areameans ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz;
fishing logbookmeans the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
gear groupingmeans the grouping of trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;
Gulf of Cádizmeans the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;
high seas of the Bering Seameans the area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.
international watersmeans waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
Kattegatmeans the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
mesh sizemeans the mesh size as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets.;
quotameans a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;
regulated gearmeans any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
Skagerrakmeans the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
special conditionsmeans the special conditions set out in point 5.2;
total allowable catches(TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;