Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 of 30 October 2019 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters

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

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

Denmark5494964940Germany1112The Netherlands4048Union5500065000Norway145000Faroe Islands50000TACNot relevantNot relevant

1. In Annex IJ, in the fishing opportunities table for toothfish in SPRFMO Convention Area, the reporting code TOP/SPRFMO is replaced by TOT/SPR-AE.

Article 12

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2020, with the exception of point (2) of Article 11(1), which shall apply from 1 November 2019 until 31 October 2020, and of point (1) of Article 11(1) and Article 11(2), which shall apply from 1 January 2019.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2019.

For the Council

The President

T. Tuppurainen

Annex

ANNEX

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon nameClupea harengusHERHerringGadus morhuaCODCodPleuronectes platessaPLEPlaiceSalmo salarSALAtlantic salmonSprattus sprattusSPRSpratSpecies:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivisions 30-31

(HER/30/31.)

Finland53306Sweden11712Union65018TAC65018

Precautionary TAC

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivisions 22-24

(HER/3BC+24)

Denmark442Germany1738Finland0Poland410Sweden560Union3150TAC3150

Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

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

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32

(HER/3D-R30)

Denmark3374Germany895Estonia17232Finland33637Latvia4253Lithuania4478Poland38215Sweden51300Union153384TACNot relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivision 28.1

(HER/03D.RG)

Estonia15906Latvia18539Union34445TAC34445

Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

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

In subdivision 24 exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota in subdivision 24.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that these investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing this quota in subdivision 24 shall be allowed for Union fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall fishing with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines (except drifting lines), handlines and jigging equipment or other passive gear in areas up to six nautical miles measured from the baselines where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State.

It shall be prohibited to fish this quota in subdivisions 22 and 23 from 1 February to 31 March and in subdivision 24 from 1 June to 31 July.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, that closure period shall not apply to Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that fish with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines (except drifting lines), handlines and jigging equipment or other passive gear in areas where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State.

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Subdivisions 22-24

(COD/3BC+24)

Denmark1662Germany812Estonia37Finland33Latvia137Lithuania89Poland444

Sweden592Union3806TAC3806

Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

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

Species:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(PLE/3BCD-C)

Denmark4939Germany549Poland1034Sweden372Union6894TAC6894

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Expressed by number of individual fish.

Special condition: up to 20 % and no more than 400 specimens of this quota may be fished in Union waters of subdivision 32 (SAL/3D32).

Species:

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone:

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31

(SAL/3BCD-F)

Denmark17940Germany1996Estonia1823Finland22370Latvia11411Lithuania1341Poland5442Sweden24252Union86575TACNot relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

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

Expressed by number of individual fish.

Species:

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone:

Union waters of Subdivision 32

(SAL/3D32.)

Estonia995Finland8708Union9703TACNot relevant

Precautionary TAC

Species:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(SPR/3BCD-C)

Denmark20730Germany13133Estonia24072Finland10851Latvia29073Lithuania10517Poland61697Sweden40074Union210147TACNot relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.