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Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249

In forceThis text since 1 Jan 2026law://eu/reg/2026/249/anx_IB__tbl_14@2026-11-12

Contents

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

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Type: Regulation · Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249
In force: 1 Jan 2025
Applies from: 1 Dec 2025
Text current to: 1 Jan 2026
Applies from: 1 Jan 2026
Adopted: 26 Jan 2026
Applies from: 30 Jan 2026
Applies from: 1 Feb 2026
Applies from: 1 Apr 2026
Applies from: 1 Jun 2026
Applies from: 1 Jul 2026
Applies from: 1 Nov 2026
Applies from: 15 Apr 2027
Made by: Council of the European Union
Official: EUR-Lex 32026R0249 · ELI

Topics

catch by species catch quota conservation of fish stocks EU waters fishing area fishing rights international waters sea fish sea fishing ship's flag Fisheries policy

History · 1 version

1 Jan 2026Reading
changed by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1547 of 1 July 2026 amen…
changed by Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1547

Connections

Amended by 2: Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1547; Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1547 of 1 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2026/249 fixing for 2026, 2027 and 2028 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2025/2454 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2026 (Official Journal of the European Union L, 2026/1547, 3 July 2026)
Cited by 2: Council Regulation (EU) 2026/15475 provisions; Council Regulation (EU) 2026/7866 provisions

Defined terms · 32

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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;
analytical TAC
means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is available;
current management period
means the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027.
fishing logbook
means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c
means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
functional unit 26 of ICES division 9a
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
functional unit 27 of ICES division 9a
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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;
functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c
means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
gear grouping
means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
Gulf of Cádiz
means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23' 48″ 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;
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;
international waters
means waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
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;
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;
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.
Nordmøre sorting grid
means a selectivity device which:
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.
otter trawls
means trawls held open by otter boards towed on the seabed;
overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention areas
means the geographical area defined by the following limits:
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;
quota
means a proportion of a TAC that is allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
recreational fisheries
means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources in the context of recreation, tourism or sport;
regulated gear
means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box
means a selectivity device which:
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;
the area
means ICES division 7e;
third country fishing vessel
means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
total allowable catch
(TAC) means:
Union fishing fleet register
means the register maintained by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;