LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1661 of 24 August 2023 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2023 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Article 1
The fishing quotas fixed for the year 2023 in Regulations (EU) 2022/2090, (EU) 2023/194 and (EU) 2023/195 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2023 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
| Member State | Species code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Initial quota 2022 (in tonnes) | Permitted landings 2022 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes) [^E0001] | Total catches 2022 (quantity in tonnes) | Quota consumption related to permitted landings 2022 | Over-fishing related to permitted landings 2022 (quantity in tonnes) | Multi-plying factor [^E0002] | Additional Multi-plying factor [^E0003], [^E0004] | Out-standing deductions from previous year(s) [^E0005] (quantity in tonnes) | Deductions from fishing quotas for 2023 [^E0006] and subsequent years (quantity in tonnes) | Deductions from 2023 fishing quotas for the overfished stocks [^E0007] (quantity in tonnes) | Deductions from 2023 fishing quotas for alternative stocks (quantity in tonnes) | To be deducted from fishing quotas for 2024 and subsequent year(s) (quantity in tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | SRX | 07D. | Skates and rays | 7d | 134,000 | 136,500 | 137,765 | 100,93 % | 1,265 | / | / | / | 1,265 | 1,265 | / | / |
| BE | SRX | 67AKXD | Skates and rays | United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k | 814,000 | 1 207,000 | 1 209,702 | 100,22 % | 2,702 | / | / | / | 2,702 | 2,702 | / | / |
| DE | HER | 4AB. | Herring | Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N | 41 147,000 | 37 114,880 | 38 224,556 | 102,99 % | 1 109,676 | / | A [^E0008] | / | 1 109,676 | 1 109,676 | / | / |
| DE | OTH | 1N2AB. | Other species | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 71,000 | 72,800 | 92,797 | 127,47 % | 19,997 | 1,00 | / | / | 19,997 | 0 | / | 19,997 |
| DK | COD | 03AN. | Cod | Skagerrak | 1 515,000 | 1 503,751 | 1 521,783 | 101,20 % | 18,032 | / | C [^E0008] | / | 18,032 | 18,032 | / | / |
| DK | COD | 2A3AX4 | Cod | 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat | 1 951,000 | 1 980,700 | 2 018,970 | 101,93 % | 38,270 | / | C [^E0008] | / | 38,270 | 38,270 | / | / |
| DK | HAD | 03A. | Haddock | 3a | 2 225,000 | 2 508,851 | 2 735,449 | 109,03 % | 226,598 | / | C [^E0008] | / | 226,598 | 226,598 | / | / |
| DK | HER | 5B6ANB | Herring | 6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b | / | / | 8,077 | N/A | 8,077 | 1,00 | / | 8,077 | / | 8,077 | / | |
| DK | OTH | 1N2AB. | Other species | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | / | 2,038 | N/A | 2,038 | 1,00 | / | / | 2,038 | / | 2,038 | / |
| DK | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | / | 17,317 | N/A | 17,317 | 1,00 | / | / | 17,317 | / | 17,317 | / |
| DK | PRA | 4N-S62 | Northern prawn | Norwegian waters south of 62°N | 200,000 | 203,000 | 205,041 | 101,01 % | 2,041 | / | / | / | 2,041 | 2,041 | / | / |
| DK | SPR | 03A. | Sprat and associated by-catches | 3a | 8 422,000 | 20,186 | 34,428 | 170,55 % | 14,242 | 1,00 | / | / | 14,242 | 14,242 | / | / |
| DK | WHB | 1X14 | Blue whiting | United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 | 36 723,000 | 45 035,026 | 45 516,979 | 101,07 % | 481,953 | / | / | / | 481,953 | 481,953 | / | / |
| ES | ALF | 3X14- | Alfonsinos | United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 | 51,000 | 58,000 | 59,069 | 101,84 % | 1,069 | / | / | / | 1,069 | 1,069 | / | / |
| ES | COD | 1/2B. | Cod | 1 and 2b | 9 688,000 | 9 290,212 | 9 409,547 | 101,28 % | 119,335 | / | A [^E0008] | / | 119,335 | 119,335 | / | / |
| ES | COD | 1N2AB. | Cod | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 2 602,000 | 2 744,006 | 2 804,069 | 102,19 % | 60,063 | / | / | / | 60,063 | 0 | / | 60,063 |
| ES | GHL | 1N2AB. | Greenland halibut | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | 32,719 | 55,066 | 168,30 % | 22,347 | 1,00 | A | / | 33,521 | / | 33,521 | / |
| ES | HAD | 1N2AB. | Haddock | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | 0,554 | 17,963 | 3 242,42 % | 17,409 | 1,00 | / | / | 17,409 | / | 17,409 | / |
| ES | OTH | 1N2AB. | Other species | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | / | 35,447 | N/A | 35,447 | 1,00 | A | / | 53,171 | / | 53,171 | / |
| ES | POL | 08C. | Pollack | 8c | 149,000 | 172,001 | 173,627 | 100,95 % | 1,626 | / | / | / | 1,626 | 1,626 | / | / |
| ES | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | 17,250 | 25,413 | 147,32 % | 8,163 | 1,00 | / | / | 8,163 | / | 8,163 | / |
| ES | REB | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 106,000 | 103,211 | 104,593 | 101,34 % | 1,382 | / | / | / | 1,382 | 1,382 | / | / |
| ES | RJU | 9-C. | Undulate ray | Union waters of 9 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 19,348 | 107,49 % | 1,348 | / | / | / | 1,348 | 0 | / | 1,348 |
| FR | JAX | 4BC7D | Horse mackerel and associated by-catches | United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d | 267,000 | 396,532 | 461,312 | 116,34 % | 64,780 | 1,00 | / | / | 64,780 | 64,780 | / | / |
| FR | RJE | 7FG. | Small-eyed ray | 7f and 7g | 36,000 | 57,000 | 83,299 | 146,14 % | 26,299 | 1,00 | / | / | 26,299 | 26,299 | / | / |
| FR | RJU | 8-C. | Undulate ray | Union waters of 8 | 13,000 | 23,000 | 24,081 | 104,70 % | 1,081 | / | / | / | 1,081 | 1,081 | / | / |
| IE | HER | 6AS7BC | Herring | 6aS, 7b, 7c | 1 236,000 | 1 267,563 | 1 298,400 | 102,43 % | 30,837 | / | / | / | 30,837 | 30,837 | / | / |
| IE | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | 28,810 | 51,017 | 177,08 % | 22,207 | 1,00 | / | / | 22,207 | 22,207 | / | / |
| MT | ALB | MED | Mediterranean albacore | Mediterranean Sea | 41,190 | 41,190 | 49,876 | 121,09 % | 8,686 | 1,00 | / | / | 8,686 | 8,686 | / | / |
| NL | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | / | 4,000 | 47,097 | 1 177,43 % | 43,097 | 1,00 | / | / | 43,097 | / | 43,097 | / |
| PL | MAC | 2A34. | Mackerel | 3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c, 3d and 4 | / | / | 10,934 | N/A | 10,934 | 1,00 | / | / | 10,934 | / | 10,934 | / |
| PT | ALF | 3X14- | Alfonsinos | Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 | 145,000 | 142,314 | 145,155 | 102,00 % | 2,841 | / | A [^E0008] | / | 2,841 | 2,841 | / | / |
| PT | BET | ATLANT | Bigeye tuna | Atlantic Ocean | 3 106,230 | 3 022,850 | 3 206,898 | 106,09 % | 184,048 | / | / | / | / [^E0009] | / [^E0009] | / | 184,048 [^E0009] |
| PT | RJU | 9-C. | Undulate ray | Union waters of 9 | 15,000 | 32,000 | 33,907 | 105,96 % | 1,907 | / | / | / | 1,907 | 1,907 | / | / |
| PT | SWO | AN05N | Swordfish | Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N | 1 161,840 | 1 687,840 | 1 738,632 | 103,01 % | 50,792 | / | / | / | / [^E0010] | / [^E0010] | / | 50,792 [^E0010] |
| SE | I/F | 04-N | Industrial fish | Norwegian waters of 4 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 808,349 | 101,04 % | 8,349 | / | / | / | 8,349 | 8,349 | / | / |
Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2021 to 2022 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) and with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.
As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.
Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.
Remaining quantities from previous year(s).
Deductions to operate in 2023.
Deductions to operate in 2023 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on 1 September 2023.
Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.
Recommendation 21-01 by ICCAT establishes that any excess of the annual adjusted quota in 2022 shall be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit for 2024.
Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT establishes that any excess of the annual adjusted quota in 2022 shall be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit for 2024.
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