Council Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks

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Article 1 Subject-matter

This Regulation fixes for the years 2009 and 2010 the annual fishing opportunities available to Community fishing vessels for stocks of deep-sea species in Community waters and in certain non-Community waters where catch limitations are required, and the specific conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

Article 2 Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea fishing permit’ means the fishing permit referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.

2.   The definitions of ICES and CECAF zones are those given, respectively, in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/95.

Article 3 Fixing of fishing opportunities

Fishing opportunities for stocks of deep-sea species for Community vessels are fixed as set out in the Annex.

Article 4 Allocation among Member States

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States provided for in the Annex shall be without prejudice to:

(a)

exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)

reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(c)

additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(d)

quantities withheld pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(e)

deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Article 5 Quota flexibility

For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, all quotas in the Annex to the present Regulation shall be considered ‘Analytical’ quotas.

However, the measures provided for in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to those quotas.

Article 6 Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

1.   Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by this Regulation may be retained on board or landed only if they were taken by vessels of a Member State which has a quota which is not exhausted. All landings shall count against the quota.

2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to catches taken in the course of scientific investigations carried out in accordance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. Such catches shall not count against the quota.

Article 7 Orange roughy

1.   Fishing for orange roughy shall be prohibited in the following sea areas:

(a)

that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

57°00′ N, 11°00′ W

57°00′ N, 8°30′ W

56°23′ N, 8°30′ W

55°00′ N, 8°30′ W

55°00′ N, 11°00′ W

57°00′ N, 11°00′ W;

(b)

that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

55°30′ N, 15°49′ W

53°30′ N, 14°11′ W

50°30′ N, 14°11′ W

50°30′ N, 15°49′ W;

(c)

that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

55°00′ N, 13°51′ W

55°00′ N, 10°37′ W

54°15′ N, 10°37′ W

53°30′ N, 11°50′ W

53°30′ N, 13°51′ W.

Those positions and the corresponding rhumb lines and vessel positions shall be measured according to the WGS84 standard.

2.   Vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit that have entered the areas defined in paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless:

(a)

all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the transit in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93; or

(b)

the average speed during transit is equal to, or greater than, 8 knots.

3.   Member States shall ensure that vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit are properly monitored by the Fisheries Monitoring Centres (FMC), which shall have a system to detect and record the vessels’ entry into, transit through and exit from the areas defined in paragraph 1.

Article 8 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 1 January 2009.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

PART 1

Definition of Species and Species Groups

1.

In the list set out in part 2 of this Annex, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. However, deep-sea sharks are placed at the beginning of that list. A table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given below for the purposes of this Regulation:

Common name

Scientific name

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Forkbeards

Phycis blennoides

2.

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea sharks’, means the following list of species:

Common name

Scientific name

Iceland catshark

Apristuris spp.

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

Leafscale gulper shark

Centrophorus squamosus

Portuguese dogfish

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Longnose velvet dogfish

Centroscymnus crepidater

Black dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

Birdbeak dogfish

Deania calceus

Kitefin shark

Dalatias licha

Greater lanternshark

Etmopterus princeps

Velvet belly

Etmopterus spinax

Blackmouth dogfish

Galeus melastomus

Mouse catshark

Galeus murinus

Greenland shark

Somniosus microcephalus

PART 2

Annual fishing opportunities applicable for Community vessels in areas where catch limitations exist by species and by area (in tonnes live weight)

All references are to ICES subareas and/or divisions unless otherwise stated.

Species

:

Deep-sea sharks

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (DWS/56789-)

Year

2009  ( 1 )

2010  ( 2 )

Germany

20

0

Estonia

1

0

Ireland

55

0

Spain

93

0

France

339

0

Lithuania

1

0

Poland

1

0

Portugal

127

0

United Kingdom

187

0

EC

824

0

Species

:

Deep-sea sharks

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X (DWS/10-)

Year

2009  ( 3 )

2010  ( 4 )

Portugal

10

0

EC

10

0

Species

:

Deep-sea sharks and Deania histricosa and Deania profondorum

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of XII (DWS/12-)

Year

2009  ( 5 )

2010  ( 6 )

Ireland

1

0

Spain

17

0

France

6

0

United Kingdom

1

0

EC

25

0

Species

:

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III and IV (BSF/1234-)

Year

2009

2010

Germany

4

4

France

4

4

United Kingdom

4

4

EC

12

12

Species

:

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII and XII (BSF/56712-)

Year

2009

2010

Germany

32

29

Estonia

15

14

Ireland

78

73

Spain

156

145

France

2 189

2 036

Latvia

102

95

Lithuania

1

1

Poland

1

1

United Kingdom

156

145

Others  ( 7 )

8

8  ( 7 )

EC

2 738

2 547

Species

:

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX and X (BSF/8910-)

Year

2009

2010

Spain

11

11

France

28

26

Portugal

3 561

3 311

EC

3 600

3 348

Species

:

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of CECAF 34.1.2. (BSF/C3412-)

Year

2009

2010

Portugal

4 285

4 285

EC

4 285

4 285

Species

:

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (ALF/3X14-)

Year

2009

2010

Ireland

10

10

Spain

74

74

France

20

20

Portugal

214

214

United Kingdom

10

10

EC

328

328

Species

:

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, IV and Va (RNG/1245A-)

Year

2009

2010

Denmark

2

2

Germany

2

2

France

11

11

United Kingdom

2

2

EC

17

17

Species

:

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III (RNG/03-)

Year

2009

2010

Denmark

804

804

Germany

5

5

Sweden

41

41

EC

850

850

Species

:

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of Vb, VI, VII (RNG/5B67-)

Year

2009  ( 8 )

2010  ( 8 )

Germany

7

6

Estonia

57

49

Ireland

254

216

Spain

63

54

France

3 222

2 738

Lithuania

74

63

Poland

37

32

United Kingdom

189

160

Others  ( 9 )

7

6

EC

3 910

3 324

Species

:

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (RNG/8X14-)

Year

2009  ( 10 )

2010  ( 10 )

Germany

34

34

Ireland

7

7

Spain

3 734

3 734

France

172

172

Latvia

60

60

Lithuania

7

7

Poland

1 168

1 168

United Kingdom

15

15

EC

5 197

5 197

Species

:

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI (ORY/06-)

Year

2009

2010

Ireland

2

0

Spain

2

0

France

11

0

United Kingdom

2

0

EC

17

0

Species

:

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VII (ORY/07-)

Year

2009

2010

Ireland

15

0

Spain

0

0

France

50

0

United Kingdom

0

0

Others

0

0

EC

65

0

Species

:

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (ORY/1CX14C)

Year

2009

2010

Ireland

2

0

Spain

1

0

France

9

0

Portugal

2

0

United Kingdom

1

0

EC

15

0

Species

:

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of II, IV and V (BLI/245-)

Year

2009

2010

Denmark

5

4

Germany

5

4

Ireland

5

4

France

28

25

United Kingdom

18

15

Others

5

4  ( 11 )

EC

66

56

Species

:

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III (BLI/03-)

Year

2009

2010

Denmark

5

4

Germany

3

3

Sweden

5

4

EC

13

11

Species

:

Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI, VII and VIII (SBR/678-)  ( 12 )

Year

2009

2010

Ireland

7

6  ( 13 )

Spain

204

172  ( 13 )

France

10

9  ( 13 )

United Kingdom

25

22  ( 13 )

Others

7

6  ( 13 )

( 14 )

EC

253

215

Species

:

Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of IX (SBR/09-)  ( 15 )

Year

2009

2010  ( 16 )

Spain

722

614

Portugal

196

166

EC

918

780

Species

:

Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X (SBR/10-)

Year

2009

2010

Spain

10

10  ( 17 )

Portugal

1 116

1 116  ( 17 )

United Kingdom

10

10  ( 17 )

EC

1 136

1 136  ( 17 )

Species

:

Forkbeards

Phycis blennoides

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III and IV (GFB/1234-)

Year

2009

2010

Germany

9

9

France

9

9

United Kingdom

13

13

EC

31

31

Species

:

Forkbeards

Phycis blennoides

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI and VII (GFB/567-)

Year

2009

2010

Germany

10

10

Ireland

260

260

Spain

588

588

France

356

356

United Kingdom

814

814

EC

2 028

2 028

Species

:

Forkbeards

Phycis blennoides

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII and IX (GFB/89-)

Year

2009

2010

Spain

242

242

France

15

15

Portugal

10

10

EC

267

267

Species

:

Forkbeards

Phycis blennoides

Zone

:

Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X and XII (GFB/1012-)

Year

2009

2010

France

9

9

Portugal

36

36

United Kingdom

9

9

EC

54

54

( 1 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries for deep-sea sharks are permitted.

( 2 )   By-catches of up to 10 % of 2009 quotas are permitted.

( 3 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries for deep-sea sharks are permitted.

( 4 )   By-catches of up to 10 % of 2009 quotas are permitted.

( 5 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries for deep-sea sharks are permitted.

( 6 )   By-catches of up to 10 % of 2009 quotas are permitted.

( 7 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

( 8 )   A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV.

( 9 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

( 10 )   A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of Vb, VI, VII.

( 11 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

( 12 )   A minimum landing size of 30 cm (total length) shall be respected in 2009 and 35 cm (total length) in 2010. However, in 2010, 15 % of fish landed may have a minimum landing size of at least 30 cm (total length).

( 13 )   Up to 10 % of the 2010 quotas may be taken in December 2009.

( 14 )   By-catches only. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

( 15 )   A minimum landing size of 30 cm (total length) shall be respected in 2009 and 35 cm (total length) in 2010. However, in 2010, 15 % of fish landed may have a minimum landing size of at least 30 cm (total length).

( 16 )   Up to 10 % of the 2010 quotas may be taken in December 2009.

( 17 )   Up to 10 % of the 2010 quotas may be taken in December 2009.