international watersmeans waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
Kattegatmeans the geographical 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 of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008.
quotameans a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
Skagerrakmeans 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 this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
third-country vesselmeans a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
total allowable catch(TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;