Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127

[^E0165]: (¹)When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters.

[^E0166]: (²)May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N.

[^E0167]: (³)To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

[^E0168]: (⁴)To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.

[^E0169]: (¹)Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to those quotas:

Reporting code Geographical limits COD/GRL1 The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44° 00′ W and South of 60° 45′ N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60° 45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division 14b that lies East of 44° 00′ W and South of 62° 30′ N. COD/GRL2 The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division 14b North of 62° 30′ N.

[^E0170]: (¹)Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

[^E0171]: (²)The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

[^E0172]: (³)By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

[^E0173]: (¹)Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

[^E0174]: (²)The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for that amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

[^E0175]: (¹)Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

[^E0176]: (²)The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for that amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

[^E0177]: (¹)Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all.

[^E0178]: (²)For a fishing period from 20 June 2017 to 30 April 2018.

[^E0179]: (¹)Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.

[^E0180]: (¹)By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): 665.

[^E0181]: (¹)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

[^E0182]: (¹)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

[^E0183]: (¹)To be fished south of 68° N.

[^E0184]: (¹)To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time.

[^E0186]: (²)May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.

[^E0187]: (¹)The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

[^E0188]: (²)Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

[^E0189]: (³)Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC Contracting Parties.

[^E0190]: (¹)May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December.

[^E0192]: (³)Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).

[^E0193]: (⁴)May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).

[^E0195]: (¹)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

[^E0196]: (¹)Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

[^E0197]: (¹)By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.).

ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

NAFO CONVENTION AREA

[^E0198]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0199]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0200]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0201]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0202]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0203]: (¹)To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2018.

[^E0204]: (²)No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland: 29 467

[^E0205]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0206]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0209]: (³)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

[^E0212]: (¹)This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2018: 5 250

[^E0213]: (¹)No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

| Species: | White hake Urophycis tenuis | White hake Urophycis tenuis | Zone: | NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Spain | Spain | 255 | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 333 | | | | Union | Union | 588 [^E0214] | | | | TAC | TAC | 1 000 | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | | (¹) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176 . | (¹) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176 . | (¹) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176 . | (¹) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176 . | (¹) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176 . |

ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

[^E0215]: (¹)Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

[^E0221]: (¹)Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

[^E0222]: (²)Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N).

[^E0223]: (¹)Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).

[^E0224]: (¹)This quota may only be fished from 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.

[^E0225]: (¹)The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253 . [1]  Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

[^E0226]: (¹)The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.

ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC

CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Those TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Unless specified otherwise, those TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018.