Contents

• I General provisions
• II Fishing opportunities for union fishing vessels8 changes
• III Fishing opportunities for third-country fishing vessels in union waters
• IV Final provisions4 changes
• I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
• Ia Skagerrak, kattegat, ices subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14, union waters of cecaf, french guiana waters10 changes
• Ib North east atlantic and greenland, ices subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14, and greenland waters of nafo 11 change
• Ic North west atlantic – nafo convention area1 change
• Id Iccat convention area8 changes
• Ie Seafo convention area
• If Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
• Ig Wcpfc convention area
• Ih Sprfmo convention area
• Ij Iotc area of competence
• Ik Siofa agreement area
• Il Iattc convention area
• Im Npfc convention area
• II FISHING EFFORT FOR FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e
• III MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
• IV Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
• V Fishing authorisations
• VI Iccat convention area4 changes
• VII Ccamlr convention area
• VIII Iotc area of competence
• IX Wcpfc convention area
• X Siofa agreement area
• XI Npfc convention area
• List of annexes

Title I · General provisions

Article 1Subject matter#

1.This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters.

2.The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

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

(b)fishing effort limits for the year 2025, as well as the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which cover the period from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026;

(c)fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025 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 2025 to 31 May 2026 in the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) Convention area.

Article 2Scope#

1.This Regulation applies to the following fishing vessels:

(a)Union fishing vessels; and

(b)third-country fishing vessels in Union waters.

2.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 3Definitions#

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 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note;

(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 4Fishing 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^note;

(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^note;

(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^note;

(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)^note;

(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^note;

(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^note;

(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^note;

(q)‘NAFO Convention Area’ means the geographical areas defined in the Convention on future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries^note;

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

(s)‘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^note;

(t)‘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^note;

(u)‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement^note;

(v)‘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^note;

(w)‘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^note;

(x)‘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;

(y)‘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.

Title II · Fishing opportunities for union fishing vessels

Chapter I · General provisions

Article 5TACs and allocations#

1.The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters and certain non-Union waters, their allocation among Member States and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto are set out in Annex I.

2.Union fishing vessels may be authorised by the coastal State concerned to fish in waters under the jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway and in the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 23 of this Regulation, in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

3.Union fishing vessels may be authorised by the United Kingdom to fish in waters under its jurisdiction, subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 23 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation.

Article 6TACs to be determined by Member States#

1.The TACs set out in Annex I shall, where specified in that Annex, be determined by the Member State concerned.

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

(a)be consistent with the objectives and rules set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in Regulations (EU) 2018/973 and 2019/472, in particular the objective 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 maximum sustainable yield (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.

3.By 15 March 2025 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 those TACs;

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

4.For the TAC for black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) in CECAF area 34.1.2, Portugal shall submit the information referred to in paragraph 3 for that TAC for 2025 by 1 February 2025 and for that TAC for 2026 by 1 February 2026.

5.Where appropriate, the Commission may request the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF):

(a)to assess the information referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c); and

(b)to assess whether the TACs determined by Member States comply with paragraph 2.

6.If, according to the advice of STECF, the information referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c), is deemed insufficient, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission additional information in line with the STECF advice, together with supporting documents justifying that additional information in relation to the STECF advice, no later than 1 month after the publication of the STECF advice.

7.If, according to the advice of STECF, the methodology followed for determining the TAC by the Member States does not fully comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, the Member States concerned shall revise the methodology followed for determining the TAC for the following year, in line with that STECF advice.

Article 7Conditions for landing catches and by-catches#

1.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.

2.For the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas, as provided for in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in that Article are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 8Quota exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches#

1.In order to take account of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.

2.6 % of each quota from the TACs for cod (Gadus morhua) in the Celtic Sea (COD/7XAD34), cod in the West of Scotland (COD/5BE6A), whiting in the Irish Sea (WHG/07A.) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k (PLE/7HJK.), and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in the West of Scotland (WHG/56-14), allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges (‘the pool’), which shall open on 1 January 2025. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March 2025.

3.The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March 2025, any unused quantities shall be returned to the Member States that initially contributed to the pool.

4.Member States without a quota shall provide in return quotas for stocks listed in Annex IA, Part C, unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise.

5.The quotas referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value, determined on the basis of a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In the absence of alternatives, the equivalent commercial value shall be determined on the basis of average Union prices from the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.

6.Where the quota exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.

Article 9Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e#

1.For the period referred to in Article 1(2), point (b), of this Regulation fishing effort limitations for sole (Solea solea) in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.

2.At the request of a Member State in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by means of which it allocates to that Member State a number of days at sea in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which it may authorise a fishing vessel flying its flag to be present in ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear. The Commission shall adopt that implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation.

3.At the request of a Member State, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by means of which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of 3 days between 1 February 2025 and 31 January 2026, in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a fishing vessel may be present in ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage, as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. It shall make such an allocation on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation.

Article 10Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b, 4c and 6a and ICES subarea 7#

1.It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and in ICES subarea 7 or to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.

2.The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to by-catches of European seabass in shore-based commercial netting activities. This exemption applies to historic numbers of beach nets set at pre-2017 levels. Shore-based commercial netting activities shall not target European seabass, and only unavoidable by-catches of European seabass may be landed.

3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2025 and from 1 April to 31 December 2025, 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^note, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 3,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 10 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the fishing vessel concerned per fishing trip;

(b)using seines^note, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 3,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 10 % 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^note, not exceeding 6,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year;

(d)using fixed gillnets^note, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,8 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year.

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 during 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 during 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.

4.The catch limits set out in paragraph 3 shall not be transferable between fishing vessels.

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

(a)from 1 February to 31 March 2025:

(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 2025:

(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.

6.Paragraph 5 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

Article 11Measures for European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b#

1.When determining their fishing opportunities for commercial fisheries, Spain and France shall jointly ensure that the sum of commercial landings and recreational removals for European seabass in ICES divisions 8a and 8b do not exceed 2631 tonnes. Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to those fishing opportunities.

2.By 15 March, Spain and France shall inform the Commission of the fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 and how those fishing opportunities comply with that paragraph.

3.Catches in commercial fisheries under the fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reported by Spain (BSS/8ABSPA) and by France (BSS/8ABFRA).

4.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.

5.Paragraph 4 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

Article 12Measures for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1#

1.A minimum conservation reference size of 42 cm shall apply for catches of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1.

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

(a)a maximum of two specimens of pollack 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.

3.Paragraph 1 applies without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fishing.

Article 13Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9#

1.This Article applies to Union marine and brackish waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and to adjacent Union brackish waters, including estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters.

2.This Article does not apply to commercial fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations with or without a fishing vessel, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and that the STECF has confirmed to the Commission and the Member States concerned that such scientific investigations are justified on scientific grounds.

3.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 6 months between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. 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 European 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 conditions:

(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 European 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 6 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.

4.By way of derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more, the Member States concerned may allow fishing activities for up to a total of 30 consecutive or non-consecutive days, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period. In that case, the Member States concerned shall determine an additional closure of an equivalent period of time during the main migration period or, subsidiarily, just before or after it. In cases where a Member State allows fishing for non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water between any period of non-consecutive days.

4a.By way of further derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), the Member State concerned may allow fishing for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more when migrating from Union waters to their spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea (‘downstream migration’) for up to a total of 50 consecutive or non-consecutive days. That shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period, under the following cumulative conditions:

(a)such fishing activity shall only be allowed when the only access to marine waters necessarily passes through non-Union brackish waters;

(b)the catches taken in ICES subdivisions 22-32 shall meet the minimum conservation reference size of 35 cm, in accordance with Annex VIII, Part A, to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note;

(c)any eel that is sexually mature and is caught shall not be harmed, shall be transported without undue delay and shall be immediately released to nearby Union marine waters at a place designated by the Member State concerned, which would allow them to continue downstream migration;

(d)any incidentally by-caught eel that is not sexually mature shall not be harmed and shall be immediately released back into the water; and

(e)the fishing activity shall be undertaken with the involvement of a national scientific body.

5.For European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more in ICES subarea 3, the closure period or periods referred to in paragraph 3 and the derogation thereof referred to in paragraph 4 shall be agreed by all the Member States concerned so as to ensure an effective protection of European eel on its migration from the Baltic Sea into the North Sea. In the absence of such an agreement by 1 April 2025, the closure period shall be 15 September 2025 to 15 March 2026 in Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden, and without the possibility of the derogation referred to in paragraph 4.

6.By way of further derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), for European eel of an overall length of less than 12 cm, the Member States concerned may allow fishing activities for up to a total of 30 consecutive or non-consecutive days, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period. In addition, the Member States concerned may allow fishing exclusively for restocking for up to an additional 50 days during the main migration period. In both cases, the Member States concerned shall determine an additional closure of an equivalent period of time during the main migration period or, subsidiarily, just before or after it. In cases where a Member State allows fishing for non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water between any period of non-consecutive days.

7.Recreational fisheries of European eel at all life stages shall be prohibited.

8.The Member States concerned, either individually or jointly, shall inform the Commission:

(a)by 1 May 2025, of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6, together with the supporting information justifying the chosen period or periods;

(b)within 2 weeks of their adoption, of national measures relating to the closure period or periods that were determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6;

(c)within 8 weeks before the start of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6, of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 4a: (i) the place or places and date or dates of the fishing activities; (ii) the expected number and type of operators, and the national scientific body involved; and (iii) the designated place or places for release;

(d)within a maximum of 8 weeks from the end of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 4a: (i) the number and type of operators; (ii) the number of sexually mature eels caught during those fishing activities; (iii) the number of eels that are not sexually mature caught during those fishing activities; and (iv) the number of sexually mature eels that were tagged.

Article 14Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities#

1.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 24 and 55 of this Regulation.

2.Stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.

3.Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.

4.Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 15Closed 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 2025 and from 1 August to 31 December 2025.

Article 16Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea#

1.The areas closed to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.

2.Fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines^note shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, north of latitude 58°30′00″N and south of latitude 61°30′00″N, and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, north of latitude 57°00′00″N and east of longitude 5°00′00″E.

3.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 concerned 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 2 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.

4.Member States shall enhance the monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3.

5.This Article does not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Article 17Technical measures for the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the West of Scotland#

1.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 (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) shall use a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one metre 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 (Nephrops norvegicus) shall use one of the following gears:

(i)300 mm squared mesh panel; vessels below 12 metre 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 more than 55 % of anglerfish (Lophiidae), hake (Merluccius merluccius) or megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) 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.

2.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 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 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.

3.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 metres 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 metres in length overall operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays (Rajiformes) combined, shall use 120 mm cod-end.

4.The catch percentages in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

5.

Article 18Technical measures for red seabream in ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8#

1.A minimum conservation reference size of 36 cm shall apply for the catches of red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) in ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8.

2.A minimum conservation reference size of 40 cm shall apply for the recreational catches of red seabream in ICES subareas 6 and 7.

3.From 1 January to 30 June 2025, all fishing for red seabream in ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8 shall be prohibited to fishing vessels flying the French flag.

4.From 1 February to 30 September 2025, fishing with bottom set longlines (LLS) and bottom trawls (OTB) shall be prohibited in the western area of the Cantabrian Sea, opposite to Asturias and Galicia.

5.Recreational fisheries for red seabream shall be prohibited within the following geographical areas: Area RF 1 (Cariño/Celeiro), Area RF 2 (Ribadeo), Area RF 3 (Navia), Area RF 4 (Ensenada Canero), Area RF 5 (Ensenada de Cabrera/Ría San Martín de la Arena), Area RF 6 (Ría de Treto), Area RF 7 (Bilbao/Plentzia) and Area RF 8 (Bermeo/Mundaka).

Article 18aTechnical measures for Northern prawn in the Skagerrak#

1.If the proportion of juveniles of Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis), as referred to in Article 5(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201^note, is more than 30 % of the overall catch of that species, control authorities may recommend a real-time closure on the basis of one sample, as referred to in that Article.

2.Trawlers targeting Northern prawn with a size selective Nordmøre grid, as referred to in Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be subject to the closed area, as referred to in that Article.

3.The closed area, as referred to in Article 7(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall not exceed 100 square nautical miles.

4.The area, as referred to in Article 8(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be closed for 21 days after which it shall automatically cease to apply at midnight UTC.

5.Demersal trawls with a mesh size of at least 32 mm targeting Northern prawn, which are equipped with a Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm and without a fish retention device, as referred to in Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be subject to the closed area, as referred to in Article 6(1) of that Regulation.

Article 19Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 2025#

1.Union fishing vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls^note 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.

2.Union fishing vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear in accordance with Part B of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. By 31 March 2025, the Member State concerned shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission.

3.This Article does not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Article 19aRemedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 2026#

1.Union fishing vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls and seines^note 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; or

(d)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 a proportion of cod catches of less than 1,5 % of total catches.

2.Union fishing vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear that complies with the requirements set in Part B of Annex V, to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, except for the gears that comply with the alternative requirement set in the second sentence of the footnotes in point 1.1 of that Part. By 31 March, the Member State concerned shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission.

3.This Article does not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Article 20Closure to protect common sole spawning in ICES subdivisions 20 to 24#

It shall be prohibited from 15 May to 15 June for Union fishing vessels to target common sole in ICES subdivisions 20 to 24.

Article 21Prohibited species#

1.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;

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

(d)common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and subarea 5 and Union waters of subareas 3, 9 and 10;

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

(f)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, 7 and 8, and international waters of subareas 12 and 14;

(g)orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14;

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

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

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

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

(l)common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean; and

(m)deep-sea species listed in Annex IA, Part D, in Union, United Kingdom and international waters of ICES zones 1, 2 (except United Kingdom waters of division 2a), 5 to 10, 12 and 14, and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, as well as in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4, where specified in that Annex.

2.When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

Article 22Data 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 23Fishing authorisations#

1.The maximum numbers of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, are set out in Part A of Annex V.

2.Where, in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, a Member State, after notifying the Commission, transfers quota to another Member State in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, the transfer shall be accompanied, where relevant, by an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations. The total number of authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded. That transfer of fishing authorisations shall be notified by the transferring Member State to the Commission at the time of the notification to the Commission of the quota transfer.

III · Fishing opportunities managed by regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1 · General provisions

Article 24Quota transfers or exchanges#

1.Where the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) permit quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to that RFMO, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to that RFMO and establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of that outline.

2.On being notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange. If the Commission endorses that outline, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by the intended quota transfer or exchange. It shall notify the secretariat of the relevant RFMO of the transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that RFMO.

3.The Commission shall inform the Member States of any agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4.The fishing opportunities received or transferred by the Member State concerned under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, its allocation as of the moment when the transfer or exchange takes effect under the terms of the agreement with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such transfers or exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

Section 2 · NAFO Regulatory Area

Article 25Recovery 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^note – 130 mm; or

(b)155 mm.

Section 3 · NEAFC Convention area

Article 26Redfish in the Irminger Sea#

1.All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by the following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:Latitude | Longitude63°00'N | 30°00'W61°30'N | 27°35'W60°45'N | 28°45'W62°00'N | 31°35'W63°00'N | 30°00'W

2.Fishing vessels shall be prohibited from fishing, retaining on board, transhipping or landing in Union ports shallow pelagic and deep pelagic beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) from the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters (ICES subareas 5, 12 and 14, and NAFO subareas 1 and 2). That prohibition shall apply to Union fishing vessels also in third-country ports.

3.Union fishing vessels shall be prohibited from participating in transhipment operations involving the stocks referred to in paragraph 2.

4.Union vessels shall be prohibited from refuelling or providing support services to fishing vessels with catches of the stocks referred to in paragraph 2.

5.Fishing vessels having carried out directed fisheries for the stocks referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be authorised to land in Union ports.

6.Fishing vessels having carried out directed fisheries for the stocks referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be authorised for any fishing activities in Union waters.

7.Union fishing vessels shall be prohibited from participating in transhipment operations involving vessels having carried out directed fisheries of the stocks referred to in paragraph 2.

8.Union vessels shall be prohibited from refuelling or providing support services to fishing vessels having carried out directed fisheries for the stocks referred to in paragraph 2.

Section 4 · ICCAT Convention area

Article 27Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations#

1.The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.

2.The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

3.The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex VI.

4.The number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex VI.

5.The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI.

6.The number of authorised farms to operate for bluefin tuna and the maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex VI.

7.The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) as a target species in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation.

8.The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 m length fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the ICCAT Convention area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.

Article 28Recreational fisheries#

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

Article 29Sharks#

1.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.

2.It shall be prohibited 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.

Article 30FADs for tropical tunas#

1.It shall be prohibited to use FADs in the ICCAT Convention area from 17 March 2025 to 30 April 2025.

2.From 2 March 2025 to 16 March 2025, Member States shall ensure that their fishing vessels do not deploy FADs.

Section 5 · CCAMLR Convention area

Article 31Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish for the 2025-2026 fishing season#

1.Member States may participate in, or authorise their fishing vessels to participate in, longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 48.6, 88.1 and 88.2 and FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction for fishing in the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026, in accordance with Article 7(2) to (7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004^note.

2.By way of derogation from the deadlines set out in Article 7(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, Member States intending to participate in, or authorise their fishing vessels to participate in, exploratory fisheries as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 1 June 2025.

Article 32Toothfish fishery during the 2024-2025 fishing season#

1.In addition to the special requirements for exploratory fisheries set out in Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, fishing for toothfish in the period from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025 shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of fishing vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII, and the TACs, and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply.

2.Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.

3.Where applicable, fishing for toothfish in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the fishing season.

4.Fishing shall take place over a geographical and bathymetric range as large as possible, so as to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and avoid an overconcentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 48.6, 88.1 and 88.2 shall be prohibited in depths of less than 550 m.

Article 33Krill fishery during the 2025–2026 fishing season#

1.For the purposes of Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, Member States intending to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention area during the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 May 2025, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII.

2.By way of derogation from the deadlines set out in Article 7(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and on the basis of the information provided by the Member States concerned, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat by 30 May 2025.

3.The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each fishing vessel to be authorised to participate in the krill fishery.

4.A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention area shall notify the Commission thereof 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.

5.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 6 · IOTC Area of Competence

Article 34Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence#

1.The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VIII.

2.The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII.

3.Member States may reallocate fishing vessels assigned to one of the fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that such change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort in respect of the fish stocks concerned.

4.Where a transfer of capacity to the fleet of a Member State is proposed, that Member State shall ensure that fishing vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other RFMOs managing tuna fisheries. Fishing vessels that appear on any RFMO’s list of vessels that have engaged in illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing activities may not be transferred.

5.Member States may increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 only within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

Article 35Drifting FADs and supply vessels#

1.Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited.

2.A purse seine vessel shall follow no more than 300 operational buoys at any time.

3.No more than 500 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel. No purse seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys, both in stock and operational, at any time.

4.No more than three supply vessels shall operate in support of not fewer than 10 purse seine vessels, all flying the flag of a Member State. This paragraph shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

5.A single purse seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.

6.The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.

Section 7 · SPRFMO Convention area

Article 36Pelagic fisheries#

1.Only those Member States that have actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IH.

2.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 8 · IATTC Convention area

Article 37Purse seine fisheries#

1.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 2025 to 24:00 hours on 8 October 2025 or from 00:00 hours on 9 November 2025 to 24:00 hours on 19 January 2026 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 2025 to 24:00 hours on 8 November 2025 in the area defined by the following limits:

—longitude 96° W,

—longitude 110° W,

—latitude 4° N,

—latitude 3° S.

2.For each of the fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall inform the Commission before 1 April 2025 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the fishing vessel has selected.

3.Purse seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention area shall retain on board and then tranship or land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna that they catch.

4.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.

5.For each of the purse seine fishing vessels fishing in the IATTC Convention area and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall transmit to the Commission by 1 February data on annual catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area in the previous year. The Commission shall compile and promptly transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat.

6.

Article 38Drifting FADs#

1.A purse seine vessel shall have no more than the number of FADs set out in the table below active at any time in the IATTC Convention area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall be activated only on board a purse seine vessel.Vessels with a capacity below 1200 m3 | 210 FADsVessels with a capacity equal to or greater than 1200 m3 | 340 FADs

2.During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 37(1), point (a), of this Regulation 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 39Catch 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 40Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks#

1.It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention area and to retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.

2.When accidentally caught, specimens of oceanic whitetip sharks shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released by fishing vessel operators.

3.Fishing vessel operators shall record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive) and report that information to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit that information collected during 2024 to the Commission by 31 January 2025.

Section 9 · SEAFO Convention area

Article 41Prohibition 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 10 · WCPFC Convention area

Article 42Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and South Pacific albacore fisheries#

1.Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are allocated to purse seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the high seas areas between 20° N and 20° S of the WCPFC Convention area.

2.Union fishing vessels shall not target South Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S.

3.The maximum number of Union purse seine vessels authorised to fish for tropical tuna in the high seas areas between 20° N and 20° S of the WCPFC Convention area shall not exceed the limits set out in Annex IX, Table 2.

Article 43Management of fishing with FADs#

1.In the part of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse seine vessels, tender vessels, and any other vessels operating in support of purse seine vessels, shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2025 and 24:00 hours on 15 August 2025.

2.In addition to the prohibition set out in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S for 1 additional month, from 00:00 hours on 1 April 2025 to 24:00 hours on 30 April 2025, or from 00:00 hours on 1 May 2025 to 24:00 hours on 31 May 2025, or from 00:00 hours on 1 November 2025 to 24:00 hours on 30 November 2025, or from 00:00 hours on 1 December 2025 to 24:00 hours on 31 December 2025.

3.The Member States concerned shall jointly determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse seine vessels flying their flag. The Member States shall jointly inform the Commission by 15 February 2025 of the closure period selected. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the WCPFC of the joint closure period selected by Member States concerned before 1 March 2025.

4.Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a purse seine vessel.

Article 44Maximum 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 45Catch 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 46Prohibition 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 47Limits 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 48Toothfish 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 49Prohibition 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 50Chub mackerel fishery#

1.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.

2.Within 2 days of the issue date of notifications of the NPFC Executive Secretary that the utilisation of those catch limits has reached 95 %, the Commission shall close the fisheries under those catch limits.

3.The Commission shall compile and transmit annual catches of chub mackerel in the NPFC Convention area to the NPFC Executive Secretary by the end of February of the following year.

4.This Article shall apply in addition to the reporting obligations on fishing opportunities set out in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 51Protection of sharks in the NPFC Convention area#

1.Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land sharks in the NPFC Convention area.

2.When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

Article 52Protection of anadromous fish in the NPFC Convention area#

1.Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) and Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

2.When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

III · Fishing opportunities for third-country fishing vessels in union waters

Article 53Fishing 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 54Fishing 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 55Quota transfers or exchanges with the United Kingdom#

1.Any quota transfer or exchange between the Union and the United Kingdom shall take place in accordance with this Article.

2.A Member State intending to transfer or exchange quotas with the United Kingdom may discuss with the United Kingdom an outline of the quota transfer or exchange. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of that outline.

3.If the Commission endorses an outline of the quota transfer or exchange referred to in paragraph 2 notified by the Member State concerned, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange. The Commission shall notify the Member States and the United Kingdom of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4.The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the United Kingdom under the agreed quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned as of the moment when the quota transfer or exchange has been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Such transfers or exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

Article 56Fishing 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 57Fishing 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 58Conditions 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 59Prohibited species#

1.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)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.

2.When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

Title IV · Final provisions

Article 60Amendment 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 1ANAFO REGULATORY AREAArticle 23aRecovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KLFishing 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^note – 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 2Species: | Anchovy | Zone: | 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1Engraulis encrasicolus | (ANE/9/3411)Spain | 5919 | | Analytical TACPortugal | 17531 | |Union | 23450 | |TAC | 23450 | |

(4)in Annex IC, Table 1 is replaced by the following:Table 1Species: | Cod | Zone: | NAFO 2J3KLGadus morhua | (COD/N2J3KL)Bulgaria | 0,001 | | Analytical TACGermany | 162,340 | | Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyEstonia | 28,937 | | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applySpain | 150,098 | |France | 23,363 | |Latvia | 28,937 | |Lithuania | 28,937 | |Poland | 75,850 | |Portugal | 234,372 | |Romania | 2,165 | |Union | 735 | |TAC | 18947 | |

Article 61Committee procedure#

1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 62Transitional 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 63Entry 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^note 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.

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	Zone:	8
Engraulis encrasicolus	(ANE/08.)
Spain	27597		Analytical TAC
France	3066
Union	30663
TAC	30663

Table 2(1)

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	36o00'00''N	11o00'00"W
2	37o01'20"N	8o59'47"W
Species:	Anchovy	Zone:	9Wnote and 10
Engraulis encrasicolus	(ANE/9WX10)
Spain	2287	note	Analytical TAC
Portugal	20584	note
Union	22871	note
TAC	22871	note

Table 2(2)

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	36°00'00"N	11°00'00"W
2	37°01'20"N	8°59'47"W
Species:	Anchovy	Zone:	9Snote and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Engraulis encrasicolus	(ANE/9SX3411)
Spain	7048		Precautionary TAC
Portugal	218
Union	7266
TAC	7266

Table 3

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

Table 4

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain	3942		Analytical TAC
France	197		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	131
Union	4270
TAC	4448

Table 5

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Lophiidae	(ANF/8C3411)
Spain	4340		Analytical TAC
France	4		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	864
Union	5208
TAC	5432

Table 7

Species:	Hake	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/8C3411)
Spain	10953		Analytical TAC
France	1051		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	5111
Union	17115
TAC	17445

Table 8

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	3a
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/03A.)
Denmark	5848		Analytical TAC
Germany	17
Sweden	2093
Union	7958
TAC	8410

Table 9

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain	133		Analytical TAC
France	2082
Union	2215
TAC	2601

Table 11

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	8c, functional unit 31
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/8CU31)
Spain	25		Analytical TAC
France	1
Union	26
TAC	29

Table 12

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

Table 13

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

Table 14

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	Kattegat
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark	1331		Analytical TAC
Germany	15		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden	150
Union	1496
TAC	2349

Table 17

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

Table 18

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

Table 19

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/9/3411)
Spain	128	notenote	Analytical TAC
Portugal	4	notenotenote
Union	132	notenote
TAC	132	notenote

Table 20

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

Table 22

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	8a and 8b
Solea solea	(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium	31		Analytical TAC
Spain	6
France	2269
Netherlands	170
Union	2476
TAC	2510

Table 24

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	9
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/09.)
Spain	14668	note	Analytical TAC
Portugal	42026	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union	56694
TAC	59266

Table 25

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	10; Union waters of CECAFnote
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal	To be established		Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	note	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	note

Table 26

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	Union waters of CECAFnote
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal	To be established		Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	note	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	note

Table 27

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	Union waters of CECAFnote
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/341SPN)
Spain	To be established		Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	note	Article 6 of this Regulation applies
TAC	To be established	note

PART B — Shared stocks

Table 1

	1r	2r	3r	4	5r	6	7r
	(SAN/234_1R)note	(SAN/234_2R)note	(SAN/234_3R)	(SAN/234_4)	(SAN/234_5R)	(SAN/234_6)note	(SAN/234_7R)
Denmark	66016	36509	0	0	0	104	0
Germany	101	56	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	2424	1341	0	0	0	4	0
Union	68541	37906	0	0	0	108	0
United Kingdom	2266	1253	0	0	0	4	0
Total	70807	39159	0	0	0	112	0
Species:	Sandeel and associated by-catches	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a;Union waters of 3a
Ammodytes spp.
Denmark	102630	note	Analytical TACArticle 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	note
Sweden	3769	note
Union	106556
United Kingdom	3522
TAC	110078

Table 2

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

Table 3

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;Union waters of 3a
Argentina silus	(ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark	1169		Analytical TAC
Germany	12
Ireland	8
France	8
Netherlands	55
Sweden	45
Union	1297
United Kingdom	21
TAC	1318

Table 4

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Argentina silus	(ARU/567.)
Germany	686		Analytical TAC
Ireland	635
France	14
Netherlands	7160
Union	8495
United Kingdom	503
TAC	8998

Table 5

Species:	Tusk	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14
Brosme brosme	(USK/1214EI)
Germany	4,5	note	Precautionary TAC
France	4,5	note
Others	2	notenote
Union	11	note
United Kingdom	5	note
TAC	16	note

Table 6

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

Table 7

Ling (LIN/*5B67-)	0
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)	0
Species:	Tusk	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Brosme brosme	(USK/567EI.)
Germany	95	note	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	381	note
Spain	333	note
France	3954	note
Others	95	note
Union	4858	note
Norway	0	notenotenote
United Kingdom	2082	note
TAC	6940

Table 8

Species:	Tusk	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Brosme brosme	(USK/04-N.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TAC
Denmark	50		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	Zone:	6, 7 and 8
Caproidae	(BOR/678-)
Denmark	9397		Analytical TAC
Ireland	26462
Union	35859
United Kingdom	2436
TAC	38295

Table 10

Denmark	554
Germany	8
Sweden	407
Union	969
Norway	167
Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	3a
Clupea harengus	(HER/03A.)
Denmark	9580	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	153	notenotenote
Sweden	10022	notenotenote
Union	19755	notenotenote
Norway	3038	note
TAC	22793

Table 11

Union	2700
Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30'N
Clupea harengus	(HER/4AB.)
Denmark	51897		Analytical TAC
Germany	35613		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	19010
Netherlands	47665
Sweden	3595
Union	157780
Faroe Islands	0
Norway	112677	note
United Kingdom	75345
TAC	388542

Table 12

Species:	Herring	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Clupea harengus	(HER/4N-S62)
Sweden	863	note	Analytical TAC
Union	863		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 13

Denmark	554
Germany	8
Sweden	407
Union	969
Species:	Herring	Zone:	3a
Clupea harengus	(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark	5692	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	51	notenotenote	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden	916	notenotenote
Union	6659	notenotenote
TAC	6659	note

Table 14

Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Clupea harengus	(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium	38		Analytical TAC
Denmark	7388		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	38
France	38
Netherlands	38
Sweden	36
Union	7576
United Kingdom	140
TAC	7716

Table 15

Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	4c and 7dnote
Clupea harengus	(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium	8414	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	729	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	500	note
France	10081	note
Netherlands	17738	note
Union	37462	note
United Kingdom	5278	note
TAC	388542

Table 16

Species:	Herring	Zone:	6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5bnote
Clupea harengus	(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany	83	note	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	403	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	16	note
Netherlands	83	note
Union	585	note
United Kingdom	1160	note
TAC	1745

Table 17

Species:	Herring	Zone:	6aSnote, 7b, 7c
Clupea harengus	(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland	2600		Precautionary TAC
Netherlands	124		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	2724
TAC	2724

Table 18

Species:	Herring	Zone:	7anote
Clupea harengus	(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland	52		Analytical TAC
Union	52
United Kingdom	5171
TAC	5223

Table 19

Species:	Herring	Zone:	7e and 7f
Clupea harengus	(HER/7EF.)
France	178		Precautionary TAC
Union	178
United Kingdom	179
TAC	357

Table 20

Species:	Herring	Zone:	7a south of 52°30'N; 7gnote, 7hnote, 7jnote and 7knote
Clupea harengus	(HER/7G-K.)
Germany	10	note	Analytical TAC
Ireland	750	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	54	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	54	note
Union	868	note
United Kingdom	1	note
TAC	869

Table 21

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Skagerrak
Gadus morhua	(COD/03AN.)
Belgium	7		Analytical TAC
Denmark	2278		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
Netherlands	14
Sweden	398
Union	2754
TAC	2846

Table 22

Union	5142
Species:	Cod	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
Gadus morhua	(COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium	477	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	2739		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	1736	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	589	notenote
Netherlands	1547	note
Sweden	18
Union	7106
Norway	3385	note
United Kingdom	9419	notenote
TAC	19910

Table 23

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Gadus morhua	(COD/4N-S62)
Sweden	382	note	Analytical TAC
Union	382		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 24

Species:	Cod	Zone:	6b; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b west of 12°00'W and of 12 and 14
Gadus morhua	(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium	0	note	Precautionary TAC
Germany	1	note
Ireland	11	note
France	6	note
Union	18	note
United Kingdom	56	note
TAC	74	note

Table 25

Species:	Cod	Zone:	6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b east of 12°00'W
Gadus morhua	(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium	1		Analytical TAC
Germany	7		Article 8 of this Regulation applies
Ireland	131		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
Union	209
United Kingdom	905
TAC	1114

Table 26

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

Table 27

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

Table 28

Species:	Cod	Zone:	7d
Gadus morhua	(COD/07D.)
Belgium	50	note	Analytical TAC
France	972	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	29	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	1051	note
United Kingdom	107	note
TAC	1158

Table 29

Species:	Witch flounder	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(WIT/03A-C.)
Denmark	677	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	1	note
Netherlands	1	note
Sweden	141	note
Union	820	note
TAC	820

Table 30

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium	9	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	7	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	7	note
France	48	note
Netherlands	37	note
Union	108	note
United Kingdom	2787	note
TAC	2895

Table 31

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/56-14)
Ireland	614	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	539	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	2101	note
Union	3254	note
United Kingdom	2593	note
TAC	5847

Table 32

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	7
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/07.)
Belgium	496	note	Analytical TAC
Ireland	3038	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain	5507	note
France	6683	note
Union	15724
United Kingdom	4306	note
TAC	20030

Table 33

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain	1042		Analytical TAC
France	842		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union	1884
TAC	1981

Table 34

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Lophiidae	(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium	390	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	861	notenote
Germany	420	notenote
France	80	notenote
Netherlands	295	notenote
Sweden	10	notenote
Union	2056	notenote
United Kingdom	17566	notenote
TAC	19622

Table 35

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Lophiidae	(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium	40		Analytical TAC
Denmark	1029		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	16		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	15
Union	1100
TAC	Not relevant

Table 36

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Lophiidae	(ANF/56-14)
Belgium	320	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	365	note
Ireland	890	note
Spain	342	note
France	3938	note
Netherlands	308	note
Union	6163	note
United Kingdom	4941	note
TAC	11104

Table 37

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	7
Lophiidae	(ANF/07.)
Belgium	4106	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	458	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	3367	note
Spain	1631	note
France	26346	note
Netherlands	532	note
Union	36440	note
United Kingdom	11119	note
TAC	47559

Table 38

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Lophiidae	(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain	1844		Analytical TAC
France	10261		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union	12105
TAC	12741

Table 39

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	3a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/03A.)
Belgium	28		Analytical TAC
Denmark	4747		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	302
Netherlands	6
Sweden	561
Union	5644
TAC	5892

Table 40

Union	7236
Species:	Haddock	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium	550	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	3783	notenote	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	2407	notenote
France	4196	note
Netherlands	413	notenote
Sweden	337	notenote
Union	11686	note
Norway	22048	note
United Kingdom	62128
TAC	95862

Table 41

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/4N-S62)
Sweden	707	note	Analytical TAC
Union	707		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 42

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6b; international waters 12 and 14
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium	19		Analytical TAC
Germany	20		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	622
France	868
Union	1529
United Kingdom	8666
TAC	10195

Table 43

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium	16	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	17	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	1304	note
France	734	note
Union	2071	note
United Kingdom	8610
TAC	10681

Table 44

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium	57		Analytical TAC
Ireland	1182		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	3431
Union	4670
United Kingdom	1271
TAC	6353

Table 45

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	7a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/07A.)
Belgium	25		Analytical TAC
Ireland	692		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	116
Union	833
United Kingdom	1060
TAC	1893

Table 46

Species:	Whiting	Zone:	3a
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/03A.)
Denmark	362		Precautionary TAC
Netherlands	1		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	39
Union	402
TAC	455

Table 47

Union	15028
Species:	Whiting	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium	1689		Analytical TAC
Denmark	7306		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	1900
France	10980
Netherlands	4223
Sweden	10
Union	26108
Norway	11186	note
United Kingdom	74026
TAC	111861

Table 48

Species:	Whiting	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/56-14)
Germany	12		Analytical TAC
Ireland	1435		Article 8 of this Regulation applies
France	241
Union	1688
United Kingdom	3264
TAC	4952

Table 49

Species:	Whiting	Zone:	7a
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/07A.)
Belgium	2	note	Analytical TAC
Ireland	258	note	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
France	20	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	1	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	281	note
United Kingdom	440	note
TAC	721	note

Table 50

Belgium	46
Ireland	1301
France	2808
Netherlands	23
Union	4178
Belgium	262
Ireland	7458
France	16093
Netherlands	131
Union	23944
Species:	Whiting	Zone:	7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium	307		Analytical TAC
Ireland	8759
France	18902
Netherlands	154
Union	28122	notenote
United Kingdom	3648	notenote
TAC	32374

Table 51

Species:	Whiting and pollack	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius	(W/P/4N-S62)
Sweden	190	note	Precautionary TAC
Union	190		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 52

Species:	Hake	Zone:	3a
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/03A.)
Denmark	1609	note	Analytical TAC
Sweden	137	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union	1746
TAC	1746

Table 53

Species:	Hake	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium	16	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	662	notenote	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	76	notenote
France	147	notenote
Netherlands	38	notenote
Union	939	notenote
United Kingdom	1082	notenote
TAC	2021

Table 54

Species:	Hake	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/04-N.)
Belgium	15		Analytical TAC
Denmark	1340		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	151		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	62
Netherlands	107
Sweden	Not relevant
Union	1675
TAC	Not relevant

Table 55

Belgium	39
Ireland	193
Spain	1545
France	1545
Netherlands	19
Union	3341
United Kingdom	869
Species:	Hake	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/571214)
Belgium	288	note	Analytical TAC
Ireland	1730	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain	9244	note
France	14275	note
Netherlands	186	note
Union	25723	note
United Kingdom	6756	note
TAC	32479

Table 56

Belgium	2
Spain	1932
France	3478
Netherlands	6
Union	5418
Species:	Hake	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium	10	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	6670		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	14979
Netherlands	19	note
Union	21678
TAC	22026

Table 57

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 2 and 4
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark	0		Analytical TAC
Union	0
TAC	1447054

Table 58

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/1X14)
Denmark	66199	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	25739	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	51263	note
Spain	56122	notenote
France	46070	note
Netherlands	80723	note
Portugal	5213	notenote
Sweden	16376	note
Union	347705	notenote
Norway	81750	notenote
Faroe Islands	Not relevant
United Kingdom	Not relevant
TAC	1447054

Table 59

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/8C3411)
Spain	44604	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	11151	note
Union	55755	notenote
TAC	1447054

Table 60

Belgium	57
Denmark	156
Germany	20
France	43
Netherlands	130
Sweden	2
Union	408
Belgium	49
Denmark	134
Germany	17
France	37
Netherlands	111
Sweden	1
Union	349
Species:	Lemon sole and witch flounder	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a
Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium	105		Analytical TAC
Denmark	291
Germany	37
France	79
Netherlands	242
Sweden	3
Union	757	notenote
United Kingdom	1470	notenote
TAC	2227

Table 61

Species:	Lemon sole	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Microstomus kitt	(LEM/03A-C.)
Denmark	119	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	1	note
Netherlands	7	note
Sweden	4	note
Union	131	note
TAC	131

Table 62

Species:	Lemon sole	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d
Microstomus kitt	(LEM/07D.)
Belgium	55	note	Analytical TAC
France	27	note
Netherlands	6	note
Union	88	note
United Kingdom	20	note
TAC	108

Table 63

Species:	Blue ling	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Molva dypterygia	(BLI/5B67-)
Germany	109		Analytical TAC
Estonia	17		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	30
Spain	343
France	7830
Lithuania	7
Poland	3
Others	30	note
Union	8369
Norway	0	note
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	2790
TAC	11159

Table 64

Species:	Blue ling	Zone:	International waters of 12
Molva dypterygia	(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia	0		Analytical TAC
Spain	37
France	1
Lithuania	0
Others	0	note
Union	38
United Kingdom	0
TAC	38

Table 65

Species:	Blue ling	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 2; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4
Molva dypterygia	(BLI/24-)
Denmark	2	note	Precautionary TAC
Germany	2	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	2	note
France	8	note
Others	2	notenote
Union	16	note
United Kingdom	6	note
TAC	22	note

Table 66

Species:	Blue ling	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Molva dypterygia	(BLI/03A-)
Denmark	1,5	note	Precautionary TAC
Germany	1	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	1,5	note
Union	4	note
TAC	4	note

Table 67

Species:	Ling	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2
Molva molva	(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark	7		Precautionary TAC
Germany	7
France	7
Others	3	note
Union	24
United Kingdom	7
TAC	31

Table 68

Species:	Ling	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Molva molva	(LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium	11		Analytical TAC
Denmark	88
Germany	11
Sweden	34
Union	144
United Kingdom	0
TAC	144

Table 69

Species:	Ling	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4
Molva molva	(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium	13	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	197	notenote
Germany	122	notenote
France	109	note
Netherlands	4	note
Sweden	8	notenote
Union	453	note
United Kingdom	1813	notenote
TAC	2266

Table 70

Species:	Ling	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Molva molva	(LIN/05EI.)
Belgium	1	note	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	1	note
Germany	1	note
France	1	note
Union	4	note
United Kingdom	1	note
TAC	5	note

Table 71

Ling (LIN/*5B67-)	0
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)	0
Species:	Ling	Zone:	6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; international waters of 12 and 14
Molva molva	(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium	38	note	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	7	note
Germany	139	note
Ireland	752	note
Spain	2816	note
France	3003	note
Portugal	7	note
Union	6762	note
Norway	0	notenotenote
Faroe Islands	0	notenote
United Kingdom	4145	note
TAC	10907

Table 72

Species:	Ling	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Molva molva	(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium	4		Precautionary TAC
Denmark	524		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	15
France	6
Netherlands	1
Union	550
TAC	Not relevant

Table 73

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium	826,5		Analytical TAC
Denmark	826,5
Germany	12
France	24
Netherlands	425
Union	2114
United Kingdom	13685
TAC	15799

Table 74

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark	200		Analytical TAC
Germany	0		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	200		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 75

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/5BC6.)
Ireland	184		Analytical TAC
Spain	28
France	110
Union	322
United Kingdom	13315
TAC	13637

Table 76

Ireland	1265
Spain	1052
France	659
Union	2976
United Kingdom	512
Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	7
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/07.)
Ireland	5313	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	864	note
France	3503	note
Union	9680	note
United Kingdom	7009	note
TAC	16689	note

Table 77

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	3a
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/03A.)
Denmark	974	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	525	note
Union	1499	note
TAC	2807	note

Table 78

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark	0		Precautionary TAC
Netherlands	0		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	0
Union	0
United Kingdom	0
TAC	0

Table 79

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/4N-S62)
Denmark	50		Analytical TAC
Sweden	123	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	173		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 80

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	Skagerrak
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium	115		Analytical TAC
Denmark	14915		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	77
Netherlands	2869
Sweden	799
Union	18775
TAC	20838

Table 81

Union	35399
Species:	Plaice	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/2A3AX4)
Belgium	6465		Analytical TAC
Denmark	21013		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	6061
France	1212
Netherlands	40410
Union	75161
Norway	10903	note
United Kingdom	41225
TAC	155755

Table 82

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/56-14)
Ireland	224		Precautionary TAC
France	8
Union	232
United Kingdom	360
TAC	592

Table 83

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7a
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/07A.)
Belgium	23		Analytical TAC
Ireland	396
France	10
Netherlands	7
Union	436
United Kingdom	769
TAC	1504

Table 84

Belgium	495
France	1651
Union	2146
Belgium	47
France	156
Union	203
Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7d and 7e
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium	542		Analytical TAC
France	1807
Union	2349	notenote
United Kingdom	1177	notenote
TAC	3922

Table 85

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7f and 7g
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium	12		Analytical TAC
Ireland	40
France	22
Union	74
United Kingdom	30
TAC	114

Table 86

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7h, 7j and 7k
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium	8		Analytical TAC
Ireland	53		Article 8 of this Regulation applies
France	15
Netherlands	31
Union	107
United Kingdom	23
TAC	130

Table 87

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/56-14)
Ireland	11	note	Precautionary TAC
Spain	1	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	37	note
Union	49	note
United Kingdom	28	note
TAC	77	note

Table 88

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	7
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/07.)
Belgium	19	notenote	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	48	notenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	1	notenote
France	449	notenote
Union	517	notenote
United Kingdom	172	notenote
TAC	689	note

Table 89

Union	21184
Species:	Saithe	Zone:	3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Pollachius virens	(POK/2C3A4)
Belgium	21	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	2484	note
Germany	6273	note
France	14764	note
Netherlands	63	note
Sweden	341	note
Union	23946	note
Norway	38752	note
United Kingdom	8940
TAC	71638

Table 90

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14
Pollachius virens	(POK/56-14)
Germany	300	note	Analytical TAC
Ireland	366	note
France	2976	note
Union	3642	note
Norway	0
United Kingdom	3791
TAC	7433

Table 91

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Pollachius virens	(POK/4N-S62)
Sweden	880	note	Analytical TAC
Union	880		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 92

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pollachius virens	(POK/7/3411)
Belgium	2		Precautionary TAC
Ireland	690
France	345
Union	1037
United Kingdom	183
TAC	1220

Table 93

Belgium	167
Denmark	357
Germany	91
France	43
Netherlands	1267
Sweden	3
Union	1928
Belgium	132
Denmark	281
Germany	72
France	34
Netherlands	997
Sweden	2
Union	1517
Species:	Turbot and brill	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a
Scophthalmus maximus and Scophthalmus rhombus	(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium	299		Analytical TAC
Denmark	638		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	163
France	77
Netherlands	2263
Sweden	5
Union	3445	notenote
United Kingdom	861	notenote
TAC	4306

Table 94

Species:	Brill	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Scophthalmus rhombus	(BLL/03A-C.)
Denmark	140	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	0	note
Netherlands	13	note
Sweden	25	note
Union	178	note
TAC	178

Table 95

Species:	Brill	Zone:	7d and 7e
Scophthalmus rhombus	(BLL/07DE.)
Belgium	166	note	Analytical TAC
France	369	note
Netherlands	4	note
Union	539	note
United Kingdom	340	note
TAC	879

Table 96

Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Rajiformes	(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium	469	notenotenotenote	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	18	notenotenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	23	notenotenote
France	73	notenotenotenote
Netherlands	399	notenotenotenote
Union	982	notenote
United Kingdom	2186	notenotenotenote
TAC	3168	note

Table 97

Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Rajiformes	(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark	68	note	Precautionary TAC
Sweden	19	note
Union	87	note
TAC	87

Table 98

Species:	Small-eyed ray	Zone:	7f and 7g
Raja microocellata	(RJE/7FG.)
Belgium	6	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	0	note
Estonia	0	note
Ireland	8	note
Spain	7	note
France	25	note
Lithuania	0	note
Netherlands	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Union	46	note
United Kingdom	57	note
TAC	103
Species:	Small-eyed ray	Zone:	7e
Raja microocellata	(RJE/07E.)
Belgium	1	note	Precautionary TAC
Germany	0	note
Estonia	0	note
Ireland	2	note
Spain	2	note
France	6	note
Lithuania	0	note
Netherlands	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Union	11	note
United Kingdom	5	note
TAC	16
Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
Rajiformes	(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium	792	notenotenotenotenote	Precautionary TAC
Germany	11	notenotenotenotenote
Estonia	4	notenotenotenotenote
Ireland	1145	notenotenotenotenote
Spain	957	notenotenotenotenote
France	3557	notenotenotenotenote
Lithuania	18	notenotenotenotenote
Netherlands	3	notenotenotenotenote
Portugal	19	notenotenotenotenote
Union	6506	notenotenotenotenote
United Kingdom	2924	notenotenotenotenote
TAC	9430	notenotenote

Table 99

Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	7d
Rajiformes	(SRX/07D.)
Belgium	240	notenotenotenote	Precautionary TAC
France	2011	notenotenotenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	13	notenotenotenote
Union	2264	notenotenotenote
United Kingdom	424	notenotenotenote
TAC	2688	note

Table 100

Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	7d and 7e
Raja undulata	(RJU/7DE.)
Belgium	295	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	4	note
Estonia	1	note
Ireland	381	note
Spain	319	note
France	1445	note
Lithuania	6	note
Netherlands	3	note
Portugal	6	note
Union	2460	note
United Kingdom	1324	note
TAC	3784	note

Table 101

Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	Union waters of 8
Raja undulata	(RJU/8-C.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TAC
Spain	10	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	13	note
Portugal	10
Union	33
United Kingdom	0
TAC	33
Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	Union waters of 9
Raja undulata	(RJU/9-C.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TAC
Spain	15
France	20
Portugal	15	note
Union	50
United Kingdom	0
TAC	50
Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	Union waters of 8 and 9
Rajiformes	(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium	12	notenote	Precautionary TAC
Spain	1827	notenote
France	2240	notenote
Portugal	1816	notenote
Union	5895	notenote
United Kingdom	13	notenote
TAC	5908	note

Table 102

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4;United Kingdom waters of 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark	20		Analytical TAC
Germany	34
Estonia	20
Ireland	20
Spain	20
France	317
Lithuania	20
Poland	20
Union	471
Norway	0
United Kingdom	1251
TAC	1722

Table 103

	3a(MAC/*03A.)	United Kingdom and Union waters of 3a, 4b and 4c(MAC/*3A4BC)	4b(MAC/*04B.)	4c(MAC/*04C.)	United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14(MAC/*2AX14)
Belgium	0	0	0	0	228
Denmark	0	4130	0	0	13197
Germany	0	0	0	0	238
France	0	490	0	0	718
Netherlands	0	490	0	0	723
Sweden	0	0	390	10	2184
Union	0	5110	390	10	17288
	Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*02A4AN-)	Faroese waters(MAC/*FRO1)
Belgium	To be established	To be established
Denmark	To be established	To be established
Germany	To be established	To be established
France	To be established	To be established
Netherlands	To be established	To be established
Sweden	To be established	To be established
Union	To be established	To be established
Germany	380
Estonia	3
Ireland	1266
Spain	0
France	253
Latvia	2
Lithuania	2
Netherlands	554
Poland	27
Species:	Mackerel	Zone:	3a; United Kingdom, Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c; 3d and 4; Norwegian waters 2a and 4a
Scomber scombrus	(MAC/2A34-N.)
Belgium	380	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	21995	notenotenote	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	396	notenote
France	1197	notenote
Netherlands	1205	notenote
Sweden	3641	notenotenote
Union	28814	notenote
TAC	576958

Table 104

	United Kingdom waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 14 February and from 1 August to 31 December(MAC/*4A-UK)	Norwegian waters of 2a(MAC/*2AN-)	Faroese waters(MAC/*FRO2)
Germany	9640	0	To be established
Estonia	80	0	To be established
Ireland	39914	0	To be established
Spain	10	0	To be established
France	6428	0	To be established
Latvia	59	0	To be established
Lithuania	59	0	To be established
Netherlands	14059	0	To be established
Poland	679	0	To be established
Union	70928	0	To be established
United Kingdom	Not relevant	0	Not relevant
Species:	Mackerel	Zone:	6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14
Scomber scombrus	(MAC/2CX14-)
Germany	9640	note	Analytical TAC
Estonia	80	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland	39914	note
Spain	10	note
France	6428	note
Latvia	59	note
Lithuania	59	note
Netherlands	14059	note
Poland	679	note
Union	70928	note
Norway	0	notenote
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	Not relevant	note
TAC	576958

Table 105

Spain	1824
France	12
Portugal	377
Species:	Mackerel	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Scomber scombrus	(MAC/8C3411)
Spain	21718	note	Analytical TAC
France	144	note	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	4489	note
Union	26351
TAC	576958

Table 106

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Solea solea	(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium	722		Analytical TAC
Denmark	330
Germany	578
France	144
Netherlands	6521
Union	8295
Norway	5	note
United Kingdom	1700
TAC	10000

Table 107

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Solea solea	(SOL/56-14)
Ireland	46		Precautionary TAC
Union	46
United Kingdom	11
TAC	57

Table 108

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7a
Solea solea	(SOL/07A.)
Belgium	272		Analytical TAC
Ireland	94		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	3
Netherlands	86
Union	455
United Kingdom	142
TAC	609

Table 109

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7d
Solea solea	(SOL/07D.)
Belgium	322		Analytical TAC
France	645		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	967		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom	242
TAC	1209

Table 110

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7e
Solea solea	(SOL/07E.)
Belgium	36		Analytical TAC
France	389		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union	425
United Kingdom	719
TAC	1151

Table 111

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7f and 7g
Solea solea	(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium	659		Analytical TAC
Ireland	33		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	66
Union	758
United Kingdom	371
TAC	1149

Table 112

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7h, 7j and 7k
Solea solea	(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium	14		Precautionary TAC
Ireland	77
France	28
Netherlands	23
Union	142
United Kingdom	28
TAC	170

Table 113

Species:	Sprat and associated by-catches	Zone:	3a
Sprattus sprattus	(SPR/03A.)
Denmark	28953	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	60	notenotenote
Sweden	10955	notenotenote
Union	39968	notenotenote
TAC	43209	note

Table 114

Species:	Sprat and associated by-catches	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Sprattus sprattus	(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium	2095	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	165826	notenote
Germany	2095	notenote
France	2095	notenote
Netherlands	2095	notenote
Sweden	1330	notenotenote
Union	175536	notenote
Norway	10000	note
Faroe Islands	0	notenote
United Kingdom	7369	note
TAC	192905	note

Table 115

Species:	Sprat	Zone:	7d and 7e
Sprattus sprattus	(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium	10	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	631	note
Germany	10	note
France	136	note
Netherlands	136	note
Union	923	note
United Kingdom	4846	note
TAC	5769	note

Table 116

Species:	Picked dogfish	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Squalus acanthias	(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark	433	note	Analytical TAC
Sweden	1020	note
Union	1453	note
TAC	1453	note

Table 117

Species:	Picked dogfish	Zone:	Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Squalus acanthias	(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium	74	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	428	note
Germany	77	note
France	137	note
Netherlands	117	note
Sweden	6	note
Union	839	note
United Kingdom	3576	note
TAC	4415	note

Table 118

Species:	Picked dogfish	Zone:	6, 7 and 8; United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 1, 12 and 14
Squalus acanthias	(DGS/15X14)
Belgium	865	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	185	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	2325	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	447	note
France	3685	note
Netherlands	12	note
Portugal	18	note
Union	7537	note
United Kingdom	6461	note
TAC	13998	note

Table 119

Species:	Horse mackerel and associated by-catches	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium	1	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	259	notenote	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	23	notenotenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	16	notenote
Spain	5	notenote
France	21	notenotenote
Netherlands	156	notenotenote
Portugal	1	notenote
Sweden	75	notenote
Union	557	note
Norway	0	note
United Kingdom	388	notenotenote
TAC	970

Table 120

Species:	Horse mackerel and associated by-catches	Zone:	United Kingdom waters of 2a and 4a; 6, 7a-c, e-k; 8a-b, d-e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark	6313	notenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	4926	notenotenotenote
Ireland	16406	note
Spain	6719	note
France	2535	notenotenote
Netherlands	19765	notenote
Portugal	647	note
Sweden	675	note
Union	57986
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	6124	notenote
TAC	65221

Table 121

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	8c
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/08C.)
Spain	8802	note	Analytical TAC
France	153
Portugal	870	note
Union	9825
TAC	10324

Table 122

Species:	Norway pout and associated by-catches	Zone:	3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Trisopterus esmarkii	(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year	2025		2026		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Denmark	299,722	notenotenote	299,722	notenotenote
Germany	0,057	notenotenote	0,057	notenotenote
Netherlands	0,221	notenotenote	0,221	notenotenote
Union	300	notenotenote	300	notenotenote
United Kingdom	100	notenote	100	notenote
TAC	400	note	400	note

Table 123

Species:	Industrial fish	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
	(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden	800	notenote	Precautionary TAC
Union	800		Article (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 124

Species:	Other species	Zone:	Union waters of 6 and 7
	(OTH/67-EU)
Union	Not relevant		Precautionary TAC
Norway	0	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 125

Species:	Other species	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
	(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium	14		Precautionary TAC
Denmark	1320		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	149
France	61
Netherlands	106
Sweden	Not relevant	note
Union	1650	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 126

Species:	Other species	Zone:	Union waters of 4 and 6a north of 56°30'N
	(OTH/46AN-EU)
Union	Not relevant		Precautionary TAC
Norway	0	notenote
Faroe Islands	0
TAC	Not relevant

PART C — Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches

The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) of this Regulation are the following:

For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; skates and rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.

For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3b, 3c and in subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and United Kingdom waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b and in international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k; skates and rays in Union waters of 7d; skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in 7d and 7e.

For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b and in international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in functional unit 16 of subarea 7.

PART D — Prohibited deep-sea species

(1) Deep-sea sharks

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Apristurus spp.	API	Deep-sea catsharks
Centrophorus spp.note	CWO	Gulper sharks
Centroscyllium fabricii	CFB	Black dogfish
Centroscymnus coelolepisnote	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Centroscymnus crepidater	CYP	Longnose velvet dogfish
Chlamydoselachus anguineus	HXC	Frilled shark
Dalatias lichanote	SCK	Kitefin shark
Deania calceanote	DCA	Birdbeak dogfish
Etmopterus princeps	ETR	Great lanternshark
Etmopterus spinax	ETX	Velvet belly
Galeus melastomus	SHO	Blackmouth dogfish
Galeus murinus	GAM	Mouse catshark
Hexanchus griseus	SBL	Bluntnose sixgill shark
Oxynotus paradoxus	OXN	Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)
Scymnodon ringens	SYR	Knifetooth dogfish
Somniosus microcephalus	GSK	Greenland shark

(2) Deep-sea rays (Rajiformes)

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Raja fyllae	RJY	Round skate
Raja hyperborea	RJG	Arctic skate
Raja nidarosiensis	JAD	Norwegian skate

(3) Deep-sea Chimaeras

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Chimaera monstrosa	CMO	Rabbit fish
Chimaera opalescens	WCH	Opal chimaera
Harriotta haeckeli	HCH	Smallspine spookfish
Harriotta raleighana	HCR	Narrownose chimaera
Hydrolagus affinis	CYA	Small-eyed rabbitfish
Hydrolagus lusitanicus	KXA	Portuguese rabbitfish
Hydrolagus mirabilis	CYH	Large-eyed rabbit fish (ratfish)
Hydrolagus pallidus	CYZ	Pale chimaera
Rhinochimaera atlantica	RCT	Straightnose rabbitfish

PART E — Autonomous Union deep-sea stocks

Table 1

Species:	Black scabbardfish	Zone:	Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2
Aphanopus carbo	(BSF/C3412-)
Year	2025		2026		Precautionary TAC
Portugal	To be established		To be established		Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union	To be established	note	To be established	note
TAC	To be established	note	To be established	note

Table 2

Species:	Roundnose grenadier	Zone:	Union waters of 3
Coryphaenoides rupestris	(RNG/03-)
Year	Each 2025 and 2026		Precautionary TAC
Denmark	1,892	notenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	0,011	notenote
Sweden	0,097	notenote
Union	2,000	notenote
TAC	2,000	notenote

Table 3(1)

Species:	Red seabream	Zone:	9Nnote
Pagellus bogaraveo	(SBR/09NX)
Year	Each 2025 and 2026
Spain	6		Analytical TAC
Portugal	36
Union	42
TAC	43

Table 3(2)

Species:	Red seabream	Zone:	9Snote and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pagellus bogaraveo	(SBR/09S-3411)
Year	Each 2025 and 2026
Spain	0		Analytical TAC
Portugal	0		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	0		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0

PART F — Shared deep-sea stocks

Table 1

Species:	Black scabbardfish	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 12
Aphanopus carbo	(BSF/56712-)
Germany	16		Precautionary TAC
Estonia	8		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	39
Spain	78
France	1096
Latvia	51
Lithuania	0
Poland	0
Others	4	note
Union	1292
United Kingdom	78
TAC	1370

Table 2

Species:	Black scabbardfish	Zone:	Union and international waters of 8, 9 and 10
Aphanopus carbo	(BSF/8910-)
Spain	7		Precautionary TAC
France	18
Portugal	2302
Union	2327
TAC	2327

Table 3

Species:	Alfonsinos	Zone:	United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
Beryx spp.	(ALF/3X14-)
Ireland	5	note	Precautionary TAC
Spain	40	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	11	note
Portugal	118	note
Union	174	note
United Kingdom	5	note
TAC	179	note

Table 4

Species:	Roundnose grenadier	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Coryphaenoides rupestris	(RNG/5B67-)
Germany	3	notenotenote	Precautionary TAC
Estonia	19	notenotenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	86	notenotenote
Spain	21	notenotenote
France	1092	notenotenote
Lithuania	25	notenotenote
Poland	13	notenotenote
Others	3	notenotenotenote
Union	1262	notenotenote
United Kingdom	64	notenotenote
TAC	1326	notenote

Table 5

Species:	Roundnose grenadier	Zone:	Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
Coryphaenoides rupestris	(RNG/8X14-)
Germany	11	notenotenote	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	2	notenotenote	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	1195	notenotenote
France	55	notenotenote
Latvia	19	notenotenote
Lithuania	2	notenotenote
Poland	374	notenotenote
Union	1658	notenotenote
United Kingdom	5	notenotenote
TAC	1663	notenote

Table 6

Species:	Red seabream	Zone:	6, 7 and 8
Pagellus bogaraveo	(SBR/678-)
Ireland	3	note	Precautionary TAC
Spain	85	note	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	4	note
Others	3	notenote
Union	95	note
United Kingdom	11	note
TAC	105	note

Table 7

Species:	Red seabream	Zone:	Union and international waters of 10
Pagellus bogaraveo	(SBR/10-)
Spain	3		Analytical TAC
Portugal	389
Union	392
United Kingdom	3
TAC	395

Annex IB · North east atlantic and greenland, ices subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14, and greenland waters of nafo 1

Table 1

Belgium	To be established
Denmark	To be established
Germany	To be established
Ireland	To be established
Spain	To be established
France	To be established
Netherlands	To be established
Poland	To be established
Portugal	To be established
Finland	To be established
Sweden	To be established
Species:	Herring	Zone:	United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2
Clupea harengus	(HER/1/2-)
Belgium	8		Analytical TAC
Denmark	8032
Germany	1407
Ireland	2080
Spain	27
France	347
Netherlands	2875
Poland	406
Portugal	27
Finland	124
Sweden	2977
Union	18310
United Kingdom	Not relevant
TAC	401794

Table 2

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Gadus morhua	(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany	2347		Analytical TAC
Ireland	290		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Greece	290		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	2617,5
France	2154
Portugal	2617,5
Union	10316
TAC	Not relevant

Table 3

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	65°00'N	38°00'W
2	65°00'N	35°15'W
3	64°00'N	35°15'W
4	64°00'N	38°00'W
Species:	Cod	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
Gadus morhua	(COD/N1GL14)
Germany	2050	note	Analytical TAC
Union	2050	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 4

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Svalbard waters; international waters of 1 and 2b
Gadus morhua	(COD/1/2B.)
Germany	1817	notenote	Analytical TAC
Spain	4695	notenote	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	775	notenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Poland	854	notenote
Portugal	992	notenote
Other Member States	84	notenotenote
Union	9217	notenote
TAC	Not relevant

Table 5

Species:	Cod and haddock	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		Analytical TAC
France	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 6

Species:	Grenadiers	Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14
Macrourus spp.	(GRV/514GRN)
Union	60	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 7

Species:	Grenadiers	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1
Macrourus spp.	(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union	45	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 8

Species:	Capelin	Zone:	2b
Mallotus villosus	(CAP/02B.)
Union	0		Analytical TAC
TAC	0

Table 9

Species:	Capelin	Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14
Mallotus villosus	(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark	0	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	0	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
All Member States	0	note
Union	0	note
Norway	0	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 10

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany	375		Analytical TAC
France	225		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	600		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 11

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	Faroese waters
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark	To be established		Analytical TAC
Germany	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	To be established
Union	To be established	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 12

Species:	Ling and blue ling	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Molva molva and Molva dypterygia	(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		Analytical TAC
France	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	To be established	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	To be established

Table 13

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark	1225		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	1225
Union	2450
Norway	1700
Faroe Islands	0
TAC	Not relevant

Table 14

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark	1215,5		Analytical TAC
France	1215,5		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	2431		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 15

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Pollachius virens	(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany	495		Analytical TAC
France	80		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	575		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 16

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2
Pollachius virens	(POK/1/2INT)
Union	0		Analytical TAC
TAC	Not relevant

Table 17

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Pollachius virens	(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium	To be established		Analytical TAC
Germany	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	To be established
Union	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 18

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany	175	note	Analytical TAC
Union	175	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 19

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/1/2INT)
Union	1711	note	Precautionary TAC
TAC	Not relevant

Table 20

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/N1G-S68)
Germany	1625	note	Analytical TAC
Union	1625	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Norway	275	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 21

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/5-14GL)
Germany	4125		Analytical TAC
Union	4125	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Norway	650		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Faroe Islands	0
TAC	Not relevant

Table 22

Species:	Redfish	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Sebastes mentella	(REB/1N2AB.)
Germany	851		Analytical TAC
Spain	106		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	93		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	450
Union	1500
TAC	Not relevant

Table 23

Species:	Redfish	Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2
Sebastes spp.	(RED/1/2INT)
Union	3964	notenote	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	3964		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 24

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	64°45'N	28°30'W
2	62°50'N	25°45'W
3	61°55'N	26°45'W
4	61°00'N	26°30'W
5	59°00'N	30°00'W
6	59°00'N	34°00'W
7	61°30'N	34°00'W
8	62°50'N	36°00'W
9	64°45'N	28°30'W
Species:	Redfish (pelagic)	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N1G14P)
Germany	0	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
France	0	notenotenote	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	0	notenotenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Norway	0	notenote
Faroe Islands	0	notenotenote
TAC	Not relevant

Table 25

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	59°15'N	54°26'W
2	59°15'N	44°00'W
3	59°30'N	42°45'W
4	60°00'N	42°00'W
5	62°00'N	40°30'W
6	62°00'N	40°00'W
7	62°40'N	40°15'W
8	63°09'N	39°40'W
9	63°30'N	37°15'W
10	64°20'N	35°00'W
11	65°15'N	32°30'W
12	65°15'N	29°50'W
Species:	Redfish (demersal)	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N1G14D)
Germany	1194	note	Analytical TAC
France	6	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	1200	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 26

Species:	Redfish	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Sebastes spp.	(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium	To be established		Analytical TAC
Germany	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 27

Species:	Other species	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
	(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany	161	note	Analytical TAC
France	64	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	225	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 28

Species:	Other speciesnote	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
	(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		Analytical TAC
France	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 29

Species:	Flatfishes	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
	(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		Analytical TAC
France	To be established		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	To be established		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Table 30

Species:	By-catchesnote	Zone:	Greenland waters
	(B-C/GRL)
Union	300		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IC · North west atlantic – nafo convention area

Table 1

Species:	Cod	Zone:	NAFO 2J3KL
Gadus morhua	(COD/N2J3KL)
Bulgaria	0,003	notenote	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	342,791	notenote
Estonia	61,101	notenote
Spain	316,941	notenote
France	49,333	notenote
Latvia	61,101	notenote
Lithuania	61,101	notenote
Poland	160,161	notenote
Portugal	494,898	notenote
Romania	4,570	notenote
Union	1552	notenote
TAC	40000	notenote

Table 2

Species:	Cod	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Gadus morhua	(COD/N3NO.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 3

Species:	Cod	Zone:	NAFO 3M
Gadus morhua	(COD/N3M.)
Germany	587,0	note	Analytical TAC
Estonia	140,0	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	1805,0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	252,0	note
Latvia	140,0	note
Lithuania	140,0	note
Poland	478,0	note
Portugal	2475,8	note
Union	6017,8	note
TAC	12613	note

Table 4

Species:	Witch flounder	Zone:	NAFO 3L
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(WIT/N3L.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 5

Species:	Witch flounder	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia	61,6		Analytical TAC
Latvia	61,6		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania	61,6		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	185
TAC	1395

Table 6

Species:	American plaice	Zone:	NAFO 3M
Hippoglossoides platessoides	(PLA/N3M.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 7

Species:	American plaice	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO
Hippoglossoides platessoides	(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 8

Species:	Shortfin squid	Zone:	NAFO subareas 3 and 4
Illex illecebrosus	(SQI/N34.)
Estonia	128	notenote	Analytical TAC
Latvia	128	notenote	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania	128	notenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Poland	227	notenote
Others	29467	notenotenote
Union	30078	notenote
TAC	34000

Table 9

Species:	Yellowtail flounder	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO
Limanda ferruginea	(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	15810		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 10

Species:	Capelin	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Mallotus villosus	(CAP/N3NO.)
Union	0	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 11

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	47°20'00''N	46°40'00''W
2	47°20'00''N	46°30'00''W
3	46°00'00''N	46°30'00''W
4	46°00'00''N	46°40'00''W
Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	46°00'00''N	47°49'00''W
2	46°25'00''N	47°27'00''W
3	46°42'00''N	47°25'00''W
4	46°48'00''N	47°25'50''W
5	47°16'50''N	47°43'50''W
Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	NAFO 3LNOnotenote
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/N3LNOX)
Estonia	0	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	0	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania	0	note
Poland	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Union	0	note
TAC	0	note

Table 12

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	47°20'00''N	46°40'00''W
2	47°20'00''N	46°30'00''W
3	46°00'00''N	46°30'00''W
4	46°00'00''N	46°40'00''W
Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	47°55'00''N	45°00'00''W
2	47°30'00''N	44°15'00''W
3	46°55'00''N	44°15'00''W
4	46°35'00''N	44°30'00''W
5	46°35'00''N	45°40'00''W
6	47°30'00''N	45°40'00''W
7	47°55'00''N	45°00'00''W
Member State	Maximum number of fishing days
Denmark	0
Estonia	0
Spain	0
Latvia	0
Lithuania	0
Poland	0
Portugal	0
Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	NAFO 3Mnote
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC	Not relevant	note	Analytical TAC

Table 13

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	NAFO 3LMNO
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/N3LMNO)
Germany	303		Analytical TAC
Estonia	297		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	4064		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia	42
Lithuania	21
Portugal	1699
Union	6426
TAC	10960

Table 14

Species:	Skates	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO
Rajidae	(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia	283		Analytical TAC
Spain	3403		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania	62		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	660
Union	4408
TAC	7000

Table 15

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3LN
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3LN.)
Germany	204,0		Analytical TAC
Estonia	296,6		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia	296,6		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania	296,6
Union	1094
TAC	6000

Table 16

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3M
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3M.)
Germany	513	note	Analytical TAC
Estonia	1571	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	233	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia	1571	note
Lithuania	1571	note
Portugal	2354	note
Union	7813	note
TAC	17503	note

Table 17

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3O
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3O.)
Spain	1771		Analytical TAC
Portugal	5229		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	7000		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	20000

Table 18

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO subarea 2, divisions 1F and 3K
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia	0	note	Analytical TAC
Lithuania	0	note	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	0	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

Table 19

Spain	509
Portugal	667
Union	1176
Species:	White hake	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Urophycis tenuis	(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain	255		Analytical TAC
Portugal	333		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	588	note	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	1000

Annex ID · Iccat convention area

Table 1

Species:	Sailfish	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W
Istiophorus albicans	(SAI/AE45W)
TAC	1271,00		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 2

Species:	Sailfish	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, west of 45°W
Istiophorus albicans	(SAI/AW45W)
TAC	1030,00		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 3

Species:	Blue marlin	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean
Makaira nigricans	(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain	22,77		Analytical TAC
France	332,82		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	46,21		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	401,80
TAC	1670,00

Table 4

Species:	Blue shark	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N
Prionace glauca	(BSH/AN05N)
Ireland	0,72		Analytical TAC
Spain	20309,50		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	113,96		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	4024,82
Union	24449,00	note
TAC	30000,00

Table 5

Species:	Blue shark	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N
Prionace glauca	(BSH/AS05N)
Spain	12498,27		Analytical TAC
Portugal	4906,73		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	17405,00		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	27711,00

Table 6

Species:	White marlin	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean
Kajikia albida	(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain	30,50		Analytical TAC
Portugal	19,50		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	50,00		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	355,00

Table 7

Species:	Northern albacore	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland	4603,57		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	26004,73
France	9172,27
Portugal	3198,54
Union	42979,11	notenote
TAC	47251,00

Table 8

Species:	Southern albacore	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/AS05N)
Spain	1087,65		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	357,45
Portugal	761,15
Union	2206,25
	0,00
TAC	28000,00

Table 9

Species:	Mediterranean Albacore	Zone:	Mediterranean Sea
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/MED)
Greece	385,31		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	99,47
France	14,45
Croatia	6,74
Italy	1128,26
Cyprus	416,07
Malta	39,68
Union	2089,98	note
TAC	2500,00	notenotenote

Table 10

Species:	Yellowfin tuna	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean
Thunnus albacares	(YFT/ATLANT)
TAC	110000,00	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 11

Species:	Bigeye tuna	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean
Thunnus obesus	(BET/ATLANT)
Spain	8404,59	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	3569,90	note
Portugal	2943,93	note
Union	14918,42	note
TAC	73000,00	note

Table 12

Spain	1088,70
France	505,77
Union	1594,47
France	100,00
Union	100,00
Spain	143,23
France	285,28	note
Italy	112,58
Cyprus	3,90
Malta	9,01
Union	554,00
Italy	112,58
Union	112,58
Croatia	1014,53
Union	1014,53
Species:	Bluefin tuna	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45oW, and Mediterranean
Thunnus thynnus	(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus	195,17	note	Analytical TAC
Greece	350,95		Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	7161,64	notenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	7132,06	notenotenote
Croatia	1127,25	note
Italy	5628,97	notenote
Malta	450,68	note
Portugal	650,83
Other Member States	80,60	note
Union	22778,15	notenotenotenotenotenote
TAC	40570,00

Table 13

Species:	Shortfin mako	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N
Isurus oxyrinchus	(SMA/AS05N)
Union	503,00	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	1325,00	notenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 14

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/AN05N)
Spain	6425,79	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	1071,61	note
Other Member States	97,07	notenote
Union	7594,47
TAC	14769,00

Table 15

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/AS05N)
Spain	5004,84	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal	301,56	note
Union	5306,40
TAC	10000,00

Table 16

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	Mediterranean Sea
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/MED)
Greece	1036,02	notenote	Analytical TAC
Spain	1565,04	notenote	Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	109,08	notenote	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Croatia	13,74	notenote
Italy	3208,44	notenote
Cyprus	50,67	notenote
Malta	380,64	notenote
Union	6363,63	notenote
TAC	9017,00

Annex IE · Seafo convention area

The TACs set out in this Annex are not allocated to the Contracting Parties of SEAFO and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the SEAFO Secretariat which will communicate to the SEAFO Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to a TAC exhaustion.

Table 1

Species:	AlfonsinosBeryx spp.	Zone:	SEAFO Convention area(ALF/SEAFO)
TAC	200	note	Precautionary TAC

Table 2

Species:	Deep-sea red crabsChaceon spp.	Zone:	SEAFO subdivision B1(1)(GER/F47NAM)
TAC	162	note	Precautionary TAC

Table 3

Species:	Deep-sea red crabsChaceon spp.	Zone:	SEAFO Convention area, excluding subdivision B1(GER/F47X)
TAC	200		Precautionary TAC

Table 4

Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides	Zone:	SEAFO subarea D(TOP/F47D)
TAC	274		Precautionary TAC

Table 5

Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides	Zone:	SEAFO Convention area, excluding subarea D(TOP/F47-D)
TAC	0		Precautionary TAC

Table 6

Species:	Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus	Zone:	SEAFO subdivision B1note(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC	0	note	Precautionary TAC

Table 7

Species:	Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus	Zone:	SEAFO Convention area, excluding subdivision B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC	50		Precautionary TAC

Table 8

Species:	Pelagic armourheadsPseudopentaceros spp.	Zone:	SEAFO Convention area(EDW/SEAFO)
TAC	135		Precautionary TAC

Annex IF · Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution

Species:	Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii	Zone:	All areas of distribution(SBF/F41-81)
Union	13	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	13

Annex IG · Wcpfc convention area

Table 1

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus	Zone:	WCPFC Convention area(BET/WCPFC)
Union	2000	note	Precautionary TAC
TAC	Not relevant	note

Table 2

Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius	Zone:	WCPFC Convention area south of 20°S(SWO/F7120S)
Union	3170,36		Precautionary TAC
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IH · Sprfmo convention area

Table 1

NW:	50°30′S, 136°E
NE:	50°30′S, 140°30′E
SE:	54°50′S, 140°30′E
SW:	54°50′S, 136°E
NW:	52°45′S, 140°30′E
NE:	52°45′S, 145°30′E
SE:	54°50′S, 145°30′E
SW:	54°50′S, 140°30′E
Species:	ToothfishesDissostichus spp.	Zone:	SPRFMO Convention area, research blocks A and Bnote(TOT/SPR-AB)
TAC	162	notenotenote	Precautionary TAC

Table 2

Species:	Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi	Zone:	SPRFMO Convention area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany	23278,33		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	25231,31
Lithuania	16197,66
Poland	27850,69
Union	92558,00
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IJ · Iotc area of competence

Table 1

Species:	Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares	Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence(YFT/IOTC)
Spain	42903		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France	27710
Italy	2365
Portugal	100	note
Union	73078
TAC	Not relevant

Table 2

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus	Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence(BET/IOTC)
Spain	12862		Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France	3700
Italy	410
Portugal	38	note
Union	17010
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IK · Siofa agreement area

Table 1

Species:	Portuguese dogfishCentroscymnus coelolepis	Zone:	SIOFA subarea 2note(CYO/F517S2)
TAC	767,6	notenote	Precautionary TAC

Table 2

Species:	ToothfishesDissostichus spp.	Zone:	Del Cano Areanote(TOT/F517DC)
Union	14,66	note	Precautionary TAC
TAC	44	note

Table 3

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	52°50'00''S	80°00'00''E
2	55°00'00''S	80°00'00''E
3	55°00'00''S	85°00'00''E
4	52°50'00''S	85°00'00''E
Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
1	32°00'	57°00'
2	32°50'	57°00'
3	32°50'	58°00'
4	32°00'	58°00'
Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
1	41°00'	42°00'
2	41°40'	42°00'
3	41°40'	44°00'
4	41°00'	44°00'
Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
1	31°30'	94°40'
2	31°40'	94°40'
3	31°40'	95°00'
4	31°30'	95°00'
Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
1	37°54'	50°23'
2	37°56'30''	50°23'
3	37°56'30''	50°27'
4	37°54'	50°27'
Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
1	33°00'	43°10'
2	33°20'	43°10'
3	33°20'	44°10'
4	33°00'	44°10'
Species:	ToothfishesDissostichus spp.	Zone:	Williams Ridgenote(TOT/F574WR)
TAC	140	note	Precautionary TAC

Annex IL · Iattc convention area

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus	Zone:	IATTC Convention area(BET/IATTC)
Union	500	note	Precautionary TAC
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IM · Npfc convention area

Table 1

Trawlersnote(MAS/NPFC-TR)	Purse seinersnote(MAS/NPFC-PS)
7940	58800
Species:	Chub mackerelScomber japonicus	Zone:	NPFC Convention area
Union	6000	notenotenotenotenote	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
NPFC Contracting Parties, including Union	66740	notenotenotenote
TAC	Not relevant

Annex II · FISHING EFFORT FOR FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e

Chapter I — General provisions

1. Scope

1.1.This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm as well as static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472, and present in ICES division 7e.

1.2.Fishing vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the 3 previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:

(a)such fishing vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2023 management period;

(b)such fishing vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;

(c)by 31 July 2025 and by 31 January 2026 each Member State concerned submits a report to the Commission on those fishing vessels’ catch records for sole in the 3 previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2025.

Where any of those conditions is not met, the fishing vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.

2. Definitions

(a)‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

(i)beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm; and

(ii)static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

(b)‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)‘the area’ means ICES division 7e;

(d)‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026.

For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply:

3. Limitation in activity

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union are present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

Chapter II — Authorisations

4. Authorised fishing vessels

4.1.A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any fishing vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2003 to 2023, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that the equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

4.2.However, a fishing vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to the different fishing gear is equal to or greater than the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.

4.3.A fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State which has no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear unless the fishing vessel is allocated a quota following a transfer carried out in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

Chapter III — Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

5. Maximum number of days

During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a fishing vessel flying its flag to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I.

Table I

Regulated gear	Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm	Belgium	176
France	188
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm	Belgium	176
France	191

6. Kilowatt days system

6.1.During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt day system. Through that system, it may authorise any fishing vessel concerned by any regulated gear set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days that is different from the number set out in that table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.

6.2.The overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the fishing vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each fishing vessel by the number of days at sea it would be granted, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied.

6.3.Any Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear set out in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:

(a)the list of fishing vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)the number of days at sea for which each fishing vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea from which each fishing vessel would benefit in application of point 6.1.

6.4.On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where that is the case, may authorise the Member State concerned to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

7. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

7.1.An additional number of days at sea on which a fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period in accordance with either Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note or with Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008^note. The Commission may consider permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances on a case by case basis, following a written and duly reasoned request from the Member State concerned. Such a request shall identify the fishing vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never resume fishing activities.

7.2.The effort expended in 2003, measured in kilowatt days, of the withdrawn fishing vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all fishing vessels using that gear grouping in 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

7.3.Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a fishing vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

7.4.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission by 15 June 2025 with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping as set out in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

(a)lists of withdrawn fishing vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)the fishing activity deployed by such fishing vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gear.

7.5.During the current management period, a Member State may reallocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the fishing vessels remaining in its fleet and qualified for the regulated gear.

7.6.When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear set out in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

8. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

8.1.Three additional days on which a fishing vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2025 and 31 January 2026 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note and its implementing rules concerning national programmes.

8.2.Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.

8.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

8.4.If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its programme without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme 4 weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

Chapter IV — Management

9. General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

10. Management periods

10.1.A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of 1 or more calendar months.

10.2.The number of days or hours for which a fishing vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.

10.3.Where a Member State authorises fishing vessels flying its flag to be present within the area for a given number of hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate that it has taken precautionary measures to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a fishing vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

Chapter V — Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state

11.1.A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another fishing vessel flying its flag within that area, provided that the product of the number of days received by a fishing vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor fishing vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. The engine power in kilowatts of the fishing vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.

11.2.The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor fishing vessel, shall not be higher than the donor fishing vessel’s average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that fishing vessel.

11.3.The transfer of days in accordance with point 11.1 shall be permitted between fishing vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.

11.4.Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing spreadsheet formats for the collection and transmission of that information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation.

12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1, 4.3, 5, 6 and 10 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

Chapter VI — Reporting obligations

13. Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to fishing vessels falling within the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2 of this Annex.

14. Collection of relevant data

Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis information about total fishing effort deployed within the area by fishing vessels using towed gear and static gear, effort deployed within the area by fishing vessels using different types of gear, and the engine power of those fishing vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

15. Communication of relevant data

Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data specified in point 14 and in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon request by the Commission, send detailed information to the Commission on the effort allocated and consumed, covering all or parts of the 2023 and 2024 management periods and using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Member State	Gear	Management period	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentnoteL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1)Member State	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2)Gear	2		One of the following gear types:BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mmGN = gillnet < 220 mmTN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm
(3)Management period	4		One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
(4)Cumulative effort declaration	7	R	Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period

Table IV

Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified	Days eligible using notified gear(s)	Days spent with notified gear(s)	Transfer of days
No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)

Table V

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentnoteL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1)Member State	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which fishing vessel is registered
(2)CFR	12		Common fleet register number (CFR)Unique identification number of a fishing vesselMember State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (nine characters). Where a series has fewer than nine characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left-hand side
(3)External marking	14	L	Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011note
(4)Length of management period	2	L	Length of the management period measured in months
(5)Gear notified	2	L	One of the following gear types:BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mmGN = gillnet < 220 mmTN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm
(6)Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days for which the fishing vessel is eligible under Annex II for the notified gear and notified length of management period
(7)Days spent with notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days during which the fishing vessel was actually present within the area and using a gear corresponding to the gear notified during the notified management period
(8)Transfers of days	4	L	For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

III · MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as set out in this Annex and the Appendix thereto:

Management area for sandeels	ICES statistical rectangles
1r	31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5
2r	35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38 41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1
3r	41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0
4	38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0
5r	47–52 F1–F5
6	41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1
7r	47–52 E6–F0

Annex IV · Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod

The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear except for pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls) during the identified period:

Time-limited closures
No	Area name	Coordinates	Period	Additional comment
1	Stanhope ground	60° 10' N - 01° 45' E60° 10' N - 02° 00' E60° 25' N - 01° 45' E60° 25' N - 02° 00' E	1 January to 30 April
2	Long Hole	59° 07,35' N - 0° 31,04' W59° 03,60' N - 0° 22,25' W58° 59,35' N - 0° 17,85' W58° 56,00' N - 0° 11,01' W58° 56,60' N - 0° 08,85' W58° 59,86' N - 0° 15,65' W59° 03,50' N - 0° 20,00' W59° 08,15' N - 0° 29,07' W	1 January to 31 March
3	Coral edge	58° 51,70' N - 03° 26,70' E58° 40,66' N - 03° 34,60' E58° 24,00' N - 03° 12,40' E58° 24,00' N - 02° 55,00' E58° 35,65' N - 02° 56,30' E	1 January to 28 February
4	Papa Bank	59° 56' N - 03° 08' W59° 56' N - 02° 45' W59° 35' N - 03° 15' W59° 35' N - 03° 35' W	1 January to 15 March
5	Foula Deeps	60° 17,50' N - 01° 45' W60° 11,00' N - 01° 45' W60° 11,00' N - 02° 10' W60° 20,00' N - 02° 00' W60° 20,00' N - 01° 50' W	1 November to 31 December
6	Egersund Bank	58° 07,40' N - 04° 33,00' E57° 53,00' N - 05° 12,00' E57° 40,00' N - 05° 10,90' E57° 57,90' N - 04° 31,90' E	1 January to 31 March	(10 × 25 nautical miles)
7	East of Fair Isle	59° 40' N - 01° 23' W59° 40' N - 01° 13' W59° 30' N - 01° 20' W59° 10' N - 01° 20' W59° 30' N - 01° 28' W59° 10' N - 01° 28' W	1 January to 15 March
8	West Bank	57° 15' N - 05° 01' E56° 56' N - 05° 00' E56° 56' N - 06° 20' E57° 15' N - 06° 20' E	1 February to 15 March	(18 × 4 nautical miles)
9	Revet	57° 28,43' N - 08° 05,66' E57° 27,44' N - 08° 07,20' E57° 51,77' N - 09° 26,33' E57° 52,88' N - 09° 25,00' E	1 February to 15 March	(1,5 × 49 nautical miles)
10	Rabarberen	57° 47,00' N - 11° 04,00' E57° 43,00' N - 11° 04,00' E57° 43,00' N - 11° 09,00' E57° 47,00' N - 11° 09,00' E	1 February to 15 March	East of Skagen(2,7 × 4 nautical miles)

Annex V · Fishing authorisations

Part a — maximum number of fishing authorisations for union fishing vessels fishing in third-country waters

Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, north of 62°00'N	59	DK	25	51
DE	5
FR	1
IE	8
NL	9
PL	1
SE	10
Demersal species, north of 62°00'N	66	DE	16	41
IE	1
ES	20
FR	18
PT	9
Unallocated	2
Industrial species, south of 62°00'N	450	DK	450	141
Svalbard waters; international waters of 1 and 2bnote	Fishery for snow crab with pots	20	EE	1	Not applicable
ES	1
LV	11
LT	4
PL	3

Part b — maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in union waters

Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Venezuelanotenotenote	Snappers (French Guiana waters)	45	45

Annex VI · Iccat convention area

1.Maximum number of Union baitboats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern AtlanticSpain | 60France | 55Union | 115

2.Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the MediterraneanSpain | 364France | 149Italy | 30Cyprus | 20Malta | 54Union | 693

3.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposesCroatia | 18Italy | 12Union | 28

4.Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Table| Number of fishing vessels| Greece | Spain | France | Croatia | Italy | Cyprus | Malta | PortugalPurse seiners | 0 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0Longliners | 0 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 63 | 0Baitboats | 0 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Handline | 0 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Trawlers | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Small-scale | 50 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76Other artisanal | 76 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 255 | 0

5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member StateMaximum number of trapsMember State | Number of trapsSpain | 6Italy | 2Portugal | 2

6.Maximum number of authorised farms and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and MediterraneanTableMaximum number of authorised farms and input of wild-caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)Member State | Number of farms | input (in tonnes)Greece | 0 | 0Spain | 7 | 9326,00Croatia | 4 | 2652,30Italy | 7 | 1910,00Cyprus | 0 | 0Malta | 5 | 12325,00Portugal | 2 | 518,00

7.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) as a target species, in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/2107.Member State | Maximum number of vesselsIreland | 50Spain | 730France | 151Portugal | 310

8.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the ICCAT Convention areaMember State | Maximum number of vessels with purse seines | Maximum number of vessels with longlinesSpain | 23 | 190France | 11 | 0Portugal | 0 | 79Union | 34 | 269

VII · Ccamlr convention area

Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention area in the period from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025 shall be limited to the following:

Table A — Authorised Member States, subareas and maximum number of fishing vessels

Member State	Subarea	Maximum number of vessels
Spain	48.6	1
Spain	88.1	1
Spain	88.2	1

Table B — TACs and by-catch limits

The TACs set out in the table below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat, which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion.

Subarea	Region	Season	SSRUs or research blocks	Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs or research blocks	Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subareanote	Bycatch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs or research blocks
Skates and rays(Rajiformes)	Grenadiers (Macrourus spp.)note	Other species
48.6	Whole subarea	1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025	48.6_2	152	595	7	24	24
48.6_3	50	2	8	8
48.6_4	151	7	24	24
48.6_5	242	12	38	38
88.1	Whole subarea	1 December 2024 to 31 August 2025	A, B, C, Gnote (‘N70’)	623	3278	31	99	31
G, H, I, J, Knote (‘S70’)	2163	108	316	108
Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area (‘SRZ’)	393	19	72	19
88.2	Whole subarea	1 December 2024 to 31 August 2025	A, Bnote (N70)	Included in the catch limit for N70 in sub-area 88.1		Included in the by-catch limits for N70 in sub-area 88.1
A, Bnote (S70)	Included in the catch limit for S70 in sub-area 88.1	Included in the by-catch limits for S70 in sub-area 88.1
Part of SSRU_A within SRZ	Included in the catch limit for SRZ in sub-area 88.1	Included in the by-catch limits for SRZ in sub-area 88.1
88.2_1	184	1218	9	29	29
88.2_2	378	18	60	60
88.2_3	390	19	62	62
88.2_4	266	13	42	42
14 December 2024 to 31 August 2025	88.2_H	166	166	8	26	26

VIII · Iotc area of competence

1.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of CompetenceMember State | Maximum number of vessels | Capacity (gross tonnage)Spain | 22 | 61364France | 27 | 45383Portugal | 5 | 1627Italy | 1 | 2137Union | 55 | 110511

2.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of CompetenceMember State | Maximum number of vessels | Capacity (gross tonnage)Spain | 27 | 11590France | 41 | 7882Portugal | 15 | 6925Union | 83 | 26397

3.The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence.

4.The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence.

Annex IX · Wcpfc convention area

2Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas between 20°N and 20°S of the WCPFC Convention areaSpain | 4Union | 4

1.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels using longlines authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20°S of the WCPFC Convention areaSpain | 14Union | 14

Annex X · Siofa agreement area

The annual bottom fishing effort of Union fishing vessels in the SIOFA Agreement Area shall not exceed the following limits:

France	237 fishing days
Spain	2 vessels
Other Member States	0

Annex XI · Npfc convention area

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to undertake bottom fishing in the NPFC Convention area:

Union

0

List of annexes

ANNEX I:TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by areaANNEX IA:Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana watersANNEX IB:North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14, and Greenland waters of NAFO 1ANNEX IC:North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention areaANNEX ID:ICCAT Convention areaANNEX IE:SEAFO Convention areaANNEX IF:Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distributionANNEX IG:WCPFC Convention areaANNEX IH:SPRFMO Convention areaANNEX IJ:IOTC Area of CompetenceANNEX IK:SIOFA Agreement areaANNEX IL:IATTC Convention areaANNEX IM:NPFC Convention areaANNEX II:Fishing effort for fishing vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7eANNEX III:Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4ANNEX IV:Seasonal closures to protect spawning codANNEX V:Fishing authorisationsANNEX VI:ICCAT Convention areaANNEX VII:CCAMLR Convention areaANNEX VIII:IOTC Area of CompetenceANNEX IX:WCPFC Convention areaANNEX X:SIOFA Agreement areaANNEX XI:NPFC Convention area

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