Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1069 of 28 June 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1579 as regards certain fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union and non-Union waters

Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 2 shall apply from 1 July 2021.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2021.

For the Council

The President

M. do C. Antunes

Annex

ANNEX

PART A

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1579, the fishing opportunities table for herring in ICES subdivisions 30-31 is replaced by the following:

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivisions 30-31

(HER/30/31.)

Finland96321Analytical TACSweden21164Union117485TAC117485

PART B

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows:

(1) the fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES division 3a is replaced by the following:

Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission and to the United Kingdom.

Species:

Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus

Zone:

3a

(SPR/03A.)

Denmark13086Analytical TACGermany27Sweden4951Union18064TAC19529

(2) the fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a is replaced by the following:

The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

Including sandeel.

May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.

Species:

Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus

Zone:

United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

(SPR/2AC4-C)

Belgium993Analytical TACDenmark78553Germany993France993

The Netherlands993Sweden1330Union83855Norway0Faroe Islands0United Kingdom3331TAC87186

(3) the table for fishing opportunities for anchovy in ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021.

Species:

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(ANE/9/3411)

Spain2747Precautionary TACPortugal2997Union5744TAC5744

PART C

In Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/92, point 6 is replaced by the following:

1. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.