)

Product (9)

ICES area of catch

Product weight (kg)

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

Yes

No

a)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared

b)

The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

c)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared

d)

the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data

Flag State confirmation

I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

Name and title

Date

Signature

Official Stamp

PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

Name of Port State

Authorisation given

Date

Signature

Stamp

Yes …

No …

PART II

REPORT ON PORT STATE CONTROL INSPECTION (PSC 3) (10)

A. INSPECTION REFERENCE

Port State

Port of landing or transhipment

Vessel name

Flag State

IMO Number (11)

Int. Radio call sign

Landing/transhipment started

Date

Time

Landing/transhipment ended

Date

Time

B. INSPECTION DETAILS

Name of donor vessel

IMO Number (11)

Radio call sign

Flag State

B1. Fish landed or transhipped

Species (12)

Product (13)

ICES Area of catch

Product weight in kg

Diff. (kg) between Product weight and PSC 1 or 2

Diff. ( %) between Product weight and PSC 1 or 2

B2. Information about landings authorised without confirmation from the flag state

Name of storage, name of competent authorities, deadline for receiving confirmation.

B3. Fish retained on board

Species (12)

Product (13)

ICES Area of catch

Product weight in kg

Diff. (kg) between Product weight and PSC 1or 2

Diff. ( %) between Product weight and PSC 1or 2

C. RESULTS OF INSPECTION

Inspection started

Date

Time

Inspection ended

Date

Time

Observations

Infringements Noted (14)

Article

Cite NEAFC provision(s) violated and summarise pertinent facts

Inspectors name

Inspectors signature

Date and place

D. OBSERVATIONS BY THE MASTER

I, the undersigned, Master of the vessel…hereby confirm that a copy of this report has been delivered to me on this date. My signature does not constitute acceptance of any part of the contents of this report, except my own observations, if any.

Signature: … Date : …

E. DISTRIBUTION

Copy to flag State

Copy to NEAFC Secretary

(1) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO (International Maritime Organisation) number shall provide their external registration number.

(2) If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.

(3) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

(4) Product presentations — Appendix to Annex

(5) A separate form shall be completed for each donor vessel.

(6) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.

(7) If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.

(8) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

(9) Product presentations as set out in Appendix to Annex

(10) In case where a vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. A separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.

(11) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.

(12) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

(13) Product presentations as set out in the Appendix to this Annex.

(14) In case of infringements related to fish caught in the NEAFC Convention Area a reference should be made to the relevant article of the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement adopted on 17 November 2006.

Appendix to Annex VIII

Products and packing

A. Product form codes

Code

Product form

A

Round — Frozen

B

Round — Frozen (Cooked)

C

Gutted Head on — Frozen

D

Gutted Head Off — Frozen

E

Gutted Head Off — Trimmed — Frozen

F

Skinless Fillets — Bone in — Frozen

G

Skinless Fillets — Boneless — Frozen

H

Skin on Fillets — Bone in — Frozen

I

Skin on Fillets — Boneless — Frozen

J

Salted Fish

K

Pickled Fish

L

Canned Products

M

Oil

N

Meal Produced from Round Fish

O

Meal Produced from Offal

P

Other (Specify)

B. Type of packing

Code

Type

CRT

Cartons

BOX

Boxes

BGS

Bags

BLC

Blocks

ANNEX IX

PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR AREA

Target species

Zone

Period of prohibition

Sharks (all species)

Convention Area

All year

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area

FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys

FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia

All year

Finfish

FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1)

FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1)

All year

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Patagonotothen guntheri

Electrona carlsbergi (1)

FAO 48.3

All year

Dissostichus spp

FAO 48.5 Antarctic

1.12.2007 to 30.11.2008

Dissostichus spp

FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1) (2)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79o20'E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79o20'E (1)

FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65oS (1)

FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.6 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.7 Antarctic (1)

All year

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

FAO 58.4.4 (1) (2)

All year

All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

1.12.2007 to 30.11.2008

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1)

All year

(1) Except for scientific research purposes.

(2) Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

ANNEX X

CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN 2007/08

Subarea/Division

Region

Season

SSRU

Dissotichus spp. Catch Limit (tonnes)

By-catch Catch Limit (tonnes)

Skates and rays

Macrourus spp.

Other species

48.6

All Division

1.12.2007 to 30.11.2008

200 T north of 60o S

200 T south of 60o S

All division 50

All division 32

All division 20

58.4.1

Whole Division

1.12.2007 to 30.11.2008

Total Subarea

600

All Division:

50

All

Division:

96

All Division:

20

58.4.2

Whole Division

1.12.2007 to 30.11.2008

Total Subarea

780

All Division:

50

All Division:

124

All Division:

20

58.4.3a)

All Division outside Areas of National Jurisdiction

1.05.2008 to 31.08.2008

N/A

250

All Division:

50

All Division:

26

All Division:

20

58.4.3b)

All Division outside Areas of National Jurisdiction

1.05.2008 to 31.08.2008

N/A

150 North of 60o

All Division:

50

All Division:

80

All Division:

20

88.1

All Subarea

1.12.2007 to 31.08.2008

All Subareas

2 660

133

426

20

88.2

South of 65o S

1.12.2007 to 31.08.2008

Total Subarea

547 (1)

50 (1)

88 (1)

20

(1) Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:

—

Skates and rays: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest

—

Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.

—

Other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

ANNEX XI

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PART ICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

ANNEX XII

PART I

SEAFO transhipment declaration

TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION

(1) General rule

In the case of transhipment, the master of the fishing vessel shall enter the quantities on the transhipment declaration. A copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed to the master of the recipient vessel.

(2) Procedure for completion

(a)

Entries on transhipment declaration shall be legible and indelible.

(b)

No entry on the transhipment declaration may be erased or altered. If a mistake is made, the incorrect entry shall be struck out with a line and followed by a new entry initialled by the master or his agent.

(c)

One transhipment declaration should be completed for each transhipment operations.

(d)

Each page of the transhipment declaration shall be signed by the master.

(3) Responsibilities of the master in respect of the landing declaration and the transhipment declaration

The master of the vessel shall certify with his initials and signature that the estimated quantities entered on the transhipment declaration are reasonable. The copies of the transhipment declaration must be kept for one year.

(4) Information to be provided

The estimates of the quantities trans-shipped are to be indicated on the SEAFO transhipment declaration form, as specified in the footnotes to this form, for each species, and in respect of a particular voyage

(5) Procedure of transmission

(a)

In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a Contracting Party State or registered in a Contracting Party, the first copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed over to the master of the recipient vessel. The original shall be handed over or dispatched, as the case may be, to the authorities of the Contracting Party whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered, within 48 hours of completion of landing or on arrival in port.

(b)

In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a non-Contracting party, the original document shall be handed over or sent, as the case may be, as soon as possible to the Contracting Party whose flag the fishing vessel is flying or in which it is registered.

(c)

In cases where it is impossible for the master to dispatch the original of the transhipment declarations to the authorities of the Contracting Party whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered within the time limits specified, the information required in respect of the declaration shall be transmitted by radio or by other means to the authorities concerned.

The information shall be transmitted via the radio stations usually used, preceded by the name, the call sing and external identification of the vessel, and the name of its master.

In cases where it is not possible for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel or by any other method.

The master shall ensure that information transmitted to radio stations is passed on in writing to the relevant authorities.

PART II

Guidelines for Design and Deployment of Tori Lines

1.

These guidelines are designed to assist in the preparation and implementation of tori line regulations for longline fishing vessels. While these guidelines are relatively explicit, improvement in tori line effectiveness through experimentation is encouraged. The guidelines take into account environmental and operational variables such as weather conditions, setting speed and ship size, all of which influence tori line performance and design in protecting baits from birds. Tori line design and use may change to take account of these variables provided that line performance is not compromised. Ongoing improvement in tori line design is envisaged and consequently review of these guidelines should be undertaken in the future.

2. Tori Line Design

2.1.

It is recommended that a tori line 150 m in length be used. The diameter of the section of the line in the water may be greater than that of the line above water. This increases drag and hence reduces the need for greater line length and takes account of setting speeds and length of time taken for baits to sink. The section above water should be a string fine line (e.g. about 3 mm diameter) of a conspicuous colour such as red or orange.

2.2.

The above water section of the line should be sufficiently light that its movement is unpredictable to avoid habituation by birds and sufficiently heavy to avoid deflection of the line by wind.

2.3.

The line is best attached to the vessel with a robust barrel swivel to reduce tangling of the line.

2.4.

The streamers should be made of material that is conspicuous and produces an unpredictable lively action (e.g. strong fine line sheathed in red polyurethane tubing) suspended from a robust three-way swivel (that again reduces tangles) attached to the tori line, and should hang just clear of the water.

2.5.

There should be a maximum of 5-7 m between each streamer. Ideally each streamer should be paired.

2.6.

Each streamer pair should be detachable by means of a clip so that line stowage is more efficient.

2.7.

The number of streamers should be adjusted for the setting speed of the vessel, with more streamers necessary at slower setting speeds. Three pairs are appropriate for a setting speed of 10 knots.

3. Deployment of Tori Lines

3.1.

The line should be suspended from a pole affixed to the vessel. The tori pole should be set as high as possible so that the line protects bait a good distance astern of the vessel and will not tangle with the fishing gear. Grater pole height provides greater bait protection. For example, a height of around 6 m above the water line can give about 100 m of bait protection.

3.2.

The tori line should be set so that streamers pass over baited hooks in the water.

3.3.

Deployment of multiple tori lines is encouraged to provide even greater protections of baits from birds.

3.4.

Because there is the potential for line breakage and tangling, spare tori lines should be carried on board to replace damaged lines and to ensure fishing operations can continue uninterrupted.

3.5.

When fishers use a bait casting machine (BCM) they must ensure co-ordination of the tori line and machine by:

a)

ensuring the BCM throws directly under the tori line protection and;

b)

when using a BCM that allows throwing to port and starboard, ensure that two tori lines are used.

3.6.

Fishers are encouraged to install manual, electric of hydraulic winches to improve ease of deployment and retrieval of tori lines.

ANNEX XIII

Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic

1.

The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels flying flags of non-contracting Parties to the Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’) that have been sighted engaging in fishing activities in the NEAFC Convention Area and placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on a provisional list of vessels that are being presumed to be undermining the Recommendations established under the Convention. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

(a)

vessels that enter ports are not authorised to land or tranship therein and shall be inspected by the competent authorities. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, log books, fishing gear, catch onboard and any other matter relating to the vessel's activities in the Convention Area. Information on the result of the inspections shall immediately be transmitted to the Commission;

(b)

fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist the vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with the vessels;

(c)

the vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services.

2.

In addition to the measures referred to in point 1, the following measures shall apply to vessels that have been placed by NEAFC on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels):

(a)

IUU vessels shall be prohibited from entering a Community port;

(b)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited from being chartered;

(c)

imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

(d)

Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and from transhipping of fish caught by such vessels.

3.

The vessels referred to in point 2 as well as the vessels placed on the IUU list established by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) are listed in the Appendix to this Annex.

4.

The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to be in accordance with the NEAFC and NAFO IUU lists as soon as NEAFC adopts a new IUU list.

Appendix to Annex XIII

List of vessels with the following IMO numbers that have been confirmed by NEAFC and NAFO as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries

IMO (1) ship identification number

Vessel's name (2)

Flag State (2)

7 612 321

AVIOR

Georgia

8 522 030

CARMEN

Ex Georgia

7 700 104

CEFEY

Russia

8 422 852

DOLPHIN

Russia

8 522 119

EVA

Ex Georgia

7 321 374

ENXEMBRE

Panama

6 719 419

GORILERO

Panama

7 332 218

IANNIS I

Panama

8 028 424

CLIFF

Cambodia

8 422 838

ISABELLA

Ex Georgia

8 522 042

JUANITA

Ex Georgia

6 614 700

KABOU

Guinea Conakry

7 385 174

MURTOSA

Togo

8 326 319

PAVLOVSK

Russia

8 914 221

POLESTAR

Panama

8 522 169

ROSITA

Ex Georgia

8 421 937

NICOLAY CHUDOTVORETS

Russia

7 347 407

SUNNY JANE

8 606 836

ULLA

Ex Georgia

7 436 533

MARLIN

Georgia

(1) International Maritime Organisation

(2) Any changes of names and flags and additional information on the vessels are available on the NEAFC website: www.neafc.org’

ANNEX XIV

RESOLUTION GFCM 31/2007/2

ESTABLISHMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SUB-AREAS IN THE GFCM AREA

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM),

RECOGNIZING the need to compile data, monitor fisheries and assess fisheries resources in a geo-referenced manner.

RECALLING the efforts made by Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and its Sub-Committees to identify appropriate boundaries for sub-areas in the GFCM area (FAO area 37);

CONSIDERING the decision made by the Commission at its 26th Session (2001) to establish Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs) in the GFCM area;

CONSIDERING the advice emanating from the ninth session of SAC;

ESTABLISHES:

1.

Geographical Sub-Areas in the GFCM area as shown in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.

ANNEX 1

Map of GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs)

ANNEX 2

TABLE OF GFCM GEOGRAPHICAL SUB-AREAS (GSAS)

FAO

SUBAREA

FAO STATISTICS

DIVISIONS

GSAs (SAC 9th Session)

GSAs (2007)

WESTERN

1.1

BALEARIC

1.1.a

waters surrounding Balearic Islands

5

Balearic Island

1.1.b

waters off Spanish continental coast

6

Northern Spain

1.1.c

waters off Algeria

4

Algeria

1.1.d

Alboran sea

1

Northern Alboran Sea

2

Alboran Island

3

Southern Alboran Sea

1.2

GULF OF LIONS

1.2.e

Gulf of Lions

7

Gulf of Lions

1.2.f

waters off Cote dAzur

7

Gulf of Lions

1.3

SARDINIA

1.3.g

waters surrounding Corsica

8

Corsica Island

1.3.h

waters surrounding Sardinia

11

Sardinia

1.3.i

waters off north Sicily

10

South and Central Tirrenian Sea

1.3.j

wafers off Italian continental shelf

9

Ligurian and North Tirrenian Sea

10

South Tirrenian Sea

1.3.k

waters northern Tunisia

12

Northern Tunisia

CENTRAL

2.1

ADRIATIC

2.1.a

northern and central Adriatic

17

Northern Adriatic

2.1.b

south Adriatic

18

Southern Adriatic Sea

2.2

IONIAN

2.2.c

waters off southeast Italy

19

Western Ionian Sea

2.2.d

waters off western Greek

20

Eastern Ionian Sea

2.2.e

waters off Sicily and Malta

15

Malta Island

16

South of Sicily

2.2.f

Gulf of Gabes and Hamamet

13

Gulf of Hamamet

14

Gulf of Gabes

2.2.g

waters off Libya

21

Southern Ionian Sea

EASTERN

3.1

AEGEAN

3.1.a

Aegean Sea

22

Aegean Sea

3.1.b

waters surrounding Crete

23

Crete Island

3.2

LEVANT

3.2.c

waters surrounding Cyprus

25

Cyprus Island

3.2.d

waters off southern Turkey coast

24

North Levant

3.2.e

southeast Levant

27

Levant

3.2.f

waters off Egypt

26

South Levant

BLACK SEA

4.1

MARMARA

4.1

Marmara Sea

28

Marmara Sea

4.2

BLACK SEA

4.2

Black Sea

29

Black Sea

4.3

AZOV SEA

4.3

Azov Sea

30

Azov Sea

ANNEX 3

Geographical coordinates for GFCM Geographical Sub-Area (GSAs)

GSAs

LIMITS

1

Coast Line

36° N 5° 36′ W

36° N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 2° 40' W

36° N 2° 40' W

36° N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° W

37° 36' N 1° W

2

36° 05' N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 2° 40' W

35° 45' N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 3° 40' W

3

Coast Line

36° N 5° 36' W

35° 49' N 5° 36' W

36° N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 2° 40' W

36° N 2° 40' W

36° N 1° 13' W

Morocco-Algeria border

4

Coast Line

36° N 1° 13' W

36° N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° W

37° N 1° W

37° N 0° 30' E

38° N 0° 30' E

38° N 8° 30' E

Algeria-Tunisia border

Morocco-Algeria border

5

38° N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 1° 30' W

40° N 1° 30' E

40° N 2° E

40° 30' N 2° E

40° 30' N6° E

38° N 6° E

6

Coast Line

37° 36' N 1° W

37° N 1° W

37° N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 1° 30' W

40° N 1° 30' E

40° N 2° E

40° 30' N 2° E

40° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 3° 09' E

7

Coast line

42° 30' N 3° 09' E

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 7° 30' E

France-Italy border

8

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 6° E

9

Coast line

France-Italy border

43° 15' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 9° 45' E

41° 18 N 13° E

10

Coast line (including North Sicily)

41° 18' N 13° E

41° 18' N 11° E

38° N 11° E

38° N 12° 30' E

11

41° 18' N 6° E

41° 18' N 11° E

38° 30' N 11° E

38° 30' N 8° 30' E

38° N 8° 30' E

38° N 6° E

12

Coast line

Algeria-Tunisia border

38° N 8° 30' E

38° 30' N 8° 30' E

38° 30' N 11° E

38° N 11° E

37° N 12° E

37° N 11° 04' E

13

Coast line

37° N 11° 04' E

37° N 12° E

35° N 13° 30' E

35° N 11° E

14

Coast line

35° N 11° E

35° N 15° 18' E

Tunisia-Libya border

15

36° 30' N 13° 30' E

35° N 13° 30' E

35° N 15°18' E

36° 30' N 15° 18' E

16

Coast line

38° N 12° 30' E

38° N 11° E

37° N 12° E

35° N 13° 30' E

36° 30' N 13° 30' E

36° 30' N 15° 18' E

37° N 15° 18' E

17

Coast line

41° 55' N 15° 08' E

Croatia-Montenegro border

18

Coast line (both sides)

41° 55' N 15° 08' E

40° 04' N 18° 29' E

Croatia-Montenegro border

Albania-Greece border

19

Coast line (including East Sicily)

40° 04' N 18° 29' E

37° N 15° 18' E

35° N 15° 18' E

35° N 19° 10' E

39° 58' N 19° 10' E

20

Coast line

Albania-Greece border

39° 58' N 19° 10' E

35° N 19° 10' E

35° N 23° E

36° 30' N 23° E

21

Coast line

Tunisia-Libya border

35° N 15° 18' E

35° N 23° E

34° N 23° E

34° N 25° 09 'E

Libya-Egypt border

22

Coast line

36° 30' N 23° E

36° N 23° E

36° N 26° 30' E

34° N 26° 30' E

34° N 29° E

36° 43' N 29° E

23

36°N 23° E

36° N 26° 30' E

34° N 26° 30' E

34° N 23° E

24

Coast line

36° 43' N 29° E

34° N 29° E

34° N 32° E

35° 47' N 32° E

35° 47' N 35° E

Turkey-Syria border

25

35° 47' N 32° E

34° N 32° E

34° N 35° E

35° 47' N 35° E

26

Coast line

Libya-Egypt border

34° N 25° 09' E

34° N 34° 13' E

Egypt-Gaza Strip border

27

Coast line

Egypt-Gaza Strip border

34° N 34° 13' E

34° N 35° E

35° 47' N 35° E

Turkey-Syria border

28

29

30

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