Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2090 of 27 October 2022 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2023 and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 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.

Germany9(1)(2)(3)5(1)(2)(6)Netherlands36(1)(2)(3)18(1)(2)(6)Union49524(1)(3)24750(1)(6)United Kingdom10204(2)(3)5250(2)(6)Norway0(4)0(4)Faroe Islands0(5)0(5)TAC5972830000(1)Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and 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.(2)Quota may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 only.(3)May only be fished from 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022.(4)A sorting grid shall be used.

(5)A sorting grid shall be used. This amount includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.(6)May only be fished from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023.

(3) In Annex IB the fishing opportunities table for capelin (Mallotus villosus) in Greenland waters of ICES subareas 5 and 14 is replaced by the following:

Species:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Greenland waters of 5 and 14

(CAP/514GRN)

DenmarkTo be established

Analytical TAC

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

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

GermanyTo be establishedSwedenTo be establishedAll Member StatesTo be established(1)UnionTo be established(2)(3)NorwayTo be established(3)TACNot relevant(1)Denmark, Germany and Sweden 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. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS).(2)Fishing may start when the Union accepts an offer for such quotas from the Greenland authorities in the framework of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark on the other hand and the implementing Protocol thereto. Member States shall ensure that their catches do not exceed the quantity received from the Greenland authorities, after deduction of quantities transferred to Norway.(3)For a fishing period from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023.

Article 14

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 2023.

By way of derogation from the second paragraph:

(a) Article 13, point (1), shall apply from 1 January 2022;

(b) Article 13, point (2), shall apply from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023;

(c) Article 13, point (3), shall apply from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2022.

For the Council

The President

M. Bek

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.

Fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species.

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

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon nameClupea harengusHERHerringGadus morhuaCODCodPleuronectes platessaPLEPlaiceSalmo salarSALAtlantic salmonSprattus sprattusSPRSprat

Table 1

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivisions 30-31

(HER/30/31.)

Finland65627Analytical TACSweden14420Union80047TAC80047

Table 2

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivisions 22-24

(HER/3BC+24)

Denmark110(1)

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany435(1)Finland0(1)Poland103(1)Sweden140(1)Union788(1)TAC788(1)(1)

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

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to herring provided that those 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 is permitted for Union fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall fishing with gillnets, entangling nets, handlines, pound nets or jigging equipment. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the competent Member State.

Table 3

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

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

(HER/3D-R30)

Denmark1558Analytical TACGermany413Estonia7957Finland15531Latvia1964Lithuania2068Poland17645Sweden23686Union70822TACNot relevant

Table 4

Species:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Subdivision 28.1

(HER/03D.RG)

Estonia21078

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Latvia24565Union45643TAC45643

Table 5

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Union waters of subdivisions 25-32

(COD/3DX32.)

Denmark137(1)

Precautionary TAC

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

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

Germany54(1)Estonia13(1)Finland10(1)Latvia51(1)Lithuania33(1)Poland159(1)Sweden138(1)Union595(1)TACNot relevant(1)(1)

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

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 those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Table 6

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Subdivisions 22-24

(COD/3BC+24)

Denmark214(1)

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany104(1)Estonia5(1)Finland4(1)Latvia18(1)Lithuania11(1)Poland57(1)Sweden76(1)Union489(1)TAC489(1)(1)

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

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 those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Table 7

Species:

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Union waters of subdivisions 22-32

(PLE/3BCD-C)

Denmark8105

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Germany900Poland1697Sweden611Union11313TAC11313

Table 8

Species:

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone:

Union waters of subdivisions 22-31

(SAL/3BCD-F)

Denmark13223(1)(2)

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany1471(1)(2)Estonia1344(1)(2)(3)Finland16488(1)(2)Latvia8411(1)(2)Lithuania989(1)(2)Poland4011(1)(2)Sweden17874(1)(2)Union63811(1)(2)TACNot relevant(1)Expressed by number of individual fish.

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

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to salmon provided that those 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 is permitted for Union fishing vessels north to latitude 59° 30′ N in areas within four nautical miles measured from the baselines during the period from 1 May to 31 August.

(3)Special condition: no more than 450 specimens of this quota may be fished in Union waters of subdivision 32 (SAL/3D32)

Table 9

Species:

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone:

Union waters of subdivision 32

(SAL/3D32.)

Estonia969(1)Precautionary TACFinland8486(1)Union9455(1)TACNot relevant(1)Expressed by number of individual fish.

Table 10

Species:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

Union waters of subdivisions 22-32

(SPR/3BCD-C)

Denmark22107

Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Germany14006Estonia25671Finland11573Latvia31005Lithuania11216Poland65798Sweden42738Union224114TACNot relevant