Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

(a) catch limits for the year 2024 and, where specified in this Regulation, also for the years 2025 and 2026;

(b) fishing effort limits for the year 2024, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which are to apply from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025;

(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention area and for certain stocks in the SIOFA Agreement Area;

(d) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 in the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) Convention area.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation applies to the following fishing vessels:

(a) Union fishing vessels; and

(b) third country fishing vessels in Union waters.

This Regulation also applies to:

(a) certain recreational fisheries expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and

(b) commercial fisheries from shore.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘third country fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

(b) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources in the context of recreation, tourism or sport;

(c) ‘international waters’ means waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means: (i) in fisheries subject to the exemption from the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year; (ii) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught from each stock each year;

(e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of a TAC that is allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(f) ‘analytical assessment’ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, including based on proxies, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice;

(g) ‘analytical TAC’ means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is available;

(h) ‘precautionary TAC’ means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is not available but rather an assessment based on the precautionary approach is available or no assessment is available;

(i) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in Article 6, point (34), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241;

(j) ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(k) ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(l) ‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;

(m) ‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and other available information such as echo-sounder estimates.

Article 4

Fishing zones

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

(a) ‘ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹);

(b) ‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical 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 that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c) ‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that 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) ‘functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 53°30'N 15°00'W, 53°30'N 11°00'W, 51°30'N 11°00'W, 51°30'N 13°00'W, 51°00'N 13°00'W, 51°00'N 15°00'W;

(e) ‘functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 43°00'N 9°00'W, 43°00'N 10°00'W, 43°30'N 10°00'W, 43°30'N 9°00'W, 44°00'N 9°00'W, 44°00'N 8°00'W, 43°30'N 8°00'W;

(f) ‘functional unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 43°00'N 8°00'W, 43°00'N 10°00'W, 42°00'N 10°00'W, 42 00'N 8°00'W;

(g) ‘functional unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 42°00'N 8°00'W, 42°00'N 10°00'W, 38°30'N 10°00'W, 38°30'N 9°00'W, 40°00'N 9°00'W, 40°00'N 8°00'W;

(h) ‘functional unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of ICES division 9a;

(i) ‘functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 43°30'N 6°00'W, 44°00'N 6°00'W, 44°00'N 2°00'W, 43°30'N 2°00'W;

(j) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23' 48″ W;

(k) ‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (²);

(l) ‘CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (³);

(m) ‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in 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 (Antigua Convention) (⁴);

(n) ‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (⁵);

(o) ‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ means the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (⁶);

(p) ‘NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (⁷);

(q) ‘the NAFO Convention Area’ means the geographical areas defined in the Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (⁸);

(r) ‘the NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the NAFO Convention Area which is beyond national jurisdiction;

(ra) ‘NPFC Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (⁹);

(s) ‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (¹⁰);

(t) ‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (¹¹);

(u) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (¹²);

(v) ‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (¹³);

(w) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

(x) ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits: longitude 150° W, longitude 130° W, latitude 4° S, latitude 50° S;

(y) ‘GFCM geographical subareas’ means the areas defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹⁴).

TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

Chapter I

General provisions

Article 5

TACs and allocations

Article 6

TACs to be determined by Member States

The TACs to be determined by a Member State referred to in paragraph 1 shall:

(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b) result in an exploitation of the stock that is: (i) if an analytical assessment is available, in line with MSY, with as high a probability as possible; or (ii) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

By 15 March 2024, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a) the TACs that it has determined;

(b) the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs;

(c) details as to how the determined TACs comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:

(a) have been taken by fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State that has a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or

(b) make up a share of a Union quota that has not been allocated among Member States and that has not been exhausted.

Article 8

Quota exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches

Article 9

Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

Article 10

Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b, 4c and 6a and ICES subarea 7

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2024 and from 1 April to 31 December 2024, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for, retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:

(a) using demersal trawls (¹⁶), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 3,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the fishing vessel concerned per fishing trip;

(b) using seines (¹⁷), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 3,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the fishing vessel concerned per fishing trip;

(c) using hooks and lines (¹⁸), not exceeding 6,2 tonnes per fishing vessel;

(d) using fixed gillnets (¹⁹), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,6 tonnes per fishing vessel.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

In recreational fisheries, including from shore in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a and 7a to 7k:

(a) from 1 February to 31 March 2024: (i) only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed; (ii) it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b) in January and from 1 April to 31 December 2024: (i) not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day; (ii) the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm; (iii) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

Article 11

Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b

In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b:

(a) a maximum of one specimen of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day;

(b) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

Article 12

Measures on recreational fisheries for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9, 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

In recreational fisheries, including from shores in ICES subareas 8, 9, 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1:

(a) a maximum of two specimens of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) may be caught and retained per fisher per day. Once that ceiling has been reached, ‘catch and release’ fishing may be carried out;

(b) no specimens of pollack are permitted to be caught and retained from 1 January to 30 April. ‘Catch and release’ fishing may nevertheless be carried out during that period.

Article 12a

Measures on pollack in ICES divisions 8a to 8e, subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1

A minimum conservation reference size of 42 cm shall apply for:

(a) catches of pollack in ICES divisions 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; and

(b) catches of pollack in ICES division 8c, subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1.

Article 13

Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9

It shall be prohibited to engage in commercial fishing activities for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at all life stages for a period of at least six months between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. In addition, Members States and fishers shall undertake all reasonable efforts to minimise and where possible eliminate incidental by-catch of European eel. When accidentally caught, specimens of eel shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. To that effect, the Member State concerned, either individually or jointly, shall determine one or more closure periods subject to the following:

(a) where appropriate, the closure period or periods may differ between Member States or within one Member State from one fishing area to another in order to take account of the geographical and temporal migration pattern of eel at its different life stages;

(b) the closure period or periods shall last for a consecutive or non-consecutive time span of at least six months, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area;

(c) the closure period or periods shall be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, and with national management plans established pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation; and

(d) the closure period or periods shall cover the main migration period or periods, including the respective peak, of European eel at the respective life stage in the Member State concerned.

The Member State concerned, either individually or jointly, shall inform the Commission:

(a) by 1 March 2024, about the closure period or periods that it has determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6 together with the supporting information justifying the chosen period or periods;

(b) within 2 weeks after their adoption, of national measures relating to the closure period or periods that it has determined in accordance with paragraph 3 to 6.

Article 14

Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:

(a) exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(b) deductions and reallocations pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(c) reallocations pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;

(d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(f) deductions pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Articles 23 and 51 of this Regulation.

Article 15

Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

Commercial fishing for sandeels (Ammodytes spp.) with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2024 and from 1 August to 31 December 2024.

Article 16

Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in that paragraph may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

(a) their cod catches do not account for more than 5 % of their total catches per fishing trip; fishing vessels whose cod catches did not exceed 5 % of their total catches in 2017–2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear that they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted;

(b) a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, resulting, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction in cod catches compared to vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears, as specified in Part B, point 1.1, of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by the STECF and in the case of a negative evaluation, the gears in question shall no longer be considered valid for use in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;

(c) for fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm; (ii) raised fishing line (0,6 m); (iii) horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel;

(d) for fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish; (ii) seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size; (iii) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;

(e) fishing vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans shall be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States or by the relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments find that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met.

Article 17

Technical measures for the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the West of Scotland

The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions 7f, 7g, the part of 7h North of latitude 49° 30′ North and the part of 7j North of latitude 49° 30′ North and East of longitude 11° West:

(a) fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines shall use gear with one of the following mesh sizes: (i) 110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel; (ii) 100 mm T90 cod-end; (iii) 120 mm cod-end; (iv) 100 mm with 160 mm square-mesh panel;

(b) in addition, fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches weighed before any discards consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall use a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one meter spacing between the fishing line and ground gear. Member States may exempt from the application of this point fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches, weighed before any discards, consist of less than 1,5 % of cod, provided those vessels are subject to a progressive increase of observer coverage at sea up to at least 20 % of all their fishing trips;

(c) fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gears: (i) 300 mm squared mesh panel; vessels below 12 meters in length over all may use a 200 mm square mesh panel; (ii) seltra panel; (iii) sorting grid with a 35 mm bar spacing or a similar Net grid selectivity device; (iv) 100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel; (v) dual cod-end with the uppermost cod-end constructed with T90 mesh of at least 100 mm and fitted with a separation panel with a maximum mesh size of 300 mm;

(d) fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 55 % of whiting or 55 % of anglerfish, hake or megrim combined, shall use one of the following gears: (i) 100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm squared mesh panel; (ii) 100 mm T90 cod-end and extension.

The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines in ICES divisions 6a and 5b, within Union waters, East of 12°W (West of Scotland) in Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fisheries:

(a) fishing vessels shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 300 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size less than 100 mm; for vessels below 12 m in length over all and/or with engine power of 200 kW or less, the panel overall length may be 2 m and the panel 200 mm;

(b) fishing vessels with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 160 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size of 100-119 mm.

The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines in ICES division 7a (Irish Sea):

(a) fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines with a cod-end mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm and with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gears: (i) 300 mm square mesh panel; fishing vessels below 12 meters in length over all may use a 200 mm squared mesh panel; (ii) seltra panel; (iii) sorting grid with 35 mm bar spacing; (iv) CEFAS Net grid; (v) flip-flap trawl;

(b) fishing vessels equal to or greater than 12 meters in length overall operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays combined, shall use 120 mm cod-end.

It shall be prohibited for fishing vessels to fish with bottom trawls and seines in the following zones:

(a) ICES divisions from 7f to 7k,

(b) in the area West of 5° W longitude in ICES division 7e and

(c) in ICES divisions 7b and 7c.

This prohibition shall not apply to fishing vessels in case:

(i) they use a cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm, or

(ii) their by-catches of cod do not exceed 1,5 %, as assessed by the STECF, when fishing outside the areas mentioned in paragraph 1.

Article 18

Technical measures for red seabream in ICES subareas 6 to 8

Article 19

Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat

Union fishing vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls (²¹) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears:

(a) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;

(b) sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;

(c) seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;

(d) regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which shall result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, for fishing vessels exclusively carrying on board such a gear, in less than 1,5 % of catches of cod.

Article 20

Prohibited species

Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species:

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and division 7d; United Kingdom waters of division 2a; and Union waters of division 3a;

(b) splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6;

(ba) sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all waters other than the Mediterranean;

(g) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4 and 6 to 8; United Kingdom waters of division 2a and subarea 5; and Union waters of subareas 3, 9 and 10;

(h) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4; United Kingdom waters of division 2a; and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(i) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4; United Kingdom waters of division 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of subarea 5; United Kingdom, Union and international waters of subareas 6 to 8; and international waters of subareas 12 and 14;

(j) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(k) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(l) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 6; and Union waters of ICES subarea 10;

(m) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

(n) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean.

Article 21

Data transmission

When Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings and fishing effort pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Chapter II

Fishing authorisations in third country waters

Article 22

Fishing authorisations

Chapter III

Fishing opportunities managed by regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1

General provisions

Article 23

Quota transfers and exchanges

Section 2

NEAFC Convention area

Article 24

Redfish in the Irminger Sea

All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by the following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:

Latitude	Longitude
63°00'N	30°00'W
61°30'N	27°35'W
60°45'N	28°45'W
62°00'N	31°35'W
63°00'N	30°00'W

Section 3

ICCAT Convention area

Article 25

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

Article 26

Recreational fisheries

Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share from their allocated quotas to recreational fisheries, as set out in Annex ID.

Article 27

Sharks

In addition to the prohibitions established in Articles 32 to 36 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107, it shall also be prohibited to engage in directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

Article 28

FADs for tropical tunas

Section 4

CCAMLR Convention area

Article 29

Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish for the 2024-2025 fishing season

Article 30

Toothfish fishery during the 2023-2024 fishing season

Article 31

Krill fishery during the 2024–2025 fishing season

A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised fishing vessels that, at the time of the notification:

(a) are flying its flag; or

(b) are flying the flag of another CCAMLR member and are expected to be flying the flag of that Member State at the time the fishery takes place.

Where an authorised fishing vessel notified to the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is prevented from participating in a krill fishery due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure, the Member State concerned may authorise its replacement by another fishing vessel. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat with the Commission in copy, providing:

(a) full details of the intended replacement fishing vessel(s), including the information provided for in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004; and

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

Section 5

IOTC Area of Competence

Article 32

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

Article 33

Drifting FADs and supply vessels

Section 6

SPRFMO Convention area

Article 34

Pelagic fisheries

The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 may use the fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH only if they send the following information to the Commission by the fifteenth day of the following month, so that the Commission can communicate it to the SPRFMO Secretariat:

(a) a list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention area;

(b) monthly catch reports.

Section 7

IATTC Convention area

Article 35

Purse seine fisheries

Purse seine vessels shall not fish for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) or skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis):

(a) either from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2024 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2024 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2024 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2025 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150° W, — latitude 40° N, — latitude 40° S;

(b) from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2024 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2024 in the area defined by the following limits: — longitude 96° W, — longitude 110° W, — latitude 4° N, — latitude 3° S.

Paragraph 3 shall not apply:

(a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size;

(b) during the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Article 36

Drifting FADs

During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 35(1), point (a), a purse seine vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention area:

(a) refrain from deploying FADs;

(b) recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed.

Article 37

Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area by each Member State’s longline vessels are set out in Annex IL.

Article 38

Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

Article 39

Prohibition of fishing for mobulid rays

Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention area shall not fish for mobulid rays (Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays caught in that area. As soon as they notice that mobulid rays have been caught, they shall promptly release them, where possible alive and unharmed.

Section 8

SEAFO Convention area

Article 40

Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SEAFO Convention area shall be prohibited:

(a) ghost catshark (Apristurus manis);

(b) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi);

(c) shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus);

(d) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps);

(e) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus);

(f) skates (Rajidae);

(g) velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus);

(h) sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order;

(i) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).

Section 9

WCPFC Convention area

Article 41

Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and South Pacific albacore fisheries

Article 42

Management of fishing with FADs

Article 43

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas of the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX.

Article 44

Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20° S by longliners in 2024 do not exceed the limit set out in table 2 of Annex IG. They shall also ensure that this does not result in a shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of 20° S.

Section 10

Bering Sea

Article 45

Prohibition on fishing for pollock in the high seas of the Bering Sea

It shall be prohibited to fish for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the high seas of the Bering Sea.

Section 11

SIOFA Agreement Area

Article 46

Limits to bottom fishing

Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag that fish in the SIOFA Agreement Area:

(a) limit their annual bottom fishing effort to the level set out in Annex X;

(b) do not bottom fish except using demersal longlines; and

(c) do not fish in the interim protected areas of Atlantis Bank, Coral, Fools Flat, Middle of What and Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with demersal longlines and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.

Article 47

Toothfish fishery measures

Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag that fish for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the SIOFA Agreement Area:

(a) do not fish in depths shallower than 500 metres;

(b) have at least one scientific observer on board at all times who shall have a target of observing 25 % of hooks hauled per line over the duration of the fishing deployment; and

(c) tag and release toothfish specimens at a rate of at least five fish per tonne of green weight caught. Once 30 or more toothfish have been caught a minimum overlap statistic of at least 60 % shall apply for tag release.

Article 48

Prohibition of targeting deep-water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SIOFA Agreement Area shall be prohibited:

(a) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis), except in the context of the by-catch allowance as set out in Annex IK;

(b) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus);

(c) gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus);

(d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha);

(e) Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi);

(f) dark-mouth chimaera (Chimaera buccanigella);

(g) the Falkor chimaera (Chimaera didierae);

(h) seafarer’s ghostshark (Chimaera willwatchi);

(i) longnose velvet dogfish (Centroselachus crepidater);

(j) plunket shark (Scymnodon plunketi);

(k) velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus);

(l) whitecheek lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus);

(m) smallbelly catshark (Apristurus indicus);

(n) Pacific longnose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana);

(o) narrowhead catshark (Bythaelurus tenuicephalus);

(p) frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus);

(q) bigeyed six-gill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai);

(r) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus);

(s) southern sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus);

(t) goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni);

(u) blue-eye lanternshark (Etmopterus viator);

(v) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi);

(w) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus);

(x) little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato);

(y) shortspine spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii);

(z) longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa);

(za) arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum);

(zb) Cristina’s skate (Bathyraja tunae);

(zc) paddlenose chimaera (Rhinochimaera africana).

SECTION 11A

NPFC CONVENTION AREA

Article 48a

Chub mackerel fishery

For Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area, flag Member States shall transmit the following aggregated data to the Commission by the following dates:

(a) monthly catches under the catch limits for chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) for all NPFC Contracting Parties for trawlers and purse seiners respectively, as set out in Annex IM when utilisation of those catch limits is below 60 %, by the seventh day of the following month; and

(b) weekly catches of chub mackerel under those catch limits when utilisation of those catch limits is above 60 % and below 95 %, by Tuesday of the following week.

The Commission shall compile and promptly transmit that information to the NPFC Executive Secretary.

Article 48b

Protection of sharks in the NPFC Convention area

Article 48c

Protection of anadromous fish in the NPFC Convention area

TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 49

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or of the Faroe Islands

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or of the Faroe Islands may be authorised by the Commission to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation, in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and in delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 50

Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom , the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration

Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised by the Commission to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation, in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and in delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 51

Quota transfers and exchanges with the United Kingdom

Article 52

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation, in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and in delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 53

Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third country fishing vessels operating in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V.

Article 54

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions laid down in Article 7 shall apply to the catches and by-catches of third country fishing vessels fishing under the fishing authorisations referred to in Article 53.

Article 55

Prohibited species

Third country fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species where they are found in Union waters:

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a and 7d; and Union waters of ICES subarea 4;

(aa) sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all Union waters;

(b) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4 and 6 to 10;

(c) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES subareas 4 and 6 to 8;

(e) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all Union waters;

(f) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(g) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;

(h) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in Union waters of the Mediterranean;

(i) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all Union waters.

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 56

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2023/194

Article 57

Committee procedure

Article 58

Transitional provisions

Articles 9 to 13, 15 to 20, 24, 27, 38, 39, 40, 45, 48 and 55 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2025 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2025.

Article 59

Entry into force and application

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.

However:

(a) Article 13(1) and (7) shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025;

(aa) Article 12a, point (a), shall apply from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex VII, Part A, to that Regulation regarding the minimum conservation reference size for pollack in ICES divisions 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(ab) Article 12a, point (b), shall apply from 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 or to the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex VII, Part A, to that Regulation regarding the minimum conservation reference size for pollack in ICES division 8c, subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(b) Article 13(2) to (6) shall apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025;

(c) Articles 17 and 18 shall cease to apply on the date on which delegated acts introducing corresponding measures become applicable;

(ca) Article 20(1), point(ba) shall apply from 1 April 2024;

(d) Article 23 shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2025;

(e) Articles 30 and Annex VII shall apply from 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024;

(f) Article 28(2) shall apply from 17 December 2023 to 31 December 2023;

(g) Article 35(1), point (a), shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 19 January 2025;

(ga) Article 55(1), point (aa) shall apply from 1 April 2024;

(gb) Section 11a shall apply from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 or until the date on which a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(h) Article 56(2) shall apply from 1 January 2023;

(i) Annex I shall also apply for the year 2025 and 2026, where specified in that Annex;

(ia) In Annex IA, Part A, Tables 18 and 19, footnote 1 shall apply from 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024;

(j) Annex IK shall apply from 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024, where specified in that Annex;

(ja) Annexes IM and Xa shall apply from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025;

(k) Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025;

(l) the maximum size for picked dogfish (DGS/03A-C., DGS/2AC4-C and DGS/15X14) shall cease to apply on the date on which a delegated act introducing corresponding measures and regulating the treatment of catches of those stocks over 100 cm becomes applicable;

(m) catch and effort limits fixed by this Regulation for the year 2024 and, where specified in this Regulation, also for the years 2025 and 2026, shall continue to apply in 2025, and where relevant in 2026 and 2027, exclusively for the purposes of: (i) exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (ii) deductions and reallocations pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (iii) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; and (iv) deductions pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

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

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I

The tables in the Annexes set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.

All fishing opportunities set out in the Annexes shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.

The references to fishing zones in the Annexes are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species. Only scientific names identify species for regulatory purposes.

For the purposes of this Regulation, a comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species listed in the Annexes to this Regulation is provided below, for ease of reference. Annexes IA to IL are part of Annex I.

Comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species listed in the Annexes to this Regulation

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Ammodytes spp.	SAN	Sandeels
Aphanopus carbo	BSF	Black scabbardfish
Argentina silus	ARU	Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.	ALF	Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme	USK	Tusk
Caproidae	BOR	Boarfishes
Centroscymnus coelolepis	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon spp.	GER	Deep sea red crabs
Chionoecetes spp.	PCR	Snow crabs
Clupea harengus	HER	Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris	RNG	Roundnose grenadier
Dissostichus eleginoides	TOP	Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni	TOA	Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus spp.	TOT	Toothfishes
Engraulis encrasicolus	ANE	Anchovy
Euphausia superba	KRI	Krill
Gadus morhua	COD	Cod
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	WIT	Witch flounder
Hippoglossoides platessoides	PLA	American plaice
Hoplostethus atlanticus	ORY	Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus	SQI	Shortfin squid
Lepidorhombus spp.	LEZ	Megrims
Leucoraja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfishes
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Macrourus berglax	RHG	Roughhead grenadier
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	HAD	Haddock
Merlangius merlangus	WHG	Whiting
Merluccius merluccius	HKE	Hake
Micromesistius poutassou	WHB	Blue whiting
Microstomus kitt	LEM	Lemon sole
Molva dypterygia	BLI	Blue ling
Molva molva	LIN	Ling
Nephrops norvegicus	NEP	Norway lobster
Pagellus bogaraveo	SBR	Red seabream
Pandalus borealis	PRA	Northern prawn
Penaeus spp.	PEN	‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Pleuronectes platessa	PLE	Plaice
Pleuronectiformes	FLX	Flatfishes
Pollachius pollachius	POL	Pollack
Pollachius virens	POK	Saithe
Pseudopentaceros spp.	EDW	Pelagic armourheads
Raja brachyura	RJH	Blonde ray
Leucoraja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Raja clavata	RJC	Thornback ray
Raja microocellata	RJE	Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui	RJM	Spotted ray
Raja undulata	RJU	Undulate ray
Rajiformes	SRX	Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	GHL	Greenland halibut
Rostroraja alba	RJA	White skate
Scomber scombrus	MAC	Mackerel
Scophthalmus maximus	TUR	Turbot
Scophthalmus rhombus	BLL	Brill
Sebastes spp.	RED	Redfishes
Solea solea	SOL	Common sole
Solea spp.	SOO	Sole
Sprattus sprattus	SPR	Sprat
Squalus acanthias	DGS	Picked dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus	WHM	White marlin
Thunnus alalunga	ALB	Albacore
Thunnus maccoyii	SBF	Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus	BET	Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus	BFT	Bluefin tuna
Trachurus murphyi	CJM	Jack mackerel
Trachurus spp.	JAX	Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii	NOP	Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis	HKW	White hake
Xiphias gladius	SWO	Swordfish

ANNEX IA

PART A

Autonomous Union stocks

Species:	Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus	Zone:	8 (ANE/08.)
Spain		29 700		Analytical TAC
France		3 300
Union		33 000
TAC		33 000
Table 2
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Species:	Anchovy	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Engraulis encrasicolus	(ANE/9/3411)
Spain	4 519	() ()	Analytical TAC
Portugal	4 930	() ()
Union	9 449	() () ()
TAC	9 449	() () ()
(1) This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. (2) Special condition: of which up to 969 tonnes may be taken in the area bounded by the following coordinates and the coast (ANE/09AW): Point Latitude Longitude 1 36o00′00″ N 5o36′00″ W 2 36o00′00″ N 11o00′00″ W 3 37o01′20″ N 8o59′47″ W (3) Special condition: of which the following quantities, in addition to the quantity referred to in footnote 2 and after full use of that quantity, may be taken in the area referred to in footnote 2 in the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024 (ANE/09AW2). Spain 1 926 Portugal 2 102 Union 4 028
Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	36o00′00″ N	5o36′00″ W
2	36o00′00″ N	11o00′00″ W
3	37o01′20″ N	8o59′47″ W
Spain	1 926
Portugal	2 102
Union	4 028
Species:	Cod Gadus morhua	Zone:	Kattegat (COD/03AS.)
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Denmark		53,68	(1)(2)	Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany		1,11	(1)(2)
Sweden		32,21	(1)(2)
Union		87	(1)(2)
TAC		87	(1)(2)
(1)	Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
(2)	In addition to these quotas, a Member State may grant to fishing vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring an additional allocation, within an overall limit of 30 % of the quota allocated to that Member State. Each fishing vessel participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring shall take no more than 300 kg. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (COD/03AS_REM). This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.
Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411)
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Spain		3 210		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		160
Portugal		107
Union		3 477
TAC		3 622
Species:	Anglerfishes Lophiidae	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411)
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Spain		3 715		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		4
Portugal		739
Union		4 458
TAC		4 650
Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus	Zone:	8 (WHG/08.)
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Year		Each 2024 and 2025		Analytical TAC
Spain		539
France		808
Union		1 347
TAC		1 347
Species:	Hake Merluccius merluccius	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411)
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Spain		10 921		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		1 048
Portugal		5 096
Union		17 065
TAC		17 445
Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	3a (NEP/03A.)
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Denmark		5 763		Analytical TAC
Germany		17
Sweden		2 062
Union		7 842
TAC		8 410
Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (NEP/8ABDE.)
---	---	---	---	---
Spain		239		Analytical TAC
France		3 738
Union		3 977
TAC		5 786
Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	8c, functional unit 25 (NEP/8CU25)
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Year		Each 2024 and 2025		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain		0
France		0
Union		0
TAC		0
Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	8c, functional unit 31 (NEP/8CU31)
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Spain		12,40		Analytical TAC
France		0,00
Union		12,40
TAC		12,40
Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411)
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Spain		60	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Portugal		179	(1)
Union		239	(1)(2)
TAC		239	(1)(2)
(1)	Shall not be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of division 9a.
(2)	Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following amount may be taken in functional unit 30 of division 9a (NEP/*9U30):
	32
Species:	‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp.	Zone:	French Guiana waters (PEN/FGU.)
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France		To be established	(1)	Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union		To be established	(1)(2)
TAC		To be established	(1)(2)
(1)	Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.
(2)	Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.
Species:	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa	Zone:	Kattegat (PLE/03AS.)
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Denmark		1 116		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		13
Sweden		126
Union		1 255
TAC		2 349
Species:	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa	Zone:	7b and 7c (PLE/7BC.)
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Year		Each 2024, 2025 and 2026		Precautionary TAC
France		2
Ireland		13
Union		15
TAC		15
Species:	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa	Zone:	8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411)
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Year		Each 2024 and 2025		Precautionary TAC
Spain		21
France		82
Portugal		21
Union		124
TAC		124
Table 17
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Species:	Pollack Pollachius pollachius	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/8ABDE.)
Spain	163	(1)	Analytical TAC
France	796	(1)
Union	959	(1)
TAC	959	(1)
(1)	Of which up to 500 tonnes may be taken in directed fisheries. The remaining 459 tonnes may exclusively be taken as by-catch, which shall be reported separately (POL/*8ABDE-BC) and no directed fisheries are permitted. For the 500 tonnes, the following shall apply: Spain 85 France 415 Union 500
Spain	85
France	415
Union	500
Table 18
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Species:	Pollack	Zone:	8c
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/08C.)
Spain	97	()	Analytical TAC
France	11	()
Union	108	()
TAC	108	()
(1) As from 1 October 2024, exclusively for by-catches, and no directed fisheries are permitted under this quota (POL/*08C-BC).
Table 19
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Species:	Pollack	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/9/3411)
Spain	128	() ()	Analytical TAC
Portugal	4	() () ()
Union	132	() ()
TAC	132	() ()
(1) As from 1 October 2024, exclusively for by-catches, and no directed fisheries are permitted under this quota (POL/9/3411-BC). (2) Special condition: of which up to 100 % may be fished in 8c (POL/08C.). (3) In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P). As from 1 October 2024, this additional quota applies exclusively for by-catches, and no directed fisheries are permitted under this quota (POL/*93411P-BC).
Species:	Common sole Solea solea	Zone:	3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24 (SOL/3ABC24)
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Denmark		275		Analytical TAC
Germany		16	(1)
Netherlands		26	(1)
Sweden		10
Union		327
TAC		327
(1)	This quota may only be fished in Union waters of 3a and of subdivisions 22-24.
Species:	Common sole Solea solea	Zone:	7b and 7c (SOL/7BC.)
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Year		Each 2024, 2025 and 2026		Precautionary TAC
France		1
Ireland		14
Union		15
TAC		15
Species:	Common sole Solea solea	Zone:	8a and 8b (SOL/8AB.)
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Belgium		30		Analytical TAC
Spain		5
France		2 231
Netherlands		167
Union		2 433
TAC		2 489
Species:	Sole Solea spp.	Zone:	8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (SOO/8CDE34)
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Year		Each 2024 and 2025		Precautionary TAC
Spain		204
Portugal		337
Union		541	(1)
TAC		541	(1)
(1)	Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following quantity of common sole (Solea solea) shall be taken (SOL/8CDE34):
		209
Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.	Zone:	9 (JAX/09.)
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Spain		43 032	(1)	Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal		123 295	(1)
Union		166 327
TAC		173 873
(1)	Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).
Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.	Zone:	10; Union waters of CECAF(1) (JAX/X34PRT)
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Portugal		To be established		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union		To be established	(2)
TAC		To be established	(2)
(1)	Waters adjacent to the Azores.
(2)	Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.	Zone:	Union waters of CECAF(1) (JAX/341PRT)
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Portugal		To be established		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union		To be established	(2)
TAC		To be established	(2)
(1)	Waters adjacent to Madeira.
(2)	Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.	Zone:	Union waters of CECAF(1) (JAX/341SPN)
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Spain		To be established		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union		To be established	(2)
TAC		To be established	(2)
(1)	Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
(2)	Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

PART B

Shared stocks

Species:	Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp.	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a
Denmark		158 096	(1)	Analytical TAC
Germany		241	(1)	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden		5 805	(1)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union		164 142
United Kingdom	5 269
TAC		169 411
(1)	Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4X). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III:

Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas