1Council Regulation (EU) 2025/669 of 31 March 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2025/202 fixing for 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply.;

1r2r3r45r67r

(SAN/234_1R)

(SAN/234_2R)

(SAN/234_3R)(SAN/234_4)(SAN/234_5R)

(SAN/234_6)

(SAN/234_7R)Denmark66016365090001040Germany1015600000Sweden2424134100040Union68541379060001080United Kingdom2266125300040Total70807391590001120

Species:Sandeel and associated by-catchesZone:

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

Union waters of 3a

Ammodytes spp.Denmark102630

Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 2.

Germany157Sweden3769Union106556United Kingdom3522TAC110078

(b) in Table 103, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

(1) Special condition: within the limits of those quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

3a

(MAC/03A.)

United Kingdom and Union waters of 3a, 4b and 4c

(MAC/3A4BC)

4b

(MAC/04B.)

4c

(MAC/04C.)

United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14

(MAC/2AX14)

Belgium0000228Denmark041300013197Germany0000238France049000718Netherlands049000723Sweden00390102184Union051103901017288;

(2) Annex ID is amended as follows:

(a) Tables 7 and 8 are replaced by the following:

Table 7

The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for Northern albacore as a target species shall be: 1241.

Special condition: within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom waters (ALB/AN05N-UK): 280,00.

Species:Northern albacoreZone:Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°NThunnus alalunga(ALB/AN05N)Ireland4603,57

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

Spain26004,73France9172,27Portugal3198,54Union42979,11TAC47251,00

Table 8

Species:Southern albacoreZone:Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°NThunnus alalunga(ALB/AS05N)Spain1087,65

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;

France357,45Portugal761,15Union2206,250,00TAC28000,00

(b) Tables 11 and 12 are replaced by the following:

Table 11

Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/ATLLL) shall be reported separately. As of June, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these fishing vessels on a weekly basis.

Species:Bigeye tunaZone:Atlantic OceanThunnus obesus(BET/ATLANT)Spain8404,59

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

France3569,90Portugal2943,93Union14918,42TAC73000,00

Table 12

Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/AE45WM_AMS).

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/8301):

Spain1079,14France501,33Union1580,47

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/641):

France100,00Union100,00

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex VI (BFT/8302):

Spain141,97France141,40Italy111,60Cyprus3,87Malta8,93Union407,77

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI (BFT/643):

Italy111,60Union111,60

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI for farming purposes (BFT/8303F):

Croatia1005,67Union1005,67;

Species:Bluefin tunaZone:Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W, and MediterraneanThunnus thynnus(BFT/AE45WM)Cyprus193,42

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

Greece347,70Spain7098,54France7069,80Croatia1117,41Italy5579,83Malta446,65Portugal644,90Other Member States79,90Union22578,15TAC40570,00

(c) Tables 14 and 15 are replaced by following:

Table 14

Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS).

Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N (SWO/AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AS05N_AMS).

Species:SwordfishZone:Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°NXiphias gladius(SWO/AN05N)Spain6425,79

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

Portugal1071,61Other Member States97,07Union7594,47TAC14769,00

Table 15

Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N (SWO/AN05N).;

Species:SwordfishZone:Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°NXiphias gladius(SWO/AS05N)Spain5004,84

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

Portugal301,56Union5306,40TAC10000,00

(3) Annex IH is replaced by the following:

(4) Annex VI is amended as follows:

(a) in point 2, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

(1) This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by up to 10 longline vessels in accordance with the table in point 4 of this Annex.;

(b) points 4, 5 and 6 are replaced by the following:

1. Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Table

The numbers in this table may be further increased, provided that the Union’s international obligations are complied with.

One medium-size purse seiner has been replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels.

One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.

One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

The individual numbers of purse seiners in this table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future.

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Number of fishing vesselsGreeceSpainFranceCroatiaItalyCyprusMaltaPortugalPurse seiners07221821120Longliners0362304016630Baitboats066800000Handline0147120000Trawlers005600000Small-scale507040000076Other artisanal760149015102550

1. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

Maximum number of trapsMember StateNumber of trapsSpain6Italy2Portugal2

1. Maximum number of authorised farms and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table

Maximum number of authorised farms and input of wild-caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)Member StateNumber of farmsinput (in tonnes)Greece00Spain79326,00Croatia42652,30Italy71910,00Cyprus00Malta512325,00Portugal2518,00

Annex

ANNEX IH

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Table 1

Research block A:

NW:50°30′S, 136°ENE:50°30′S, 140°30′ESE:54°50′S, 140°30′ESW:54°50′S, 136°E

Research block B:

NW:52°45′S, 140°30′ENE:52°45′S, 145°30′ESE:54°50′S, 145°30′ESW:54°50′S, 140°30′E

This annual TAC is only for exploratory fisheries, as defined in Article 4, point 11, of Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Fishing shall be limited to depths between 600 m and 2500 m. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 60 consecutive days which may occur any time between 1 May and 15 November 2025. All fishing shall cease immediately if the death of the following occurs:

(a) one of any of the following species: wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma), black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis); or

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;

Netherlands25231,31Lithuania16197,66Poland27850,69Union92558,00TACNot relevant