Council Regulation (EU) 2025/202 of 30 January 2025 fixing for 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) 2024/257 as regards fishing opportunities for 2025

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 45

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

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish south of 20° S by longliners in 2025 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 11 Bering Sea

Article 46

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 12 SIOFA Agreement Area

Article 47

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 48

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 49

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) largespine velvet dogfish (Scymnodon macracanthus);

• (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 13 NPFC Convention area

Article 50

Chub mackerel fishery

• (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 51

Protection of sharks in the NPFC Convention area

Article 52

Protection of anadromous fish in the NPFC Convention area

TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 53

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 and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 54

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 and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 55

Quota transfers or exchanges with the United Kingdom

Article 56

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 and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 57

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 58

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 57.

Article 59

Prohibited species

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

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

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

• (d) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8;

• (e) orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4 and 6 to 10;

• (f) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all Union waters;

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

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

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

• (j) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all Union waters; and

• (k) deep-sea species listed in Annex IA, Part D, in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 to 10 and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, as well as in Union waters of ICES subarea 4, where specified in that Annex.

TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 60

Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2024/257

Regulation (EU) 2024/257 is amended as follows:

• (1) in Chapter III, the following section is inserted after Section 1: ‘SECTION 1A NAFO REGULATORY AREA

Article 23a

Recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL Fishing vessels fishing for cod in the part of NAFO divisions 2J3KL covered by the NAFO Regulatory Area shall use gear with the following minimum mesh sizes: - (a) when using a sorting grid, as defined in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0028]) – 130 mm; or - (b) 155 mm.

• (2) in Article 59, the following point is inserted after point (d):
• ‘(da) Article 23a shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 concerning recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL becomes applicable, whichever is earlier.’ ;

• (3) in Annex IA, Part A, Table 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Table 2 Species: Anchovy Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/9/3411) Spain 5 919 [^E0029] [^E0031] [^E0032] Analytical TAC Portugal 17 531 [^E0029] [^E0031] [^E0032] Union 23 450 [^E0029] [^E0030] [^E0031] [^E0032] TAC 23 450 [^E0029] [^E0030] [^E0031] [^E0032] (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 36°00'00"N 5°36'00"W 2 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 3 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"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 (⁴) In the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, this quota may be fished only in the part of subarea 9 north of the line connecting the following points (ANE/*09AW3):

Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W’

• (4) in Annex IC, Table 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Table 1 Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 2J3KL Gadus morhua (COD/N2J3KL) Bulgaria 0,001 [^E0033] [^E0034] Analytical TAC Germany 162,340 [^E0033] [^E0034]

Article 3 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Estonia 28,937 [^E0033] [^E0034]

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain 150,098 [^E0033] [^E0034] France 23,363 [^E0033] [^E0034] Latvia 28,937 [^E0033] [^E0034] Lithuania 28,937 [^E0033] [^E0034] Poland 75,850 [^E0033] [^E0034] Portugal 234,372 [^E0033] [^E0034] Romania 2,165 [^E0033] [^E0034] Union 735 [^E0033] [^E0034] TAC 18 947 (¹) This quota shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025. It may be fished only from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025. (²) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC 15 April 2025 and 23:59 UTC 30 June 2025. During this period, this species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.’

Article 61

Committee procedure

Article 62

Transitional provisions

Articles 9 to 13, 15 to 21, 25, 26, 29, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51 and 59 of this Regulation shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2026 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2026.

Article 63

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 2025 to 31 December 2025.

However:

• (a) Article 12(1) shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 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, of that Regulation regarding the minimum conservation reference size for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

• (b) Article 13(1) to (7) shall apply from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026;

• (c) Article 13(8) shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2026;

• (d) Articles 17 and 18 shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 or until the date on which delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annexes VI and VII of that Regulation regarding technical measures for the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the West of Scotland and technical measures for red seabream in ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8 become applicable, whichever is earlier;

• (da) Article 18a shall apply from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier.

• (e) Article 19 shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025;

• (ea) Article 19a shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex V of that Regulation regarding remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

• (f) Article 24 shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 January 2026;

• (g) Article 25 shall apply from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 concerning recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL becomes applicable, whichever is earlier.

• (h) Article 26 shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 54(1), point (m), of Regulation (EU) 2024/2594 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0035]) and amending Annex IV of that Regulation on technical measures for redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

• (ha) Article 29(2) shall apply from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025 or the date on which an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 introducing a prohibition to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N, caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention area becomes applicable, whichever is the earlier;

• (i) Article 32 and Annex VII shall apply from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025;

• (j) Article 37(1), point (a), shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 19 January 2026;

• (k) Section 13 shall cease to apply on the date on which a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down corresponding measures becomes applicable;

• (l) Annexes IA to IJ, and IL shall also apply in 2026, where specified in those Annexes;

• (m) Annex IA, Part B, Tables 116 to 118, footnotes 1, shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 regarding a derogation from the landing obligation for picked dogfish becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

• (n) Annex IK shall apply from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025, where specified in that Annex;

• (o) Annexes IM and XI shall apply from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026;

- (p) Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026;

• (q) catch and effort limits fixed by this Regulation for the year 2025 and, where specified in this Regulation, also in 2026, shall continue to apply in 2026, and where relevant in 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:	TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area
ANNEX IA:	Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters
ANNEX IB:	North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14, and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC:	North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention area
ANNEX ID:	ICCAT Convention area
ANNEX IE:	SEAFO Convention area
ANNEX IF:	Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
ANNEX IG:	WCPFC Convention area
ANNEX IH:	SPRFMO Convention area
ANNEX IJ:	IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IK:	SIOFA Agreement area
ANNEX IL:	IATTC Convention area
ANNEX IM:	NPFC Convention area
ANNEX II:	Fishing effort for fishing vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e
ANNEX III:	Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4
ANNEX IV:	Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
ANNEX V:	Fishing authorisations
ANNEX VI:	ICCAT Convention area
ANNEX VII:	CCAMLR Convention area
ANNEX VIII:	IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IX:	WCPFC Convention area
ANNEX X:	SIOFA Agreement area
ANNEX XI:	NPFC Convention area

ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

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 to this Regulation 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 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

| 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 | | Kajikia albida | WHM | White marlin | | Lepidorhombus spp. | LEZ | Megrims | | Leucoraja circularis | RJI | Sandy ray | | 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 | | 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 japonicus | MAS | Chub mackerel | | Scomber scombrus | MAC | Mackerel | | Scophthalmus maximus | TUR | Turbot | | Scophthalmus rhombus | BLL | Brill | | Sebastes spp. | RED | Redfishes | | Sebastes mentella | REB | Redfish | | Solea solea | SOL | Common sole | | Solea spp. | SOO | Sole | | Sprattus sprattus | SPR | Sprat | | Squalus acanthias | DGS | Picked dogfish | | 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

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1 TO 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS

PART A

Autonomous Union stocks

Table 1

Species:	Anchovy	Anchovy	Zone:	8
Species:	Engraulis encrasicolus	Engraulis encrasicolus	Zone:	(ANE/08.)
Spain	27 597		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	3 066
Union	30 663
TAC	30 663

Table 2(1)

| Species: | Anchovy | Anchovy | Zone: | 9W [^E0036] and 10 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Engraulis encrasicolus | Engraulis encrasicolus | Zone: | (ANE/9WX10) | | Spain | 2 287 | [^E0037] | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Portugal | 20 584 | [^E0037] | | | | Union | 22 871 | [^E0037] | | | | TAC | 22 871 | [^E0037] | | |

Part of subarea 9 west of the line connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude 1 36^o00'00''N 11^o00'00"W 2 37^o01'20"N 8^o59'47"W

[^E0037]: (²)

This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Table 2(2)

Species:	Anchovy	Anchovy	Zone:	9S [^E0038] and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Species:	Engraulis encrasicolus	Engraulis encrasicolus	Zone:	(ANE/9SX3411)
Spain	7 048		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Portugal	218
Union	7 266
TAC	7 266

[^E0038]: (¹)

Part of subarea 9 south of the line connecting the following points:

Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W

Table 3

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	Kattegat
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/03AS.)
Year	Each 2025 and 2026
Denmark	42,57	[^E0039]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Germany	0,88	[^E0039]	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	25,55	[^E0039]
Union	69,00	[^E0039]
TAC	72,00	[^E0039]

[^E0039]: (¹)

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

Table 4

| Species: | Megrims | Megrims | Zone: | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Lepidorhombus spp. | Lepidorhombus spp. | Zone: | (LEZ/8C3411) | | Spain | 3 942 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | France | 197 | | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | Portugal | 131 | | | | | Union | 4 270 | | | | | TAC | 4 448 | | | |

Table 5

| Species: | Anglerfishes | Anglerfishes | Zone: | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Lophiidae | Lophiidae | Zone: | (ANF/8C3411) | | Spain | 4 340 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | France | 4 | | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | Portugal | 864 | | | | | Union | 5 208 | | | | | TAC | 5 432 | | | |

Table 7

| Species: | Hake | Hake | Zone: | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Merluccius merluccius | Merluccius merluccius | Zone: | (HKE/8C3411) | | Spain | 10 953 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | France | 1 051 | | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | Portugal | 5 111 | | | | | Union | 17 115 | | | | | TAC | 17 445 | | | |

Table 8

| Species: | Norway lobster | Norway lobster | Zone: | 3a |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Nephrops norvegicus | Nephrops norvegicus | Zone: | (NEP/03A.) | | Denmark | 5 848 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 17 | | | | | Sweden | 2 093 | | | | | Union | 7 958 | | | | | TAC | 8 410 | | | |

Table 9

Species:	Norway lobster	Norway lobster	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Species:	Nephrops norvegicus	Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain	133		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	2 082		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Union	2 215		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
TAC	2 601		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC

Table 11

| Species: | Norway lobster | Norway lobster | Zone: | 8c, functional unit 31 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Nephrops norvegicus | Nephrops norvegicus | Zone: | (NEP/8CU31) | | Spain | 25 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | France | 1 | | | | | Union | 26 | | | | | TAC | 29 | | | |

Table 12

Species:	Norway lobster	Norway lobster	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Species:	Nephrops norvegicus	Nephrops norvegicus	Zone:	(NEP/9/3411)
Spain	60	[^E0040]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Portugal	179	[^E0040]
Union	239	[^E0040] [^E0041]
TAC	239	[^E0040] [^E0041]

Shall not be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of division 9a.

[^E0041]: (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

Table 13

Species:	‘Penaeus’ shrimps	‘Penaeus’ shrimps	Zone:	French Guiana waters
Species:	Penaeus spp.	Penaeus spp.	Zone:	(PEN/FGU.)
France	To be established	[^E0042]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	[^E0042] [^E0043]	Article 6 of this Regulation applies	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	[^E0042] [^E0043]

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

[^E0043]: (²)

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.

Table 14

Species:	Plaice	Plaice	Zone:	Kattegat
Species:	Pleuronectes platessa	Pleuronectes platessa	Zone:	(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark	1 331		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Germany	15		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden	150
Union	1 496
TAC	2 349

Table 17

Species:	Pollack	Pollack	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Species:	Pollachius pollachius	Pollachius pollachius	Zone:	(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain	163	[^E0044]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	796	[^E0044]
Union	959	[^E0044]
TAC	959	[^E0044]

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

Table 18

Species:	Pollack	Pollack	Zone:	8c
Species:	Pollachius pollachius	Pollachius pollachius	Zone:	(POL/08C.)
Spain	97	[^E0045]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	11	[^E0045]
Union	108	[^E0045]
TAC	108	[^E0045]

[^E0045]: (¹)

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

Table 19

Species:	Pollack	Pollack	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Species:	Pollachius pollachius	Pollachius pollachius	Zone:	(POL/9/3411)
Spain	128	[^E0046] [^E0047]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Portugal	4	[^E0046] [^E0047] [^E0048]
Union	132	[^E0046] [^E0047]
TAC	132	[^E0046] [^E0047]

[^E0046]: (¹)

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

Special condition: of which up to 100 % may be fished in 8c (POL/*08C.).

[^E0048]: (³)

In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 44 tonnes (POL/93411P). Exclusively for by-catches and no directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Table 20

Species:	Common sole	Common sole	Zone:	3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24
Species:	Solea solea	Solea solea	Zone:	(SOL/3ABC24)
Denmark	172		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Germany	10	[^E0049]
Netherlands	17	[^E0049]
Sweden	7
Union	206
TAC	209

[^E0049]: (¹)

This quota may only be fished in Union waters of 3a and of subdivisions 22-24.

Table 22

Species:	Common sole	Common sole	Zone:	8a and 8b
Species:	Solea solea	Solea solea	Zone:	(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium	31		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Spain	6
France	2 269
Netherlands	170
Union	2 476
TAC	2 510

Table 24

| Species: | Horse mackerel | Horse mackerel | Zone: | 9 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Trachurus spp. | Trachurus spp. | Zone: | (JAX/09.) | | Spain | 14 668 | [^E0050] | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Portugal | 42 026 | [^E0050] | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | Union | 56 694 | | | | | TAC | 59 266 | | | |

Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).

Table 25

Species:	Horse mackerel	Horse mackerel	Zone:	10; Union waters of CECAF [^E0051]
Species:	Trachurus spp.	Trachurus spp.	Zone:	(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal	To be established		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	[^E0052]	Article 6 of this Regulation applies	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	[^E0052]

[^E0051]: (¹)

Waters adjacent to the Azores.

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

Table 26

Species:	Horse mackerel	Horse mackerel	Zone:	Union waters of CECAF [^E0053]
Species:	Trachurus spp.	Trachurus spp.	Zone:	(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal	To be established		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	[^E0054]	Article 6 of this Regulation applies	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	[^E0054]

[^E0053]: (¹)

Waters adjacent to Madeira.

[^E0054]: (²)

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

Table 27

Species:	Horse mackerel	Horse mackerel	Zone:	Union waters of CECAF [^E0055]
Species:	Trachurus spp.	Trachurus spp.	Zone:	(JAX/341SPN)
Spain	To be established		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	[^E0056]	Article 6 of this Regulation applies	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	[^E0056]

Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

PART B

Shared stocks

Table 1

Species:	Sandeel and associated by-catches	Sandeel and associated by-catches	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a
Species:	Ammodytes spp.	Ammodytes spp.	Zone:
Denmark	102 630	[^E0057]	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
Germany	157	[^E0057]	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
Sweden	3 769	[^E0057]	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
Union	106 556		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
United Kingdom	3 522		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
TAC	110 078		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.	Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.
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 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_2R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) [^E0058] (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 66 016 36 509 0 0 0 104 0 Germany 101 56 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2 424 1 341 0 0 0 4 0 Union 68 541 37 906 0 0 0 108 0 United Kingdom 2 266 1 253 0 0 0 4 0 Total 70 807 39 159 0 0 0 112 0	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 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_2R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) [^E0058] (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 66 016 36 509 0 0 0 104 0 Germany 101 56 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2 424 1 341 0 0 0 4 0 Union 68 541 37 906 0 0 0 108 0 United Kingdom 2 266 1 253 0 0 0 4 0 Total 70 807 39 159 0 0 0 112 0	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 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_2R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) [^E0058] (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 66 016 36 509 0 0 0 104 0 Germany 101 56 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2 424 1 341 0 0 0 4 0 Union 68 541 37 906 0 0 0 108 0 United Kingdom 2 266 1 253 0 0 0 4 0 Total 70 807 39 159 0 0 0 112 0	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 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_2R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) [^E0058] (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 66 016 36 509 0 0 0 104 0 Germany 101 56 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2 424 1 341 0 0 0 4 0 Union 68 541 37 906 0 0 0 108 0 United Kingdom 2 266 1 253 0 0 0 4 0 Total 70 807 39 159 0 0 0 112 0	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 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_2R) [^E0058] (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) [^E0058] (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 66 016 36 509 0 0 0 104 0 Germany 101 56 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 2 424 1 341 0 0 0 4 0 Union 68 541 37 906 0 0 0 108 0 United Kingdom 2 266 1 253 0 0 0 4 0 Total 70 807 39 159 0 0 0 112 0

[^E0057]: (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.

Article 3 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply.

Table 2

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2
Species:	Argentina silus	Argentina silus	Zone:	(ARU/1/2.)
Germany	26		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	8
Netherlands	21
Union	55
United Kingdom	41
TAC	96

Table 3

| Species: | Greater silver smelt | Greater silver smelt | Zone: | United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; Union waters of 3a |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Argentina silus | Argentina silus | Zone: | (ARU/3A4-C) | | Denmark | 1 169 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 12 | | | | | Ireland | 8 | | | | | France | 8 | | | | | Netherlands | 55 | | | | | Sweden | 45 | | | | | Union | 1 297 | | | | | United Kingdom | 21 | | | | | TAC | 1 318 | | | |

Table 4

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Species:	Argentina silus	Argentina silus	Zone:	(ARU/567.)
Germany	686		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Ireland	635
France	14
Netherlands	7 160
Union	8 495
United Kingdom	503
TAC	8 998

Table 5

| Species: | Tusk | Tusk | Zone: | United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Brosme brosme | Brosme brosme | Zone: | (USK/1214EI) | | Germany | 4,5 | [^E0059] | Precautionary TAC | Precautionary TAC | | France | 4,5 | [^E0059] | | | | Others | 2 | [^E0059] [^E0060] | | | | Union | 11 | [^E0059] | | | | United Kingdom | 5 | [^E0059] | | | | TAC | 16 | [^E0059] | | |

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS).

Table 6

Species:	Tusk	Tusk	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4
Species:	Brosme brosme	Brosme brosme	Zone:	(USK/04-C.)
Denmark	56	[^E0061]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Germany	17	[^E0061]
France	39	[^E0061]
Sweden	6	[^E0061]
Others	6	[^E0062]
Union	124	[^E0061]
United Kingdom	84	[^E0061]
TAC	208

Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (USK/*6AN58).

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS).

Table 7

Species:	Tusk	Tusk	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Species:	Brosme brosme	Brosme brosme	Zone:	(USK/567EI.)
Germany	95	[^E0063]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	381	[^E0063]
Spain	333	[^E0063]
France	3 954	[^E0063]
Others	95	[^E0064]
Union	4 858	[^E0063]
Norway	0	[^E0065] [^E0066] [^E0067]
United Kingdom	2 082	[^E0063]
TAC	6 940

[^E0063]: (¹)

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (USK/*04-C.).

Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS).

[^E0065]: (³)

Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5. 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 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5 shall not exceed the amount (OTH/*5B67-) given below. By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %.

0

Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with longlines in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5:

Ling (LIN/5B67-) 0 Tusk (USK/5B67-) 0

The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount:

0

Table 8

Species:	Tusk	Tusk	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Species:	Brosme brosme	Brosme brosme	Zone:	(USK/04-N.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	50		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	0
France	0
Netherlands	0
Union	50
TAC	Not relevant

Table 9

| Species: | Boarfishes | Boarfishes | Zone: | 6, 7 and 8 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Caproidae | Caproidae | Zone: | (BOR/678-) | | Denmark | 9 397 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Ireland | 26 462 | | | | | Union | 35 859 | | | | | United Kingdom | 2 436 | | | | | TAC | 38 295 | | | |

Table 10

Species:	Herring [^E0068]	Herring [^E0068]	Zone:	3a
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/03A.)
Denmark	9 580	[^E0068] [^E0069] [^E0070]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Germany	153	[^E0068] [^E0069] [^E0070]
Sweden	10 022	[^E0068] [^E0069] [^E0070]
Union	19 755	[^E0068] [^E0069] [^E0070]
Norway	3 038	[^E0069]
TAC	22 793

[^E0068]: (¹)

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/03A.) and HER/03A-BC (HER/03A-BC) may be fished in 3a:

Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969 Norway 167

Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 4 (HER/4-UK), and 50 % may be fished in Union waters of 4b (HER/4B-EU).

Table 11

| Species: | Herring [^E0071] | Herring [^E0071] | Zone: | Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30'N |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Clupea harengus | Clupea harengus | Zone: | (HER/4AB.) | | Denmark | 51 897 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 35 613 | | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | France | 19 010 | | | | | Netherlands | 47 665 | | | | | Sweden | 3 595 | | | | | Union | 157 780 | | | | | Faroe Islands | 0 | | | | | Norway | 112 677 | [^E0072] | | | | United Kingdom | 75 345 | | | | | TAC | 388 542 | | | | | Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/4N-S62) Union 2 700 | Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/4N-S62) Union 2 700 | Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/4N-S62) Union 2 700 | Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/4N-S62) Union 2 700 | Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*4N-S62) Union 2 700 |

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in Union waters of 4b (HER/*04B-C):

2 700

Table 12

Species:	Herring	Herring	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/4N-S62)
Sweden	863	[^E0073]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Union	863		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	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
TAC	Not relevant

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Table 13

| Species: | Herring | Herring | Zone: | 3a |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Clupea harengus | Clupea harengus | Zone: | (HER/03A-BC) | | Denmark | 5 692 | [^E0074] [^E0075] [^E0076] | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 51 | [^E0074] [^E0075] [^E0076] | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies | | Sweden | 916 | [^E0074] [^E0075] [^E0076] | | | | Union | 6 659 | [^E0074] [^E0075] [^E0076] | | | | TAC | 6 659 | [^E0075] | | |

Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/03A) and HER/03A-BC (HER/03A-BC) may be fished in 3a:

Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969

[^E0076]: (³)

Special condition: up to 100 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*4-EU-BC).

Table 14

Species:	Herring [^E0077]	Herring [^E0077]	Zone:	4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium	38		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Denmark	7 388		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	38
France	38
Netherlands	38
Sweden	36
Union	7 576
United Kingdom	140
TAC	7 716

[^E0077]: (¹)

Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Table 15

Species:	Herring [^E0078]	Herring [^E0078]	Zone:	4c and 7d [^E0079]
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium	8 414	[^E0080]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Denmark	729	[^E0080]	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	500	[^E0080]
France	10 081	[^E0080]
Netherlands	17 738	[^E0080]
Union	37 462	[^E0080]
United Kingdom	5 278	[^E0080]
TAC	388 542

[^E0078]: (¹)

Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Except Blackwater stock, i.e. the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51°56'N, 1°19,1 'E) to latitude 51°33'N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

[^E0080]: (³)

Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).

Table 16

Species:	Herring	Herring	Zone:	6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b [^E0081]
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany	83	[^E0082]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	403	[^E0082]	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	16	[^E0082]
Netherlands	83	[^E0082]
Union	585	[^E0082]
United Kingdom	1 160	[^E0082]
TAC	1 745

Reference is to the herring stock in the part of division 6a which lies east of 7°W and north of 55°N, or west of 7°W and north of 56°N, excluding the Clyde.

It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the divisions subject to this TAC that lies between 56°N and 57°30'N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom’s territorial sea.

Table 17

Species:	Herring	Herring	Zone:	6aS [^E0083], 7b, 7c
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland	2 600		Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Netherlands	124		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	2 724
TAC	2 724

[^E0083]: (¹)

Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56°00'N and west of 07°00'W.

Table 18

Species:	Herring	Herring	Zone:	7a [^E0084]
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland	52		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Union	52
United Kingdom	5 171
TAC	5 223

This zone is reduced by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52°30'N, — to the south by latitude 52°00'N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Table 19

| Species: | Herring | Herring | Zone: | 7e and 7f |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Clupea harengus | Clupea harengus | Zone: | (HER/7EF.) | | France | 178 | | Precautionary TAC | Precautionary TAC | | Union | 178 | | | | | United Kingdom | 179 | | | | | TAC | 357 | | | |

Table 20

Species:	Herring	Herring	Zone:	7a south of 52°30'N; 7g [^E0085], 7h [^E0085], 7j [^E0085] and 7k [^E0085]
Species:	Clupea harengus	Clupea harengus	Zone:	(HER/7G-K.)
Germany	10	[^E0086]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Ireland	750	[^E0086]	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	54	[^E0086]	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	54	[^E0086]
Union	868	[^E0086]
United Kingdom	1	[^E0087]
TAC	869

[^E0085]: (¹)

This zone is increased by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52°30'N, — to the south by latitude 52°00'N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches.

This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. United Kingdom fisheries administrations shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Marine Management Organisation before allowing any catches.

Table 21

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	Skagerrak
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/03AN.)
Belgium	7		Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Denmark	2 278		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	57		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	14
Sweden	398
Union	2 754
TAC	2 846

Table 22

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium	477	[^E0088] [^E0089]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Denmark	2 739		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	1 736	[^E0089]	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	589	[^E0088] [^E0089]
Netherlands	1 547	[^E0088]
Sweden	18
Union	7 106
Norway	3 385	[^E0090]
United Kingdom	9 419	[^E0088] [^E0089]
TAC	19 910
Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 5 142	Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 5 142	Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 5 142	Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 5 142	Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 5 142

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (COD/*07D.).

[^E0089]: (²)

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'' (COD/*6AN58).

Of which no more than the following quantity may be taken in Union waters (COD/*3AX4-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

2 816

Table 23

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/4N-S62)
Sweden	382	[^E0091]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Union	382		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	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
TAC	Not relevant

By-catches of haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

Table 24

| Species: | Cod | Cod | Zone: | 6b; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b west of 12°00'W and of 12 and 14 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Gadus morhua | Gadus morhua | Zone: | (COD/5W6-14) | | Belgium | 0 | [^E0092] | Precautionary TAC | Precautionary TAC | | Germany | 1 | [^E0092] | | | | Ireland | 11 | [^E0092] | | | | France | 6 | [^E0092] | | | | Union | 18 | [^E0092] | | | | United Kingdom | 56 | [^E0092] | | | | TAC | 74 | [^E0092] | | |

Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Table 25

| Species: | Cod | Cod | Zone: | 6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b east of 12°00'W |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Gadus morhua | Gadus morhua | Zone: | (COD/5BE6A) | | Belgium | 1 | | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 7 | | Article 8 of this Regulation applies | Article 8 of this Regulation applies | | Ireland | 131 | | Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | | France | 70 | | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | | Union | 209 | | | | | United Kingdom | 905 | | | | | TAC | 1 114 | | | |

Table 26

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	7a
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/07A.)
Belgium	2	[^E0093]	Precautionary TAC	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	82	[^E0093]	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	6	[^E0093]
Netherlands	1	[^E0093]
Union	91	[^E0093]
United Kingdom	74	[^E0093]
TAC	165	[^E0093]

[^E0093]: (¹)

Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Table 27

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium	14	[^E0094]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
Ireland	335	[^E0094]	Article 8 of this Regulation applies	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
France	229	[^E0094]	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	0	[^E0094]	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	578	[^E0094]
United Kingdom	66	[^E0094]
TAC	644	[^E0094]

[^E0094]: (¹)

Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Table 28

Species:	Cod	Cod	Zone:	7d
Species:	Gadus morhua	Gadus morhua	Zone:	(COD/07D.)
Belgium	50	[^E0095]	Analytical TAC	Analytical TAC
France	972	[^E0095]	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	29	[^E0095]	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	1 051	[^E0095]
United Kingdom	107	[^E0096]
TAC	1 158

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4).

[^E0096]: (²)

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4X).

Table 29

| Species: | Witch flounder | Witch flounder | Zone: | Union waters of 3a |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species: | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | Zone: | (WIT/03A-C.) | | Denmark | 677 | [^E0097] | Analytical TAC | Analytical TAC | | Germany | 1 | [^E0097] | | | | Netherlands | 1 | [^E0097] | | | | Sweden | 141 | [^E0097] | | | | Union | 820 | [^E0097] | | | | TAC | 820 | | | |

Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C1).

Table 30