Contents

• I General provisions3 changes
• II Fishing opportunities for union fishing vessels6 changes
• III Fishing opportunities for third-country fishing vessels in union waters
• IV Final provisions8 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 waters14 changes
• Ib North-east atlantic and greenland, ices subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and greenland waters of nafo 115 changes
• Ic North-west atlantic – nafo convention area1 change
• Id Iccat convention area7 changes
• Ie Seafo convention area
• If Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
• Ig Wcpfc convention area
• Ih Sprfmo convention area
• Ij Iotc area of competence1 change
• 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 4 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 2026 and, where specified in this Regulation, also for 2027 and 2028;

(b)fishing effort limits for the year 2026, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, for the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027;

(c)fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention area and for certain stocks in the SIOFA Agreement Area; and

(d)fishing opportunities for the period from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 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 apply. In addition, the following definitions 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 maintained 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,

—44°00'N 10°00'W,

—44°00'N 9°00'W,

—44°30'N 9°00'W,

—44°30'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 8°00'W,

—44°30'N 8°00'W,

—44°30'N 2°00'W,

—43°00'N 2°00'W,

—43°00'N 6°00'W,

—43°30'N 6°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) Convention Area’ and ‘NAFO areas’ means the geographical areas defined in the Convention on future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries^note;

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

(qa)‘NEAFC (North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) Convention area’ means the geographical areas defined in the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in North-East Atlantic fisheries^note;

(qb)‘NEAFC Regulatory Area’ means the waters of the NEAFC Convention Area that lie beyond the waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the NEAFC Contracting Parties;

(r)‘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;

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

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

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

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

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

(x)‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits:

—longitude 150° W,

—longitude 130° W,

—latitude 4° S,

—latitude 50° S.

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, 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 25 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 in 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 in Annex I to this Regulation, the conditions provided for in Article 25 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and in 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 to this Regulation 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 Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 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, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a)the TACs that it has determined;

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

(c)details as to how the determined TACs comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.

4.Where appropriate, the Commission may request advice from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), in which the STECF:

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

(b)assesses whether the TACs determined by Member States comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.

5.If, according to the advice of STECF, the information submitted by Member States is insufficient, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated information, together with justifications for the updated information in relation to the STECF advice, no later than one month after the publication of the STECF advice.

6.If, according to the advice of STECF, the TACs determined by Member States do not comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated TACs together with justification for those updated TACs in relation to the STECF advice as well as, where relevant, together with information referred to in paragraph 5, no later than one month after the publication of that 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.The quota exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 applies 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 (Merlangius merlangus) 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 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. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March.

3.The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March, 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 Part C of Annex IA unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise.

5.The quotas provided in return as 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 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 (the Western Channel) 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 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 under 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 which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of three days at sea between 1 February 2026 and 31 January 2027, 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. The Commission 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 2026 and from 1 April to 31 December 2026, 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 10,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 20 % 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 10,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 20 % 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 8,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year;

(d)using fixed gillnets^note, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 5,4 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 over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

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 2026:

(i)only ‘catch and release’ fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed; and

(ii)it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b)in January 2026 and from 1 April to 31 December 2026:

(i)not more than three 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; and

(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 the ICES divisions 8a and 8b#

1.When determining their fishing opportunities for commercial fisheries for European seabass in ICES divisions 8a and 8b (the Bay of Biscay), Spain and France shall jointly ensure that the sum of their respective fishing opportunities, commercial discards, recreational landings and recreational dead discards does not exceed 3883 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 and by France (BSS/8AB.).

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

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

(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 on recreational fisheries for pollack in ICES areas 6 and 7#

1.In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES subareas 6 and 7, a maximum of three specimens of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) may be caught and retained per fisher per day.

2.Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fishing.

Article 13Measures for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 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 area 34.1.1.

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

(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 2 applies without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fishing.

Article 14Measures 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.Commercial fishing activities for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at all life stages for a period of at least six months between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027 shall be prohibited. In addition, Members States and fishers shall undertake all reasonable efforts to minimise and where possible eliminate incidental 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 six months, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area;

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

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

4.By way of derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more, the Member State 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 on non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water during any period between of those non-consecutive days of fishing activities.

5.By way of 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 derogation applies to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period, under the following cumulative conditions:

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

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

(c)any European 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 it to continue downstream migration;

(d)any incidentally caught European 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.

6.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 2026, the closure period shall be 15 September 2026 to 15 March 2027 in Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden, and without the possibility of the derogation referred to in paragraph 4.

7.By way of 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 on non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water during any period between of those non-consecutive days of fishing activities.

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

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

(a)by 1 May, of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7, together with the supporting information justifying the chosen period or periods;

(b)within two weeks of their adoption, of national measures relating to the closure period or periods that were determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7;

(c)within eight weeks before the start of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7, of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 5, namely of:

(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; and

(d)within a maximum of eight weeks from the end of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 5, of:

(i)the number and type of operators;

(ii)the number of sexually mature European eels caught during those fishing activities;

(iii)the number of European eels that are not sexually mature caught during those fishing activities; and

(iv)the number of sexually mature European eels that were tagged.

Article 15Special 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 additions 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 and adjustments pursuant to Articles 105, 106, 107 and 107a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and

(g)quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Articles 26 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 16Closed 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 2026 and from 1 August to 31. December 2026.

Article 17Remedial 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 a minimum mesh size of 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or 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 to 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 fishing 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); or

(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; or

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

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

4.Member States shall enhance the monitoring 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 18Real-time closures of certain fisheries in the North Sea and Skagerrak#

1.From 1 January to 31 March 2026, in the Eastern Channel (ICES division 7d), Southern North Sea (ICES division 4c) and central North Sea (ICES division 4b), if the quantity of cod in the sample exceeds 25 % as compared to the total of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting, the catch trigger level, as referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EU) 724/2010^note, shall be 7,5 % by weight of juveniles as compared to the total of those four species in a haul.

2.When the closed area is based on one sample and lying outside the waters up to 12 miles from the baseline of the coastal Member State, as referred to in Article 7(2), point (c), of Commission Regulation (EU) 724/2010, the size of the closures shall be from 50 nm² up to 225 nm², except in Skagerrak (ICES division 3a), Eastern Channel (ICES division 7d) and Southern North Sea (ICES division 4c) where the size of the closures shall be from 50 nm² up to 100 nm².

Article 19Technical measures for the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the West of Scotland#

1.The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with otter 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 otter trawls or seines shall use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:

(i)110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square mesh panel; or

(ii)120 mm cod-end;

(b)in addition, fishing vessels fishing with otter 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 otter 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 otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) shall use 80 mm cod-end and one of the following gears:

(i)300 mm square mesh panel;

(ii)seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box; or

(iii)Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or a similar Netgrid selectivity device;

(d)fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising 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 square mesh panel; or

(ii)100 mm T90 cod-end and extension.

2.The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with otter 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 overall or with engine power of 200 kW or less, the panel overall length may be 2 m and the panel mesh size may be 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 otter trawls or seines in ICES division 7a (Irish Sea):

(a)fishing vessels fishing with otter 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 overall may use a 200 mm square mesh panel;

(ii)seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box; or

(iii)Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or a similar Netgrid selectivity device.

(b)fishing vessels equal to or greater than 12 metres in length overall operating with otter 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 to 3 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.

6.For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions apply:

(a)‘otter trawls’ means trawls held open by otter boards towed on the seabed;

(b)‘seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box’ means a selectivity device which:

(i)consists of a top panel of at least 300 mm mesh size (square mesh), placed in a four-panel box section, in the straight section of a cod end;

(ii)is at least 3 metres long;

(iii)is positioned no more than 4 metres from the cod line; and

(iv)is the full width of the top sheet of the box section of the trawl (i.e. from selvedge to selvedge);

(c)‘Nordmøre sorting grid’ means a selectivity device which:

(i)consists of a rigid grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm; and

(ii)is fitted with a square mesh panel of 120 mm mesh size, positioned between 9 and 12 metres from the codline;

(d)‘Netgrid device’ means a selectivity device consisting of a four-panel section inserted into a two-panel trawl with an inclined sheet of diamond mesh netting with a mesh size of at least 200 mm leading to an escape hole in the top of the trawl.

Article 20Technical measures for the Channel#

1.The following shall apply in ICES division 7e:

(a)fishing vessels operating with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 25 % cod, haddock, whiting or saithe combined, shall use 100 mm cod-end; and

(b)fishing vessels operating with otter trawls, beam trawls, and seines with catches comprising more than 30 % sole or plaice combined and, in the case of otter trawls or seines additionally with catches comprising less than 25 % cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined, shall use 90 mm cod-end.

2.Fishing vessels fishing in ICES division 7d with otter trawls, beam trawls, and seines with catches comprising more than 30 % sole or plaice combined, shall use 90 mm cod-end.

3.The catch percentages set out 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.

Article 21Technical 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 22Remedial measures for common sole in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic Sea#

1.Union fishing vessels fishing in ICES subdivisions 20-23 with bottom set gillnets^note shall not use mesh sizes between 80 mm and 119 mm.

2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

(a)Union fishing vessels that target non-quota species and whose by-catches of common sole (Solea solea) are below 1 % in the sea area south of latitude 55° 00' N and up to two nautical miles measured from the baselines; or

(b)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 23Prohibited 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 to 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; or

(m)deep-sea species listed in Part D of Annex IA 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 24Data transmission#

When Member States submit by electronic means to the Commission or the body designated by it data relating to catches and fishing effort pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annexes to this Regulation.

Chapter II · Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 25Fishing 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 26Quota 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 an outline of the quota transfer or exchange 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 1a · NEAFC Convention area

Article 26aManagement measures for mackerel#

1.Union fishing vessels shall not tranship mackerel that was caught in directed fisheries by fishing vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation in the NEAFC Regulatory Area in 2026 after the catches of those vessels have exceeded 1495 tonnes collectively.

2.Union fishing vessels shall not provide refuelling or other support services to vessels that have on board mackerel that was caught in directed fisheries by fishing vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation in the NEAFC Regulatory Area in 2026 after the catches of those vessels have exceeded 1495 tonnes collectively.

3.In Union waters and ports, landings, transhipments and the provision of other port services shall be prohibited for vessels that have on board mackerel that was caught in directed fisheries by fishing vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation in the NEAFC Regulatory Area in 2026 after the catches of those vessels have exceeded 1495 tonnes collectively.

Section 2 · 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 29Prohibitions relating to thresher sharks and shortfin mako#

1.In addition to the prohibitions established in Articles 32 to 36 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107, direct fishing for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus shall be prohibited. That additional prohibition shall be without prejudice to the prohibition to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass for bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) set out in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107.

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 to 30 April.

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

Section 3 · CCAMLR Convention area

Article 31Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish for the 2026-2027 fishing season#

1.Member States may participate in, or authorise their fishing vessels to participate in, longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (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 in the period from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027, 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 2026.

Article 32Toothfish fishery during the 2025-2026 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 2025 to 30 November 2026 shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of fishing vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII of this Regulation. For that fishery, the TACs, and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply.

2.Direct fishing for 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 shallower than 550 m.

Article 33Krill fishery during the 2026-2027 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 2026 to 30 November 2027 shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 May 2026, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII of this Regulation.

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 2026.

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 or vessels, 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 4 · IOTC Area of Competence

Article 34Limitation of fishing capacity of fishing vessels#

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 fishing vessels or on the record of fishing 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 fishing vessel shall follow no more than 250 operational buoys at any time.

3.No more than 400 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse seine fishing vessel.

4.No more than three supply vessels shall operate in support of not fewer than 12 purse seine fishing 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 fishing 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 fishing vessels.

Section 5 · 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; and

(b)monthly catch reports.

Section 6 · IATTC Convention area

Article 37Purse seine fisheries#

1.Purse seine fishing 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 6 August 2026 to 24:00 hours on 8 October 2026 or from 00:00 hours on 9 November 2026 to 24:00 hours on 11 January 2027 in the IATTC Convention area; and

(b)from 00:00 hours on 9 October 2026 to 24:00 hours on 8 November 2026 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 15 June 2026 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the fishing vessel has selected.

3.Purse seine fishing 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; or

(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.The closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be extended for Union purse seine fishing vessels, on the basis of their catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area during the previous year, as follows:

(a)for fishing vessels that caught between 1200 tonnes and 1499 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 10 days;

(b)for fishing vessels that caught between 1500 tonnes and 1799 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 13 days;

(c)for fishing vessels that caught between 1800 tonnes and 2099 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 16 days;

(d)for fishing vessels that caught between 2100 tonnes and 2399 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 19 days; and

(e)for fishing vessels that caught 2400 tonnes or more, the closure period is extended by 22 days.

7.The extensions of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 6 shall apply as follows:

(a)for the closure period starting on 00:00 hours on 6 August 2026, the additional days are added before the start of that closure period; and

(b)for the closure period starting on 00:00 hours on 9 November 2026, the additional days are added after the end of that closure period.

8.For each of the fishing vessels concerned, the relevant flag Member State shall inform the Commission of the extensions of the closure periods when informing the Commission of the selected closure periods pursuant to paragraph 2.

Article 38Drifting FADs#

1.A purse seine fishing 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 fishing vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall be activated only on board a purse seine vessel.Fishing vessels with a capacity below 1200 m3 | 210 FADsFishing vessels 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 fishing vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention area:

(a)refrain from deploying FADs; and

(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 fishing vessels are set out in Annex IL.

Article 40Records of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks#

Fishing vessel operators shall record the number of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) performed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/56 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note, 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 2025 to the Commission by 31 January 2026.

Section 7 · SEAFO Convention area

Article 41Prohibition of directed 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 8 · WCPFC Convention area

Article 42Measures 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 fishing 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 fishing 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 fishing vessels, tender vessels, and any other vessels operating in support of purse seine fishing vessels, shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2026 and 24:00 hours on 15 August 2026.

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 one additional month, from 00:00 hours on 1 April 2026 to 24:00 hours on 30 April 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 May 2026 to 24:00 hours on 31 May 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 November 2026 to 24:00 hours on 30 November 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 December 2026 to 24:00 hours on 31 December 2026.

3.The Member States concerned shall jointly determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse seine fishing vessels flying their flag. The Member States shall jointly inform the Commission by 15 February 2026 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 2026.

4.Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse seine fishing 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 fishing 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 2026 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 9 · 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 10 · 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 levels set out in Annex X;

(b)do not engage in bottom fishing except using demersal longlines;

(c)do not fish in the benthic fishery closures of Gulden Draak, Rusky, Fools-Flat, East Broken Ridge, Mid-Indian Ridge, Atlantis Bank, Bridle, Banana and Middle of What, as defined in Annex IK;

(d)do not fish in the benthic fishery closures of Walter’s Shoal, Coral and Magneto, 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; and

(e)do not fish using demersal longlines in subarea 5, as defined in Annex IK.

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 with 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 directed fishing for 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)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);

(zd)dusky snout catshark (Bythaelurus naylori).

Section 11 · 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 the catch limits referred to in point (a) 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 data to the NPFC Executive Secretary.

2.Within two days of the issue date of notifications of the NPFC Executive Secretary that the utilisation of the catch limits referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), 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 catches set out in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 51Prohibition of fishing for sharks#

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 52Prohibition of fishing for anadromous fish#

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 shall 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, its 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 of this Regulation, mutatis mutandis.

Article 59Prohibited species#

1.Third-country fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species 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; or

(k)deep-sea species listed in Part D of Annex IA 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 to Regulation (EU) 2025/202#

Regulation (EU) 2025/202, is amended as follows:

(1)in Article 19, the title is replaced by the following:‘Article 19Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 2025’;

(2)the following Article is inserted:‘Article 19aRemedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 20261.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.

(3)in Article 63, point (e) is replaced by the following:

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

;

(4)in Article 63, the following point is inserted:

(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;’

;

(5)in Annex IA, Part B, Table 59 is replaced by the following:Table 59Species: | Blue whiting | Zone: | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1Micromesistius poutassou | (WHB/8C3411)Spain | 44604 | | Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation appliesPortugal | 11151 |Union | 55755 |TAC | 1447054 |

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 62Entry into force and application#

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

2.This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026.However:

(a)Article 13(1) 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 Part A of Annex VII to that Regulation regarding the minimum conservation reference size for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 34.1.1 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(b)Article 14(1) to (8) shall apply from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027;

(c)Article 14(9) shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027;

(d)Article 19(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026;

(da)Article 19(3) shall apply from 1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026;

(db)Article 20 shall apply from 1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026;

(e)Article 21 shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(f)Article 22 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 common sole in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic Sea becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(g)Article 26 shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2027;

(h)Article 29(2) shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026 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 earlier;

(i)Article 32 and Annex VII shall apply from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026;

(j)Article 37(1), point (a), shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 11 January 2027;

(k)Article 40(3) shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026 or the date on which an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/56 regarding the recording by fishing vessel operators of the number of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks within indication of status and the reporting of that information to the Member State of which they are nationals becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

(l)Title II, Chapter III, Section 11, shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026 or until the date on which a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down corresponding measures becomes applicable, whichever is the earlier;

(m)Annexes IA to IJ, and IL shall also apply in 2027 and 2028, where specified in those Annexes;

(ma)Table 1 in Annex IC shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, and footnote 2 in that Table shall apply from 15 April 2027 to 30 June 2027 or until the date on which a Union act concerning the closure period for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL becomes applicable, whichever is the earlier;

(n)Article 60(5) shall apply from 1 January 2025;

(o)Annex IK shall apply from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026, where specified in that Annex;

(p)Annexes IM and XI shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026;

(q)Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027;

(r)catch and effort limits fixed by this Regulation for the year 2026 and, where specified in this Regulation, also in 2027 and in 2028, shall continue to apply in 2026, and where relevant in 2027 and in 2028, exclusively for the purposes of:

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

(ii)deductions and additions 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 and adjustments pursuant to Articles 105, 106, 107 and 107a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of this Article, Articles 9 to 14, 16 to 23, 29, 41, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52 and 59 shall continue to apply from the day after the application end dates set out in that paragraph until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2027. This paragraph shall not apply where the application of the provisions referred to in paragraph 2 ends as a result of start of application of the legal acts referred to therein.

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 IM are part of Annex I.

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

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

Annex IA · 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	29700		Analytical TAC
France	3300
Union	33000
TAC	33000

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	1632	note	Analytical TAC
Portugal	14691	note
Union	16323	note
TAC	16323	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	10938		Precautionary TAC
Portugal	338
Union	11276
TAC	11639

Table 4

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain	4375		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	219
Portugal	146
Union	4740
TAC	4986

Table 5

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Lophiidae	(ANF/8C3411)
Spain	4293		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	4
Portugal	854
Union	5151
TAC	5381

Table 6

Species:	Whiting	Zone:	8
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/08.)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	396		Analytical TAC
France	594
Union	990
TAC	990

Table 7

Species:	Hake	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/8C3411)
Spain	10982		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	1054
Portugal	5125
Union	17161
TAC	17445

Table 8

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	3a
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/03A.)
Denmark	5653		Analytical TAC
Germany	16
Sweden	2023
Union	7692
TAC	8410

Table 9

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain	198		Analytical TAC
France	3098
Union	3296
TAC	4014

Table 10

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	8c, functional unit 25
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/8CU25)
Year	Each 2026, 2027 and 2028
Spain	0		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	0
Union	0
TAC	0

Table 11

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	8c, functional unit 31
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/8CU31)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	31		Analytical TAC
France	1
Union	32
TAC	35

Table 12

	15
Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/9/3411)
Spain	46	note	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, unless otherwise specified in footnotes 1 and 2.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, unless otherwise specified in footnotes 1 and 2.
Portugal	139	note
Union	185	notenote
TAC	185	notenote

Table 13

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

Table 14

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	Kattegat
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark	1388		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	16
Sweden	156
Union	1560
TAC	2349

Table 16

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/8/3411)
Year	Each 2026, 2027 and 2028
Spain	17		Precautionary TAC
France	65
Portugal	17
Union	99
TAC	99

Table 17

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/8ABDE.)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	142	note	Analytical TAC
France	692	note
Union	834	note
TAC	834	note

Table 18

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	8c
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/08C.)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	85	note	Analytical TAC
France	9	note
Union	94	note
TAC	94	note

Table 19

	38
Species:	Pollack	Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/9/3411)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	111	notenote	Analytical TAC
Portugal	4	notenotenote
Union	115	notenote
TAC	115	notenote

Table 20

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24
Solea solea	(SOL/3ABC24)
Denmark	96	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
Germany	6	notenote
Netherlands	9	notenote
Sweden	4	note
Union	115	note
TAC	115	note

Table 22

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	8a and 8b
Solea solea	(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium	30		Analytical TAC
Spain	5
France	2195
Netherlands	164
Union	2394
TAC	2482

Table 23

	190
Species:	Sole	Zone:	8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Solea spp. and Pegusa lascaris	(SOO/8CDE34)
Year	Each 2026 and 2027
Spain	185		Precautionary TAC
Portugal	307
Union	492	note
TAC	492	note

Table 24

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	9
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/09.)
Spain	13988	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	40079	note
Union	54067
TAC	56520

Table 25

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

Table 26

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

Table 27

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	Union waters of CECAFnote
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/341SPN)
Spain	To be established		Precautionary TACArticle 6 of this Regulation applies
Union	To be established	note
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	88993	4662	0	0	0	104	0
Germany	136	7	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	3268	171	0	0	0	4	0
Union	92397	4840	0	0	0	108	0
United Kingdom	3054	160	0	0	0	4	0
Total	95451	5000	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.	SAN/2A3A4.note
Denmark	93759	notenote	Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 3.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 3.
Germany	143	notenote
Sweden	3443	notenote
Union	97345	notenote
United Kingdom	3218
TAC	100563

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	20
Union	54
United Kingdom	41
TAC	95

Table 3

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; Union waters of 3a
Argentina silus	(ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark	1163		Analytical TAC
Germany	12
France	8
Ireland	8
Netherlands	54
Sweden	45
Union	1290
United Kingdom	21
TAC	1311

Table 4

Species:	Greater silver smelt	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Argentina silus	(ARU/567.)
Germany	666		Analytical TAC
France	14
Ireland	617
Netherlands	6953
Union	8250
United Kingdom	488
TAC	8738

Table 5

Species:	Tusk	Zone:	United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14
Brosme brosme	(USK/1214EI)
Germany	5	note	Precautionary TAC
France	5	note
Others	2	notenote
Union	12	note
United Kingdom	5	note
TAC	17	note

Table 6

Species:	Tusk	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4
Brosme brosme	(USK/04-C.)
Denmark	42	note	Precautionary TAC
Germany	13	note
France	29	note
Sweden	4	note
Others	4	note
Union	92	note
United Kingdom	63	note
TAC	155

Table 7

	0
Ling (LIN/*5B67-)	0
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)	0
	0
Species:	Tusk	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Brosme brosme	(USK/567EI.)
Germany	74	note	Precautionary TAC
Spain	260	note
France	3078	note
Ireland	297	note
Others	74	note
Union	3783	note
Norway	0	notenotenote
United Kingdom	1622	note
TAC	5405

Table 8

Species:	Tusk	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Brosme brosme	(USK/04-N.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Denmark	25
Germany	0
France	0
Netherlands	0
Union	25
TAC	Not relevant

Table 9

Species:	Boarfishes	Zone:	6, 7 and 8
Caproidae	(BOR/678-)
Denmark	7293		Analytical TAC
Ireland	20537
Union	27830
United Kingdom	1890
TAC	29720

Table 10

Denmark	554
Germany	8
Sweden	407
Union	969
Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	3a
Clupea harengus	(HER/03A.)
Denmark	7344	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	117	notenotenote
Sweden	7682	notenotenote
Union	15143	notenotenote
Norway	Not relevant
TAC	328566

Table 11

	2700
Union	2700
Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30'N
Clupea harengus	(HER/4AB.)
Denmark	38730		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	25421
France	15874
Netherlands	37108
Sweden	2731
Union	119864
Norway	91013	notenote
United Kingdom	59156
TAC	328566

Table 12

Species:	Herring	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Clupea harengus	(HER/4N-S62)
Sweden	846	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
Union	846
TAC	Not relevant

Table 13

Denmark	554
Germany	8
Sweden	407
Union	969
Species:	Herring	Zone:	3a
Clupea harengus	(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark	3818	notenotenote	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	34	notenotenote
Sweden	615	notenotenote
Union	4467	notenotenote
TAC	328566	note

Table 14

Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Clupea harengus	(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium	34		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	6597
Germany	34
France	34
Netherlands	34
Sweden	32
Union	6765
United Kingdom	101
TAC	328566

Table 15

Species:	Herringnote	Zone:	4c and 7dnote
Clupea harengus	(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium	7500	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	507	note
Germany	333	note
France	7569	note
Netherlands	12552	note
Union	28461	note
United Kingdom	4156	note
TAC	328566

Table 16

Species:	Herring	Zone:	6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5bnote
Clupea harengus	(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany	142	note	Analytical TAC
France	27	note
Ireland	192	note
Netherlands	142	note
Union	503	note
United Kingdom	998	note
TAC	1501

Table 17

Species:	Herring	Zone:	6aSnote, 7b, 7c
Clupea harengus	(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland	2972		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	297
Union	3269
TAC	3269

Table 18

Species:	Herring	Zone:	7anote
Clupea harengus	(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland	41		Analytical TAC
Union	41
United Kingdom	4137
TAC	4178

Table 19

Species:	Herring	Zone:	7e and 7f
Clupea harengus	(HER/7EF.)
France	77		Precautionary TAC
Union	77
United Kingdom	77
TAC	154

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
France	54	note
Ireland	750	note
Netherlands	54	note
Union	868	note
United Kingdom	1	note
TAC	869

Table 21

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Skagerrak
Gadus morhua	(COD/03AN.)
Belgium	4		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	1277
Germany	32
Netherlands	8
Sweden	223
Union	1544
TAC	1596

Table 22

	1579
	250
Belgium	101
Denmark	577
Germany	367
France	124
Netherlands	327
Sweden	4
Union	1500
Union	2883
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	267	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
Denmark	1536
Germany	973	note
France	330	note
Netherlands	868
Sweden	10
Union	3984	note
Norway	1898	note
United Kingdom	5282	notenote
TAC	11164

Table 23

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Gadus morhua	(COD/4N-S62)
Sweden	382	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
Union	382
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	2	note
France	11	note
Ireland	5	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 TACArticle 8 of this Regulation appliesArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	7
France	78
Ireland	31
Union	117
United Kingdom	508
TAC	625

Table 26

Species:	Cod	Zone:	7a
Gadus morhua	(COD/07A.)
Belgium	4	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	12	note
Ireland	74	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	8	note	Analytical TACArticle 8 of this Regulation appliesArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	136	note
Ireland	27	note
Netherlands	0	note
Union	171	note
United Kingdom	20	note
TAC	191	note

Table 28

Species:	Cod	Zone:	7d
Gadus morhua	(COD/07D.)
Belgium	28	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
France	546	notenote
Netherlands	16	notenote
Union	590	notenote
United Kingdom	60	notenote
TAC	650

Table 29

Species:	Witch flounder	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(WIT/03A-C.)
Denmark	802	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	1	note
Netherlands	1	note
Sweden	167	note
Union	971	note
TAC	971

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 TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	8	note
Germany	8	note
France	50	note
Netherlands	40	note
Union	115	note
United Kingdom	2950	note
TAC	3065

Table 31

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/56-14)
Spain	570	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	2225	note
Ireland	650	note
Union	3445	note
United Kingdom	2745	note
TAC	6190

Table 32

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	7
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/07.)
Belgium	397	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain	4405	note
France	5346	note
Ireland	2431	note
Union	12579
United Kingdom	3445	note
TAC	16024

Table 33

Species:	Megrims	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Lepidorhombus spp.	(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain	833		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	673
Union	1506
TAC	1585

Table 34

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Lophiidae	(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium	386	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	850	notenote
Germany	415	notenote
France	79	notenote
Netherlands	292	notenote
Sweden	10	notenote
Union	2032	notenote
United Kingdom	17355	notenote
TAC	19387

Table 35

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Lophiidae	(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium	36		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	926
Germany	15
Netherlands	13
Union	990
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	316	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	361	note
Spain	338	note
France	3890	note
Ireland	880	note
Netherlands	304	note
Union	6089	note
United Kingdom	4882	note
TAC	10971

Table 37

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	7
Lophiidae	(ANF/07.)
Belgium	3982	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	444	note
Spain	1582	note
France	25550	note
Ireland	3265	note
Netherlands	516	note
Union	35339	note
United Kingdom	10783	note
TAC	46122

Table 38

Species:	Anglerfishes	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Lophiidae	(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain	1793		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	9978
Union	11771
TAC	12358

Table 39

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	3a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/03A.)
Belgium	27		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	4573
Germany	291
Netherlands	5
Sweden	541
Union	5437
TAC	5675

Table 40

Union	6970
Species:	Haddock	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium	530	notenote	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	3643	notenote
Germany	2318	notenote
France	4042	note
Netherlands	398	notenote
Sweden	325	notenote
Union	11256	note
Norway	21237	note
United Kingdom	59844
TAC	92337

Table 41

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/4N-S62)
Sweden	707	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
Union	707
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	26		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	27
France	1198
Ireland	858
Union	2109
United Kingdom	11951
TAC	14060

Table 43

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium	25	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	26	note
France	1132	note
Ireland	812	note
Union	1995	note
United Kingdom	8294
TAC	10289

Table 44

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium	16	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	989	note
Ireland	329	note
Union	1334	note
United Kingdom	365	note
TAC	1824	note

Table 45

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	7a
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/07A.)
Belgium	8		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	36
Ireland	214
Union	258
United Kingdom	328
TAC	586

Table 46

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

Table 47

Union	21407
Species:	Whiting	Zone:	4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium	2456		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	10621
Germany	2763
France	15963
Netherlands	6139
Sweden	14
Union	37956
Norway	15934	note
United Kingdom	105449
TAC	159344

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	26		Analytical TACArticle 8 of this Regulation applies
France	523
Ireland	1280
Union	1829
United Kingdom	3535
TAC	5364

Table 49

Species:	Whiting	Zone:	7a
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/07A.)
Belgium	3	note	Analytical TACArticle 8 of this Regulation appliesArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	37	note
Ireland	211	note
Netherlands	1	note
Union	252	note
United Kingdom	394	note
TAC	646	note

Table 50

	260
	4425
Belgium	22
France	1347
Ireland	624
Netherlands	11
Union	2004
Belgium	372
France	22888
Ireland	10607
Netherlands	186
Union	34053
Species:	Whiting	Zone:	7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k
Merlangius merlangus	(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium	394		Analytical TAC
France	24234
Ireland	11231
Netherlands	197
Union	36056	notenote
United Kingdom	4685	notenote
TAC	41575

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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	190
TAC	Not relevant

Table 52

Species:	Hake	Zone:	3a
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/03A.)
Denmark	1516	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden	129	note
Union	1645
TAC	1645

Table 53

Species:	Hake	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium	15	notenote	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	623	notenote
Germany	72	notenote
France	138	notenote
Netherlands	36	notenote
Union	884	notenote
United Kingdom	1020	notenote
TAC	1904

Table 54

Species:	Hake	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/04-N.)
Belgium	12		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	1108
Germany	125
France	51
Netherlands	89
Sweden	Not relevant
Union	1385
TAC	Not relevant

Table 55

Belgium	36
Spain	1455
France	1455
Ireland	182
Netherlands	18
Union	3146
United Kingdom	819
Species:	Hake	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/571214)
Belgium	272	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain	8711	note
France	13453	note
Ireland	1630	note
Netherlands	175	note
Union	24241	note
United Kingdom	6366	note
TAC	30607

Table 56

Belgium	2
Spain	1821
France	3279
Netherlands	5
Union	5107
Species:	Hake	Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
Merluccius merluccius	(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium	9	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain	6287
France	14120
Netherlands	18	note
Union	20434
TAC	20756

Table 57

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 2 and 4
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark	to be established		Analytical TAC
Union	to be established
TAC	851344

Table 58

0
50000
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	38983	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany	15157	note
Spain	33049	notenote
France	27129	note
Ireland	30188	note
Netherlands	47537	note
Portugal	3070	notenote
Sweden	9643	note
Union	204756	notenote
Norway	47905	notenote
Faroe Islands	Not relevant
United Kingdom	Not relevant
TAC	851344

Table 59

0
Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/8C3411)
Spain	26242		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal	6561
Union	32803	note
TAC	851344

Table 60

	605
	752
Belgium	43
Denmark	120
Germany	15
France	33
Netherlands	99
Sweden	1
Union	311
Belgium	54
Denmark	148
Germany	19
France	41
Netherlands	124
Sweden	2
Union	388
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	97		Analytical TAC
Denmark	269
Germany	34
France	73
Netherlands	223
Sweden	3
Union	699	notenote
United Kingdom	1357	notenote
TAC	2056

Table 61

Species:	Lemon sole	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Microstomus kitt	(LEM/03A-C.)
Denmark	92	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	1	note
Netherlands	5	note
Sweden	3	note
Union	101	note
TAC	101

Table 62

Species:	Lemon sole	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d
Microstomus kitt	(LEM/07D.)
Belgium	42	note	Analytical TAC
France	21	note
Netherlands	4	note
Union	67	note
United Kingdom	16	note
TAC	83

Table 63

Species:	Blue ling	Zone:	6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5
Molva dypterygia	(BLI/5B67-)
Germany	109		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Estonia	16
Spain	343
France	7811
Ireland	30
Lithuania	7
Poland	3
Others	30	note
Union	8349
Norway	0	note
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	2783
TAC	11132

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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	2	note
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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	1	note
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	5		Precautionary TAC
Germany	5
France	5
Others	2	note
Union	19
United Kingdom	6
TAC	25

Table 68

Species:	Ling	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Molva molva	(LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium	8		Analytical TAC
Denmark	61
Germany	8
Sweden	24
Union	101
United Kingdom	0
TAC	101

Table 69

Species:	Ling	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4
Molva molva	(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium	9	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	133	notenote
Germany	83	notenote
France	74	note
Netherlands	3	note
Sweden	6	notenote
Union	308	note
United Kingdom	1269	notenote
TAC	1586

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

	0
Ling (LIN/*5B67-)	0
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)	0
	0
	0
Species:	Ling	Zone:	6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; international waters of 12 and 14
Molva molva	(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium	27	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	5	note
Germany	98	note
Ireland	527	note
Spain	1971	note
France	2101	note
Portugal	5	note
Union	4734	note
Norway	0	notenotenote
Faroe Islands	0	notenote
United Kingdom	2901	note
TAC	7635

Table 72

Species:	Ling	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Molva molva	(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium	4		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Denmark	443
Germany	12
France	5
Netherlands	1
Union	465
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	1158		Analytical TAC
Denmark	1158
Germany	17
France	34
Netherlands	596
Union	2963
United Kingdom	19180
TAC	22143

Table 74

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark	200		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	0
Union	200
TAC	Not relevant

Table 75

Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain	33		Analytical TAC
France	132
Ireland	221
Union	386
United Kingdom	15981
TAC	16367

Table 76

Spain	654
France	410
Ireland	787
Union	1851
United Kingdom	318
Species:	Norway lobster	Zone:	7
Nephrops norvegicus	(NEP/07.)
Spain	682	note	Analytical TAC
France	2764	note
Ireland	4191	note
Union	7637	note
United Kingdom	5530	note
TAC	13167	note

Table 77

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	3a
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/03A.)
Denmark	1121	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	603	note
Union	1724	note
TAC	3228	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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands	0
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	25		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	123	note
Union	148
TAC	Not relevant

Table 80

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	Skagerrak
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium	103		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	13392
Germany	69
Netherlands	2575
Sweden	717
Union	16856
TAC	19346

Table 81

Union	32865
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	6026		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	19583
Germany	5649
France	1130
Netherlands	37660
Union	70048
Norway	10122	note
United Kingdom	38277
TAC	144605

Table 82

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/56-14)
France	13		Precautionary TAC
Ireland	173
Union	186
United Kingdom	288
TAC	474

Table 83

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7a
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/07A.)
Belgium	17		Analytical TAC
France	7
Ireland	132
Netherlands	5
Union	161
United Kingdom	314
TAC	614

Table 84

	215
	596
Belgium	242
France	807
Union	1049
Belgium	50
France	166
Union	216
Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7d and 7e
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium	292		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	973
Union	1265	notenote
United Kingdom	811	notenote
TAC	2203

Table 85

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7f and 7g
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium	27		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	48
Ireland	7
Union	82
United Kingdom	30
TAC	114

Table 86

Species:	Plaice	Zone:	7h, 7j and 7k
Pleuronectes platessa	(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium	8		Analytical TACArticle 8 of this Regulation applies
France	15
Ireland	53
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)
Spain	1		Analytical TAC
France	45
Ireland	13
Union	59
United Kingdom	34	note
TAC	93

Table 88

Species:	Pollack	Zone:	7
Pollachius pollachius	(POL/07.)
Belgium	63	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	4	note
France	1447	note
Ireland	154	note
Union	1668	note
United Kingdom	556
TAC	2224	note

Table 89

Union	15980
Species:	Saithe	Zone:	3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Pollachius virens	(POK/2C3A4)
Belgium	15	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
Denmark	1836	note
Germany	4637	note
France	10913	note
Netherlands	46	note
Sweden	252	note
Union	17699	note
Norway	29608	note
United Kingdom	6746
TAC	54053

Table 90

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14
Pollachius virens	(POK/56-14)
Germany	244	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	2423	note
Ireland	81	note
Union	2748	note
Norway	0
United Kingdom	2860
TAC	5608

Table 91

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Pollachius virens	(POK/4N-S62)
Sweden	880	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
Union	880
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	0		Precautionary TAC
France	83
Ireland	41
Union	124
United Kingdom	22
TAC	146

Table 93

	654
	394
Belgium	227
Denmark	485
Germany	124
France	58
Netherlands	1719
Sweden	3
Union	2616
Belgium	137
Denmark	292
Germany	75
France	35
Netherlands	1035
Sweden	2
Union	1576
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	364		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Denmark	777
Germany	198
France	94
Netherlands	2753
Sweden	6
Union	4192	notenote
United Kingdom	1048	notenote
TAC	5240

Table 94

Species:	Brill	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Scophthalmus rhombus	(BLL/03A-C.)
Denmark	145	note	Analytical TAC
Germany	0	note
Netherlands	14	note
Sweden	27	note
Union	186	note
TAC	186

Table 95

Species:	Brill	Zone:	7d and 7e
Scophthalmus rhombus	(BLL/07DE.)
Belgium	172	note	Analytical TAC
France	384	note
Netherlands	4	note
Union	560	note
United Kingdom	353	note
TAC	913

Table 96

Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Rajiformes	(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium	583	notenotenotenote	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Denmark	23	notenotenote
Germany	29	notenotenote
France	92	notenotenotenote
Netherlands	498	notenotenotenote
Union	1225	notenote
United Kingdom	2727	notenotenotenote
TAC	3952	note

Table 97

Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Rajiformes	(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark	84	note	Precautionary TAC
Sweden	24	note
Union	108	note
TAC	108

Table 98

Species:	Small-eyed ray	Zone:	7e
Raja microocellata	(RJE/07E.)
Belgium	1		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	0
France	6
Germany	0
Ireland	2
Lithuania	0
Netherlands	0
Portugal	0
Spain	2
Union	11
United Kingdom	5
TAC	16
Species:	Small-eyed ray	Zone:	7f and 7g
Raja microocellata	(RJE/7FG.)
Belgium	6	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
Estonia	0	note
France	25	note
Germany	0	note
Ireland	8	note
Lithuania	0	note
Netherlands	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Spain	7	note
Union	46	note
United Kingdom	57	note
TAC	103
Species:	Shagreen ray	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
Leucoraja fullonica	(RJF/67AKXD)
Belgium	11	note	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	0	note
France	51	note
Germany	0	note
Ireland	16	note
Lithuania	0	note
Netherlands	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Spain	14	note
Union	92	note
United Kingdom	42	note
TAC	134
Species:	Sandy ray	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
Leucoraja circularis	(RJI/67AKXD)
Belgium	2	note	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	0	note
France	11	note
Germany	0	note
Ireland	3	note
Lithuania	0	note
Netherlands	0	note
Portugal	0	note
Spain	3	note
Union	19	note
United Kingdom	8	note
TAC	27
Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
Rajiformes	(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium	783	notenotenotenotenotenote	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	4	notenotenotenotenotenote
France	3516	notenotenotenotenotenote
Germany	10	notenotenotenotenotenote
Ireland	1131	notenotenotenotenotenote
Lithuania	18	notenotenotenotenotenote
Netherlands	3	notenotenotenotenotenote
Portugal	19	notenotenotenotenotenote
Spain	946	notenotenotenotenotenote
Union	6430	notenotenotenotenotenote
United Kingdom	2890	notenotenotenotenotenote
TAC	9320	notenotenotenote

Table 99

Belgium	1
France	12
Netherlands	0
Union	13
Species:	Skates and rays	Zone:	7d
Rajiformes	(SRX/07D.)
Belgium	299	notenotenotenote	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	2509	notenotenotenote
Netherlands	16	notenotenotenote
Union	2824	notenotenotenotenote
United Kingdom	529	notenotenotenotenote
TAC	3353	note

Table 100

Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	7d and 7e
Raja undulata	(RJU/7DE.)
Belgium	283	note	Analytical TAC
Estonia	1	note
France	1390	note
Germany	3	note
Ireland	367	note
Lithuania	6	note
Netherlands	3	note
Portugal	6	note
Spain	306	note
Union	2365	note
United Kingdom	1274	note
TAC	3639	note

Table 101

Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	Union waters of 8
Raja undulata	(RJU/8-C.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	13	note
Portugal	10
Spain	10	note
Union	33
United Kingdom	0
TAC	33
Species:	Undulate ray	Zone:	Union waters of 9
Raja undulata	(RJU/9-C.)
Belgium	0		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France	20
Portugal	15	note
Spain	15
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
France	2207	notenote
Portugal	1789	notenote
Spain	1800	notenote
Union	5808	notenote
United Kingdom	13	notenote
TAC	5821	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	23		Analytical TAC
Germany	40
Estonia	23
Spain	23
France	375
Ireland	23
Lithuania	23
Poland	23
Union	553
Norway	0
United Kingdom	1468
TAC	2021

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	131
Denmark	0	4130	0	0	7165
Germany	0	0	0	0	136
France	0	490	0	0	411
Netherlands	0	490	0	0	414
Sweden	0	0	390	10	1311
Union	0	5110	390	10	9568
	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
	242
Germany	179
Spain	0
Estonia	1
France	119
Ireland	596
Latvia	1
Lithuania	1
Netherlands	261
Poland	13
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	218	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	11941	notenotenote
Germany	227	notenote
France	685	notenote
Netherlands	690	notenote
Sweden	2185	notenotenote
Union	15946	notenote
TAC	299010

Table 104

To be established
	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	5612	To be established	To be established
Spain	6	To be established	To be established
Estonia	47	To be established	To be established
France	3742	To be established	To be established
Ireland	18705	To be established	To be established
Latvia	34	To be established	To be established
Lithuania	34	To be established	To be established
Netherlands	8184	To be established	To be established
Poland	395	To be established	To be established
Union	36759	To be established	To be established
United Kingdom	Not relevant	Not relevant	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	5612	note	Analytical TAC
Spain	6	note
Estonia	47	note
France	3742	note
Ireland	18705	note
Latvia	34	note
Lithuania	34	note
Netherlands	8184	note
Poland	395	note
Union	36759	note
Norway	0	notenotenote
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	Not relevant	note
TAC	299010

Table 105

Spain	945
France	6
Portugal	195
Species:	Mackerel	Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
Scomber scombrus	(MAC/8C3411)
Spain	11256	note	Analytical TAC
France	75	note
Portugal	2326	note
Union	13657
TAC	299010

Table 106

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Solea solea	(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium	900		Analytical TAC
Denmark	411
Germany	720
France	180
Netherlands	8121
Union	10332
Norway	5	note
United Kingdom	2117
TAC	12454

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	279		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	4
Ireland	69
Netherlands	88
Union	440
United Kingdom	96
TAC	545

Table 109

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7d
Solea solea	(SOL/07D.)
Belgium	335		Analytical TAC
France	669
Union	1004
United Kingdom	255
TAC	1275

Table 110

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7e
Solea solea	(SOL/07E.)
Belgium	38	note	Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	411	note
Union	449	note
United Kingdom	758	note
TAC	1213	note

Table 111

Species:	Common sole	Zone:	7f and 7g
Solea solea	(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium	567		Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France	57
Ireland	28
Union	652
United Kingdom	320
TAC	989

Table 112

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

Table 113

Species:	Sprat and associated by-catches	Zone:	3a
Sprattus sprattus	(SPR/03A.)
Denmark	10156	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	21	notenotenote
Sweden	3842	notenotenote
Union	14019	notenotenote
TAC	pm	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	688	notenote	Analytical TAC
Denmark	54491	notenote
Germany	688	notenote
France	688	notenote
Netherlands	688	notenote
Sweden	1330	notenotenote
Union	58573	notenote
Norway	6508	note
Faroe Islands	0	notenote
United Kingdom	2585	note
TAC	67666	note

Table 115

Species:	Sprat	Zone:	7d and 7e
Sprattus sprattus	(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium	13	note	Analytical TAC
Denmark	860	note
Germany	13	note
France	185	note
Netherlands	185	note
Union	1256	note
United Kingdom	6592	note
TAC	7848	note

Table 116

Species:	Picked dogfish	Zone:	Union waters of 3a
Squalus acanthias	(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark	237		Analytical TAC
Sweden	558
Union	795
TAC	795

Table 117

Species:	Picked dogfish	Zone:	Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a
Squalus acanthias	(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium	41		Analytical TAC
Denmark	234
Germany	42
France	75
Netherlands	64
Sweden	3
Union	459
United Kingdom	1958
TAC	2417

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	473		Analytical TAC
Germany	101
Spain	245
France	2017
Ireland	1273
Netherlands	7
Portugal	10
Union	4126
United Kingdom	3537
TAC	7663

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 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	266	notenote
Germany	23	notenotenote
Spain	5	notenote
France	22	notenotenote
Ireland	17	notenote
Netherlands	160	notenotenote
Portugal	1	notenote
Sweden	75	notenote
Union	570	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	6201	notenotenote	Analytical TAC
Germany	4838	notenotenotenotenote
Spain	6599	notenote
France	2490	notenotenotenote
Ireland	16113	notenote
Netherlands	19413	notenotenote
Portugal	636	notenote
Sweden	675	notenote
Union	56965
Faroe Islands	0	note
United Kingdom	6016	notenotenote
TAC	64072

Table 121

Species:	Horse mackerel	Zone:	8c
Trachurus spp.	(JAX/08C.)
Spain	8638	note	Analytical TAC
France	150
Portugal	854	note
Union	9642
TAC	10142

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	2026		2027		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	282,738	notenote	0	note
Germany	0,054	notenotenote	0	note
Netherlands	0,208	notenotenote	0	note
Union	283,000	notenotenote	0	note
United Kingdom	100,000	notenotenote	0	note
TAC	400	note	0	note

Table 123

	400
Species:	Industrial fish	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4
	(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden	800	notenote	Precautionary TACArticle (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	800
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	12		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Denmark	1112
Germany	125
France	52
Netherlands	89
Sweden	Not relevant	note
Union	1390	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	300	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 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	7	note	Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	3	note
Ireland	18	note
Spain	35	note
France	491	note
Latvia	23	note
Lithuania	0	note
Poland	0	note
Others	2	note
Union	579	note
United Kingdom	35	note
TAC	614

Table 2

Species:	Black scabbardfish	Zone:	Union and international waters of 8, 9 and 10
Aphanopus carbo	(BSF/8910-)
Spain	3		Analytical TAC
France	8
Portugal	1032
Union	1043
TAC	1043

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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	40	note
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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Estonia	19	notenotenote
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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland	2	notenotenote
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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain	85	note
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-)
Year	2026	2027
Spain	3	3		Analytical TAC
Portugal	376	419
Union	379	422
United Kingdom	3	4
TAC	382	426

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

Table 1

Belgium	6
Denmark	5922
Germany	1037
Spain	20
France	256
Ireland	1533
Netherlands	2120
Poland	300
Portugal	20
Finland	92
Sweden	2194
Union	13500
Belgium	0
Denmark	0
Germany	0
Spain	0
France	0
Ireland	0
Netherlands	0
Poland	0
Portugal	0
Finland	0
Sweden	0
Species:	Herring	Zone:	United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2
Clupea harengus	(HER/1/2-)
Belgium	11		Analytical TAC
Denmark	10675
Germany	1869
Spain	35
France	461
Ireland	2763
Netherlands	3820
Poland	540
Portugal	35
Finland	165
Sweden	3956
Union	24330
United Kingdom	Not relevant
TAC	533914

Table 2

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Gadus morhua	(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany	2091		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
Greece	260
Spain	2332,5
Ireland	260
France	1920
Portugal	2332,5
Union	9196
TAC	Not relevant

Table 3

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	65o00'N	38o00'W
2	65o00'N	35o15'W
3	64o00'N	35o15'W
4	64o00'N	38o00'W
Species:	Cod	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2 and 12; Greenland waters of 5 and 14, south-west of 42oW
Gadus morhua	(COD/GL251214)
Germany	2050	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
Union	2050	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 3(1)

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14, north-east of 42oW
Gadus morhua	(COD/GL51442)
Union	900	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	Not relevant	note

Table 4

Species:	Cod	Zone:	Svalbard waters; international waters of 1 and 2b
Gadus morhua	(COD/1/2B.)
Germany	1507	notenote	Analytical TAC
Spain	3897	notenote
France	643	notenote
Poland	709	notenote
Portugal	822	notenote
Others	84	notenotenote
Union	7662	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 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	To be established
Union	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 6

	40
Species:	Grenadiers	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2, 5, 12 and 14
Macrourus spp.	(GRV/GL251214)
Union	60	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	Not relevant	note

Table 7

	55
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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant	note

Table 8

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

Table 9

Species:	Capelin	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2, 5, 12 and 14
Mallotus villosus	(CAP/GL251214)
Year	2026		2027
Denmark	0	note	0	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
Germany	0	note	0	note
Sweden	0	note	0	note
All Member States	0	notenote	0	notenote
Union	0	note	0	note
Norway	0	note	0	note
TAC	Not relevant	note	Not relevant	note

Table 10

Species:	Haddock	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany	312		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	188
Union	500
TAC	Not relevant

Table 11

Species:	Blue whiting	Zone:	Faroese waters
Micromesistius poutassou	(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark	To be established		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	To be established
France	To be established
Netherlands	To be established
Union	To be established	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 12

To be established
Species:	Ling and blue ling	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Molva molva and Molva dypterygia	(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		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	To be established
Union	To be established	note
TAC	To be established

Table 13

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2, 5, 12 and 14
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/GL251214)
Denmark	850		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	850
Union	1700
Norway	1500
Faroe Islands	0
TAC	Not relevant

Table 14

Species:	Northern prawn	Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1
Pandalus borealis	(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark	1125		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	1125
Union	2250
TAC	Not relevant

Table 15

Species:	Saithe	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Pollachius virens	(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany	345		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	55
Union	400
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 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	To be established
France	To be established
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	165	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
Union	165	note
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 TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union	1625	note
Norway	275	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 21

Species:	Greenland halibut	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2, 5, 12 and 14
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	(GHL/GL251214)
Germany	4125		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
Union	4125	note
Norway	650
Faroe Islands	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 22

Species:	Beaked redfish	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
Sebastes mentella	(REB/1N2AB.)
Germany	851		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	106
France	93
Portugal	450
Union	1500
TAC	Not relevant

Table 23

Species:	Redfish	Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2
Sebastes spp.	(RED/1/2INT)
Union	To be established	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
TAC	To be established

Table 24

Species:	Redfish (pelagic)	Zone:	Greenland waters in 12 and 14 and in NAFO division 1F
Sebastes spp.	(RED/1214N1G)
Germany	0		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	0
Union	0
Norway	0
Faroe Islands	0
TAC	Not relevant

Table 25

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	59°15'N	44°00'W
2	59°30'N	42°45'W
3	62°00'N	42°00'W
4	60°00'N	40°30'W
5	62°00'N	40°00'W
6	62°40'N	40°15'W
7	63°09'N	39°40'W
8	63°30'N	37°15'W
9	64°20'N	35°00'W
10	65°15'N	32°30'W
11	65°15'N	29°50'W
Species:	Redfish (demersal)	Zone:	Greenland waters of 2, 5, 12 and 14
Sebastes spp.	(RED/GL251214)
Germany	1194	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
France	6	notenote
Union	1200	notenote
Norway	900	notenote
TAC	Not relevant

Table 26

Species:	Redfish	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
Sebastes spp.	(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium	To be established		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	To be established
France	To be established
Union	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 27

Species:	Other species	Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
	(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany	143	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	57	note
Union	200	note
TAC	Not relevant

Table 28

Species:	Other speciesnote	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
	(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		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	To be established
Union	To be established
TAC	Not relevant

Table 29

Species:	Flatfishes	Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b
	(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany	To be established		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	To be established
Union	To be established
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	0,004	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	533,170	notenote
Estonia	95,036	notenote
Spain	492,963	notenote
France	76,732	notenote
Latvia	95,036	notenote
Lithuania	95,036	notenote
Poland	249,112	notenote
Portugal	769,752	notenote
Romania	7,109	notenote
Union	2413,95	notenote
TAC	62105,19	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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

Table 3

Species:	Cod	Zone:	NAFO 3M
Gadus morhua	(COD/N3M.)
Estonia	170,8	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
Germany	714,8	note
Latvia	170,8	note
Lithuania	170,8	note
Poland	582,5	note
Spain	2197,8	note
France	306,6	note
Portugal	3014,2	note
Union	7328,3	note
TAC	15360	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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

Table 5

Species:	Witch flounder	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia	64,7		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
Latvia	64,6
Lithuania	64,6
Union	193,9
TAC	1461

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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

Table 8

Species:	Shortfin squid	Zone:	NAFO subareas 3 and 4
Illex illecebrosus	(SQI/N34.)
Estonia	128	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
Latvia	128	notenote
Lithuania	128	notenote
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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Others	121,4	note
TAC	24290

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 applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	0	note

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 TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia	0	note
Lithuania	0	note
Poland	0	note
Spain	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)
Estonia	295,6		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	302,0
Latvia	41,6
Lithuania	21,1
Spain	4046,7
Portugal	1691,9
Union	6398,9
TAC	10914

Table 14

Species:	Skates	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO
Rajidae	(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia	283		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
Lithuania	62
Spain	3403
Portugal	660
Union	4408
TAC	7000

Table 15

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3LN
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia	296,6		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	204,0
Latvia	296,6
Lithuania	296,6
Union	1093,8
TAC	6000

Table 16

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3M
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3M.)
Estonia	1571	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
Germany	513	note
Latvia	1571	note
Lithuania	1571	note
Spain	233	note
Portugal	2354	note
Union	7813	note
TAC	15636	note

Table 17

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO 3O
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N3O.)
Spain	708		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	2092
Union	2800
TAC	8000

Table 18

Species:	Redfishes	Zone:	NAFO subarea 2, divisions 1F and 3K
Sebastes spp.	(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia	0	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
Lithuania	0	note
Union	0	note
TAC	0	note

Table 19

Spain	255
Portugal	333
Union	588
Species:	White hake	Zone:	NAFO 3NO
Urophycis tenuis	(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain	255		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	333
Union	588	note
TAC	1000

Annex ID · Iccat convention area

Table 1

Species:	Sailfish	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, east of 45°W
Istiophorus albicans	(SAI/ICAE45W)
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:	ICCAT Convention area, west of 45°W
Istiophorus albicans	(SAI/ICAW45W)
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:	ICCAT Convention area
Makaira nigricans	(BUM/ICCAT)
Spain	22,77		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	332,82
Portugal	46,21
Union	401,80
TAC	1670,00

Table 4

Species:	Blue shark	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N
Prionace glauca	(BSH/ICAN05N)
Ireland	0,72		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	20309,50
France	113,96
Portugal	4024,82
Union	24449,00
TAC	30000,00

Table 5

Species:	Blue shark	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N
Prionace glauca	(BSH/ICAS05N)
Spain	12498,27		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	4906,73
Union	17405,00
TAC	27711,00

Table 6

Species:	White marlin	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area
Tetrapturus albidus	(WHM/ICCAT)
Spain	30,50		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	19,50
Union	50,00
TAC	355,00

Table 7

Ireland	62,03
Spain	349,65
France	109,97
Portugal	38,35
Union	560,00
Species:	Northern Albacore	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, north of 5oN, excluding Mediterranean
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/ICAN05NXM)
Ireland	4959,40		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	27953,00
France	8791,67
Portugal	3065,81
Union	44769,88	notenote
United Kingdom	741	note
TAC	47251,00

Table 8

Species:	Southern Albacore	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/ICAS05N)
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	357,44
Portugal	761,16
Union	2206,25
TAC	28000,00

Table 9

Species:	Mediterranean Albacore	Zone:	Mediterranean
Thunnus alalunga	(ALB/MED)
Greece	385,30		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	99,46
France	14,45
Croatia	6,74
Italy	1128,24
Cyprus	416,06
Malta	39,68
Union	2089,93
TAC	2500,00	notenotenote

Table 10

Species:	Yellowfin tuna	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area
Thunnus albacares	(YFT/ICCAT)
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:	ICCAT Convention area
Thunnus obesus	(BET/ICCAT)
Spain	8420,35	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	3576,59	note
Portugal	2921,48	note
Union	14918,42	note
TAC	73000,00	note

Table 12(1)

Spain	1267,03
France	588,60
Union	1855,63
France	100,00
Union	100,00
Spain	167,05
France	322,69note
Italy	130,70
Cyprus	4,80
Malta	10,35
Union	635,59
Italy	130,70
Union	130,70
Croatia	1218,28
Union	1218,28
Species:	Bluefin tuna	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, east of 45oW
Thunnus thynnus	(BFT/ICAE45W)
Cyprus	240,16	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
Greece	480,79
Spain	8352,55	notenote
France	8067,21	notenotenote
Croatia	1353,64	note
Italy	6534,98	notenote
Malta	517,31	note
Portugal	858,28
Others	104,03	note
Union	26508,95	notenotenotenotenote
TAC	48403,00	note

Table 12(2)

Species:	Bluefin tuna	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, west of 45°W
Thunnus thynnus	(BFT/ICAW45W)
Union	0		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	Not relevant

Table 13

Species:	Shortfin mako	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N
Isurus oxyrinchus	(SMA/ICAS05N)
Union	257,27	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	1000,00	notenote

Table 14

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N, excluding Mediterranean
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/ICAN05NXM)
Spain	6720,29	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	1108,20	note
Others	162,84	notenote
Union	7991,33
TAC	14769,00

Table 15

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/ICAS05N)
Spain	4984,34	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	317,86	note
Union	5302,20
TAC	10000,00

Table 16

Species:	Swordfish	Zone:	Mediterranean
Xiphias gladius	(SWO/MED)
Croatia	13,74	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
Cyprus	50,67	notenote
Spain	1565,04	notenote
France	109,08	notenote
Greece	1036,02	notenote
Italy	3208,44	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 B1note(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(1)

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus	Zone:	WCPFC Convention area(BET/WCPFC)
Union	2000,00	note	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant	note

Table 1(2)

Species:	Pacific Bluefin tunaThunnus orientalis	Zone:	WCPFC Convention area(BFT/WCPFC)
Union	10,00	note	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant	note

Table 2

Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius	Zone:	WCPFC Convention area south of 20°S(SWO/F7120S)
Union	3170,36		Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
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 TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Table 2

Species:	Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi	Zone:	SPRFMO Convention area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany	25114,78		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	27221,84
Lithuania	17475,51
Poland	30047,86
Union	99860,00
TAC	Not relevant

Annex IJ · Iotc area of competence

Table 1

Species:	Skipjack tuna	Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence
Katsuwonus pelamis	(SKJ/IOTC)
Spain	87407		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	38061
Italy	3656
Union	129124
TAC	Not relevant

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 3

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus	Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence(BET/IOTC)
Spain	14792		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	4255
Italy	472
Portugal	44	note
Union	19562
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
Species:	ToothfishesDissostichus spp.	Zone:	Williams Ridgenote(TOT/F574WR)
TAC	140	note	Precautionary TAC

Benthic fishery closuresGulden DraakPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 28°00' | 98°00'2 | 29°00' | 98°00'3 | 28°00' | 99°00'4 | 29°00' | 99°00'RuskyPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 31°20' | 94°55'2 | 31°30' | 94°55'3 | 31°20' | 95°00'4 | 31°30' | 95°00'Fools-FlatPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 31°30' | 94°40'2 | 31°40' | 94°40'3 | 31°30' | 95°00'4 | 31°40' | 95°00'East Broken RidgePoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 32°50' | 100°50'2 | 33°25' | 100°50'3 | 32°50' | 101°40'4 | 33°25' | 101°40'Mid-Indian RidgePoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 13°00' | 64°00'2 | 15°50' | 64°00'3 | 15°50' | 66°48'4 | 15°02' | 68°00'5 | 15°50' | 68°00'Atlantis BankPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 32°00' | 57°00'2 | 32°50' | 57°00'3 | 32°00' | 58°00'4 | 32°50' | 58°00'BridlePoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 38°03' | 49°00'2 | 38°45' | 49°00'3 | 38°03' | 50°00'4 | 38°45' | 50°00'BananaPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 30°20' | 45°40'2 | 30°30' | 45°40'3 | 30°20' | 46°00'4 | 30°30' | 46°00'Middle of WhatPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 37°54' | 50°23'2 | 37°56'30" | 50°23'3 | 37°54' | 50°27'4 | 37°56'30" | 50°27'Walters ShoalPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 33°00' | 43°10'2 | 33°20' | 43°10'3 | 33°00' | 44°10'4 | 33°20' | 44°10'CoralPoint | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 41°00' | 42°00'2 | 41°40' | 42°00'3 | 41°00' | 44°00'4 | 41°40' | 44°00'Magneto (formally South Indian Ridge)Point | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 44°00' | 40°52'40,8"2 | 45°00' | 42°07'26,4"3 | 44°00' | 46°32'38,4"4 | 45°00' | 45°42'39,6"Subarea 5Point | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E)1 | 25°00' | 90°00'2 | 36°00' | 90°00'3 | 25°00' | 105°00'4 | 36°00' | 105°00'

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(M/M/NPFC-TR)	Purse seinersnote(M/M/NPFC-PS)
5703	42237
Species:	Chub mackerel and blue mackerelScomber japonicus and Scomber australasicus	Zone:	NPFC Convention area
Union	5560	notenotenotenote	Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
NPFC Contracting Parties, including Union	47940	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 present in the Western Channel (ICES division 7e) and 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.

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 2024 management period;

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

(c)by 31 July 2026, each Member State concerned submits a report to the Commission on those fishing vessels’ catches of sole in the 3 previous years and by 31 January 2027, each Member State concerned submits a report to the Commission on those fishing vessels’catches of sole in 2026.

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 2026 to 31 January 2027.

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 2024, 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 that vessel and that 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 with reports in electronic format containing, for the regulated gear set out in Table I, 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; and

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

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 Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council^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 2026 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 2026 and 31 January 2027 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 one 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 pursuant to 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 33 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 2024 and 2025 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	Time period	Additional Comment
1	Stanhope ground	60°25'N - 01°45'E60°25'N - 02°00'E60°10'N - 02°00'E60°10'N - 01°45'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 December 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
5a	Foula Deeps	60°17.5'N - 01°45'W60°11.0'N - 01°45'W60°11.0'N - 02°10'W60°20.0'N - 02°00'W60°20.0'N - 01°50'W	1 November to 31 December
5b	Foula Deeps	60°21'N - 02°05'W60°22'N - 02°27'W60°06'N - 02°27'W60°06'N - 02°05'W	1 January to 15 March
6	Egersund Bank	58°07.40'N - 04°33.0'E57°53.00'N - 05°12.0'E57°40.00'N - 05°10.9'E57°57.90'N - 04°31.9'E	1 December to 31 March	(10 x 25 nm)
7	East of Fair Isle	59°40'N - 01°3'W59°40'N - 01°13'W59°30'N - 01°20'W59°00'N - 01°20'W59°00'N - 01°40'W59°10'N - 01°40'W59°10'N - 01°28'W59°30'N - 01°28'W59°40'N - 01°23'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 January to 15 March	(18 x 4 nm)
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 January to 15 March	(1,5 x 49 nm)
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 January to 15 March	East of Skagen(2,7x4 nm)
11	Krogbund	56°56'N - 06°25'E56°47'N - 06°25'E56°47'N - 06°55'E56°56'N - 06°55'E	1 January to 31 March
12	Lille Fiskerbanke	56°50'N - 06°08'E56°50'N - 05°52'E56°38'N - 05°52'E56°38'N - 06°08'E	1 January to 31 March

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

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 | 154Italy | 30Cyprus | 20Malta | 54Union | 622

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 | 30

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.| 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 | 13 | 70 | 0Baitboats | 0 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Handline | 0 | 1 | 47 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Trawlers | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0Small-scale | 48 | 707 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 210 | 76Other artisanal | 73 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 MediterraneanMaximum number of authorised farms and input of wild-caught bluefin tuna| Number of farms | Input (in tonnes)Greece | 0 | 0Spain | 8 | 10550Croatia | 4 | 2947Italy | 0 | 0Cyprus | 0 | 0Malta | 5 | 12300Portugal | 2 | 626

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) 2017/2107.Member State | Maximum number of vesselsIreland | 50Spain | 730France | 151Portugal | 310

VII · Ccamlr convention area

Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention area in the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 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 2025 to 30 November 2026	48.6_2	182	713	9	29	29
48.6_3	60	3	9	9
48.6_4	181	9	28	28
48.6_5	290	14	46	46
88.1	Whole subarea	1 December 2025 to 31 August 2026	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’)	428	21	72	21
88.2	Whole subarea	1 December 2025 to 31 August 2026	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	1425	9	29	29
88.2_2	454	22	72	72
88.2_3	468	23	74	74
88.2_4	319	15	51	51
14 December 2025 to 31 August 2026	88.2_H	199	199	9	31	31

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

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

2.Maximum 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

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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