Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2638of 20 November 2023fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2024 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters

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.

Germany9(1)(2)(3)2(1)(2)(6)Netherlands36(1)(2)(3)6(1)(2)(6)Union49524(1)(3)8234(1)(6)United Kingdom10204(2)(3)2058(2)(6)Norway0(4)0(4)Faroe Islands0(5)0(5)TAC5972810292(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 ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.(3)May only be fished from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023.(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 2023 to 31 October 2024.;

(2) in Annex IA, Part B, the fishing opportunities table for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in ICES Subarea 4 and United Kingdom waters ICES division 2a is replaced by the following:

Species:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

(HAD/2AC4.)

Belgium363(1) (2)

Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

Denmark2495(1) (2)Germany1588(1) (2)France2768(1) (2)Netherlands272(1) (2)Sweden223(1) (2)

Union7709(1) (2)Norway13432(3)United Kingdom37261TAC58402(1)Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30΄N (HAD/6AN58).(2)Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 3a (HAD/03A-C)(3)Of which 11182 tonnes may be taken in Union waters (HAD/04-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zones:Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/04N-)Union4774;

(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:

OJ L 175, 18.5.2021, p. 3..

Species:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Greenland waters of 5 and 14

(CAP/514GRN)

DenmarkTo be established

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.

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 2023 to 15 April 2024.

Article 14

Entry into force and application

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 to 31 December 2024.

By way of derogation from the second paragraph:

(a) Article 13, point (1), shall apply from 1 November 2023 until 31 October 2024;

(b) Article 13, point (2) shall apply from 1 November 2023 until 31 December 2023.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2023.

For the Council

The President

H. Crevits

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 measures functionally linked thereto.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones.

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:HerringZone:Subdivisions 30-31Clupea harengus(HER/30/31.)Finland45092Analytical TACSweden9908Union55000TAC55000

Table 2

Species:HerringZone:Subdivisions 22-24Clupea harengus(HER/3BC+24)Denmark110(1)Analytical TACGermany435(1)Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Finland0(1)Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.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 compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.