Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities

Article 11(1) of this Regulation applies;

(b) the fishing opportunities table for sandeel in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:

Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 2 % of the quota (OT1/2A3A4). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species.

Special condition:

within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:

ZoneUnion waters of sandeel management areas1r2r3r45r67r(SAN/234_1R)(SAN/234_2R)(SAN/234_3R)(SAN/234_4)(SAN/234_5R)(SAN/234_6)(SAN/234_7R)Denmark24144316596505097901650United Kingdom5278362801114040Germany369254078000Sweden8866609401872060Union25595617594105404301750Total25595617594105404301750

Species:

Sandeel and associated by-catches

Ammodytes spp.

Zone:Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IVDenmark458552United Kingdom10024Germany701Sweden16838Union486115TAC486115

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(c) the fishing opportunities table for cod in VIIa is replaced by the following:

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

In addition to this TAC, the Member States having quota for cod in VIIa may decide by common agreement to allocate an overall total of 10 tonnes to one or more vessels carrying out a directed scientific fishery assessed by the STECF in order to improve scientific information on this stock (COD/07A.). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

VIIa

(COD/07A.)

Belgium2France5Ireland97The Netherlands0United Kingdom42Union146TAC146Analytical TAC

(d) the fishing opportunities table for Common dab and European flounder for Union waters of IIa and IV is deleted;

(e) the fishing opportunities table for haddock in VIIa is replaced by the following:

Species:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

VIIa

(HAD/07A.)

Belgium42France189Ireland1132United Kingdom1252Union2615TAC2615

Precautionary TAC

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(f) in footnote (2) of the fishing opportunities table for pollack in IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, the reporting code (POL/93411P) is added;

(g) in the fishing opportunities table for saithe in IIIa, IV; Union waters of IIa, the reporting code (POK/2A3A4.) is replaced by (POK/2C3A4);

(h) in footnote (3) of the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-VIIc and VIIe-VIIk, the reporting code (RJE/7FG) is replaced by (RJE/7FG.);

(i) in the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId, footnotes (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata).;

(j) in the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32, footnote (3) is replaced by the following:

(3) Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4AN): 328

When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species..

1. In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the All Member States quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the All Member States quota at all.

For a fishing period from 20 June 2016 to 30 April 2017.

Species:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(CAP/514GRN)

Denmark0Germany0Sweden0United Kingdom0All Member States0Union0Norway4389TACNot relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

1. Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:

(a) in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, the reporting code (SAIL/AE45W) is replaced by (SAI/AE45W);

(b) in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W, the reporting code (SAIL/AW45W) is replaced by (SAI/AW45W);

(c) in the fishing opportunities table for swordfish in Mediterranean, the reporting code (SWO/M) is replaced by (SWO/MED).

1. In Annex IE to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, in the fishing opportunities table for grenadiers in FAO 48.3 Antarctic, the reporting code (SRX/F483.) is replaced by (GRV/F483.).

1. In Annex IJ to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for jack mackerel in the SPRFMO Convention Area is replaced by the following:

Species:

Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Zone:

SPRFMO Convention Area

(CJM/SPRFMO)

Germany7573,92The Netherlands8209,35Lithuania5270,13Poland9061,6Union30115TACNot relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

1. Annex IID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 and Appendix 1 to that Annex are replaced by the following:

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Annex

ANNEX IID

MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management areaICES statistical rectangles1r31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F52r35 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 G13r41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0438–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F05r47–52 F1–F5641–43 G0–G3; 44 G17r47–52 E6–F0

Annex

Appendix 1 to Annex IID

SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS