Council Regulation (EC) No 860/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland, Faroese and Icelandic waters and fishing for cod in the North Sea, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004, as concerns fishing opportunities for deep-sea sharks and roundnose grenadier
Council Regulation (EC) No 860/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland, Faroese and Icelandic waters and fishing for cod in the North Sea, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004, as concerns fishing opportunities for deep-sea sharks and roundnose grenadier
Regulation (EC) No 860/2005 · Regulation · 5 articles
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Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 is amended as follows:
1.
Article 5(2) shall be replaced by the following:
‘2. Community vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Articles 9, 16 and 17.’
2.
The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 9:
‘Fishing by Community vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of Iceland shall be limited to the area defined by straight lines sequentially connecting the following coordinates:
South Western Area
1.
63° 12′ N and 23° 05′ W through 62° 00′ N and 26° 00′ W,
2.
62° 58′ N and 22° 25′ W,
3.
63° 06′ N and 21° 30′ W,
4.
63° 03′ N and 21° 00′ W from there 180° 00′ S;
South Eastern Area
1.
63° 14′ N and 10° 40′ W,
2.
63° 14′ N and 11° 23′ W,
3.
63° 35′ N and 12° 21′ W,
4.
64° 00′ N and 12° 30′ W,
5.
63° 53′ N and 13° 30′ W,
6.
63° 36′ N and 14° 30′ W,
7.
63° 10′ N and 17° 00′ W from there 180° 00′ S.’
3.
Annexes IB, IC, ID, IVa, IVc and VI shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
ANNEX I
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 are amended as follows:
1.
In Annex IB:
(a)
The entry concerning the species ling in zone III (Community waters and international waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone
:
III (Community waters and international waters)
Belgium
10 ( 1 )
Denmark
76
Germany
10
Sweden
30
United Kingdom
10 ( 1 )
EC
136
(b)
The entry concerning the species Northern prawn in zone IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone
:
IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
PRA/2AC4-C
Denmark
3 700
The Netherlands
35
Sweden
149
United Kingdom
1 096
EC
4 980
TAC
4 980
Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.’
(c)
The entry concerning the ‘Combined quota’ in zone EC waters of zones Vb, VI, VII is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Combined quota
Zone
:
EC waters of zones Vb, VI, VII
R/G/5B67-C
EC
Not relevant
Norway
600 ( 2 )
TAC
Not relevant
(d)
The entry concerning ‘Other species’ in zone EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of 56° 30' N is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Other species
Zone
:
EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of 56° 30' N
OTH/2A46AN
EC
Not relevant
Norway
4 720 ( 3 )
Faroe Islands
400 ( 4 )
TAC
Not relevant
2.
In Annex IC:
(a)
The entry concerning the species snow crab in zone NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Snow crab
Chionoecetes spp.
Zone
:
NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)
PCR/N01GRN
Ireland
125
Spain
875
EC
1 000
TAC
Not relevant
Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply,’
(b)
The entry concerning the species capelin in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone
:
V, XIV (Greenland waters)
CAP/514GRN
All Member States
0
EC
50 050 ( 5 )
( 6 )
TAC
Not relevant
(c)
The entry concerning the species redfish in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following two entries:
‘Species
:
Redfish
Sebastes spp.
Zone
:
V, XIV (Greenland waters)
RED/514GRN
Germany
11 794 ( 10 )
France
60 ( 10 )
United Kingdom
84 ( 10 )
EC
15 938 ( 7 )
( 8 )
( 9 )
( 10 )
TAC
Not relevant
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
Species
:
Redfish
Sebastes spp.
Zone
:
Va (Icelandic waters)
RED/05A-IS
Belgium
100 ( 11 )
( 12 )
Germany
1 690 ( 11 )
( 12 )
France
50 ( 11 )
( 12 )
United Kingdom
1 160 ( 11 )
( 12 )
EC
3 000 ( 11 )
( 12 )
TAC
Not relevant
3.
In Annex ID, the entry concerning the species white hake in zone NAFO 3NO is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
White hake
Urophycis tenuis
Zone
:
NAFO 3NO
HKW/N3NO
Spain
2 165
Portugal
2 835
EC
5 000
TAC
8 500
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.’
4.
In Annex IVa:
(a)
Table II is replaced by the following:
‘Table II — Derogations from days present within the area and absent from port in Table I and associated conditions
Area
Gear defined in point 4
2002 vessel track record ( *1 )
Days
Area defined in point 2
4(a), 4(e)
Less than 5 % of each of cod, sole and plaice
No days restriction ( *2 )
Area defined in point 2
4(a), 4(b)
Less than 5 % cod
100 to < 120 mm up to 13 ≥ 120 mm up to 14
Kattegatt and North Sea
4(c) gear of mesh size equal to or greater than 220 mm
Less than 5 % cod and more than 5 % of turbot and lumpfish
Up to 15 days
Kattegatt and Skagerrak
4(a) gear with 120 mm square mesh window ( *3 )
n/a
12 days
Eastern Channel
4(c) trammel nets of mesh size equal to or less than 110 mm
Vessels absent from port for no more than 24 hours
19 days
(b)
In Appendix 1, the second sentence of point 4(a) is replaced by the following:
‘The window shall be inserted into the top panel.’
5.
In Annex IVc, point 6(a) is replaced by the following:
‘6.
(a)
The maximum number of days in any calendar month for which a vessel may be present within the area and absent from port having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 is shown in Table I.
Where a vessel crosses between two areas on a fishing trip the day shall be counted against the area in which the largest proportion of time was spent during that day.
The number of days in which a vessel is present within the global area constituted by the areas defined in point 2 of this Annex and in point 2 of Annex IVa shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However the number of days in which the vessel is present in the areas defined in point 2 of Annex IVa shall comply with the maximum number fixed in accordance with Annex IVa.
Table I — Maximum days present within the area and absent from port by fishing gear
Area defined in point 2:
Grouping of fishing gears referred to in point:
4a
4b
2.
Western Channel (ICES Division VIIe)
20
20 ’
6.
In Annex VI, Part I is replaced by the following:
‘PART I
QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF LICENCES AND FISHING PERMITS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD COUNTRY WATERS
Area of fishing
Fishery
Number of licences
Repartition of licences amongst Member States
Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen
Herring, North of 62° 00' N
75
DK: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1, IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW: 10, UK: 17
55
Demersal species, North of 62° 00' N
80
FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1
50
Mackerel, South of 62° 00' N, purse seine fishery
11
DE: 1 ( 13 ) , DK: 26 ( 13 ) , FR: 2 ( 13 ) , NL: 1 ( 13 )
not relevant
Mackerel, South of 62° 00' N, trawl fishery
19
not relevant
Mackerel, North of 62° 00' N, purse seine fishery
11 ( 14 )
DK: 11
not relevant
Industrial species, South of 62° 00' N
480
DK: 450, UK: 30
150
Waters of the Faroe Islands
All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines
26
BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18
13
Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28' N and east of 6° 30' W
8 ( 15 )
4
Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20' N and 62° 00' N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.
70
BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20
26
Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30' N and west of 9° 00' W and in the area between 7° 00' W and 9° 00' W south of 60° 30' N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30' N, 7° 00' W and 60° 00' N, 6° 00' W.
70
DE: 8 ( 16 ) , FR: 12 ( 16 ) , UK: 0 ( 16 )
20 ( 17 )
Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend.
70
22 ( 17 )
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called “main fishing area of blue whiting”
34
DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5
20
Line fishing
10
UK: 10
6
Fishing for mackerel
12
DK: 12
12
Herring fisheries north of 62° N
21
DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3
21
Iceland
All fisheries
18
5
Waters of the Russian Federation
All fisheries
pm
pm
Fisheries for cod
7 ( 18 )
pm
Fisheries for sprat
pm
pm
( 1 ) May not be fished in Division 3 IIIb,c,d.’
( 2 ) Taken with long lines only, including rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.’
( 3 ) Limited to IIa and IV. Includes fisheries not specifically mentioned.
( 4 ) Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa.’
( 5 ) Of which 45 930 tonnes are allocated to Iceland.
( 6 ) To be fished before 30 April 2005.’
( 7 ) May be fished by pelagic trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the pelagic trawl fishery shall be reported separately. May be fished East or West.
( 8 )
3 500 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway.
( 9 ) 500 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. Catches from the bottom trawl and pelagic trawl fisheries shall be reported separately.
( 10 ) Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland) for 2005.
( 11 ) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
( 12 ) To be fished between July and December.’
( *1 ) As verified by the EC logbook — average annual landing in live weight.
( *2 ) The vessel may be present within the area for the number of days in the month concerned.
( *3 ) Vessels subject to this derogation shall comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 1 to this Annex.’
( 13 ) This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.
( 14 ) To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62° 00' N.
( 15 ) Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for “All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”.
( 16 ) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
( 17 ) These figures are included in the figures for “Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”.
( 18 ) Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.’
ANNEX II
Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 is amended as follows:
1.
The entry concerning the species deep-sea sharks in zone X (Community waters and international waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Deep-sea sharks
Zone
:
X (Community waters and international waters)
Portugal
120
EC ( 1 )
120
2.
The entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in zone Vb, VI, VII (Community waters and international waters) is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Zone
:
Vb, VI, VII (Community waters and international waters)
Germany
10
Estonia
77
Spain
85
France
4 327
Ireland
341
Lithuania
99
Poland
50
United Kingdom
254
Others ( 2 )
10
EC
5 253
( 1 ) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.’
( 2 ) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.’
