Council Regulation (EU) No 1256/2011 of 30 November 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010
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Subject matter
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2012 and amends Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010 as regards the management of the fishing effort in respect of cod stocks in the Baltic Sea.
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (a) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound ( 6 ) ; (b) ‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES Subdivisions 22-32; (c) ‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union; (d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year; (e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country; (f) ‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which the vessel is absent from port.
TACs and allocations
The TACs, the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.
Special provisions on allocations
1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to: (a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; (b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96; (d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96; (e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC.
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if: (a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or (b) the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.
Fishing effort limits
1. Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II. 2. The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 to exclude those Subdivisions from the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) and Article 13 of that Regulation. 3. The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to ICES Subdivision 28.1, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 that the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall apply to that Subdivision.
Data transmission
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010 is replaced by the text appearing in Annex III to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2012. However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 January 2011.
ANNEX I TACS APPLICABLE TO EU 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, where appropriate. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Clupea harengus HER Herring Gadus morhua COD Cod Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Salmo salar SAL Atlantic salmon Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Species : Herring Clupea harengus Zone : Subdivisions 30-31 HER/3D30.; HER/3D31. Finland 86 905 Analytical TAC Sweden 19 095 Union 106 000 TAC 106 000 Species : Herring Clupea harengus Zone : Subdivisions 22-24 HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24. Denmark 2 930 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 11 532 Finland 1 Poland 2 719 Sweden 3 718 Union 20 900 TAC 20 900 Species : Herring Clupea harengus Zone : EU waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32. Denmark 1 725 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 457 Estonia 8 810 Finland 17 197 Latvia 2 174 Lithuania 2 289 Poland 19 537 Sweden 26 228 Union 78 417 TAC Not relevant Species : Herring Clupea harengus Zone : Subdivision 28.1 HER/03D.RG Estonia 14 120 Analytical TAC Latvia 16 456 Union 30 576 TAC 30 576 Species : Cod Gadus morhua Zone : EU waters of Subdivisions 25-32 COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; COD/3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; COD/3D31.; COD/3D32. Denmark 15 587 Analytical TAC Germany 6 200 Estonia 1 519 Finland 1 193 Latvia 5 795 Lithuania 3 818 Poland 17 947 Sweden 15 791 Union 67 850 TAC Not relevant Species : Cod Gadus morhua Zone : Subdivisions 22-24 COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24. Denmark 9 298 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 4 546 Estonia 206 Finland 183 Latvia 769 Lithuania 499 Poland 2 487 Sweden 3 312 Union 21 300 TAC 21 300 Species : Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone : EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 PLE/3B23.; PLE/3C22.; PLE/3D24.; PLE/3D25.; PLE/3D26.; PLE/3D27.; PLE/3D28.; PLE/3D29.; PLE/3D30.; PLE/3D31.; PLE/3D32. Denmark 2 070 Precautionary TAC Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 230 Poland 433 Sweden 156 Union 2 889 TAC 2 889 Species : Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Zone : EU waters of Subdivisions 22-31 SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31. Denmark 25 396 ( 1 ) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 2 826 ( 1 ) Estonia 2 581 ( 1 ) Finland 31 667 ( 1 ) Latvia 16 153 ( 1 ) Lithuania 1 899 ( 1 ) Poland 7 704 ( 1 ) Sweden 34 327 ( 1 ) Union 122 553 ( 1 ) TAC Not relevant Species : Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Zone : EU waters of Subdivision 32 SAL/3D32. Estonia 1 581 ( 2 ) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Finland 13 838 ( 2 ) Union 15 419 ( 2 ) TAC Not relevant Species : Sprat and associated catches Sprattus sprattus Zone : EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32. Denmark 22 218 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 14 076 Estonia 25 800 Finland 11 631 Latvia 31 160 Lithuania 11 272 Poland 66 128 Sweden 42 952 Union 225 237 ( 3 ) TAC Not relevant ( 1 ) Expressed by number of individual fish. ( 2 ) Expressed by number of individual fish. ( 3 ) At least 92 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of herring are to be counted against the remaining 8 % of the TAC.
ANNEX II FISHING EFFORT LIMITS 1. Member States shall allocate the right to vessels flying their flag and fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment, to be up to: (a) 163 days absent from port in ICES Subdivisions 22-24, with the exception of the period from 1 to 30 April when Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies; and (b) 160 days absent from port in ICES Subdivisions 25-28, with the exception of the period from 1 July to 31 August when Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies. 2. The maximum number of days absent from port per year for which a vessel may be present within the two areas referred to in point 1(a) and (b) fishing with the gears specified in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days absent from port allocated for one of these two areas. 3. By way of derogation from points 1 and 2, and where efficient management of fishing opportunities so requires, a Member State may allocate to vessels flying its flag the right to additional days absent from port where an equal amount of days absent from port is withdrawn from other vessels flying its flag that are subject to effort restriction in the same area and where the capacity, in terms of kW, of each of the donor vessels is equal to, or larger than, that of the receiving vessels. The number of receiving vessels may not exceed 10 % of the total number of vessels of the Member State concerned, as indicated in point 1.
ANNEX III ‘ANNEX II FISHING EFFORT LIMITS 1. Member States shall allocate the right to vessels flying their flag and fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment, to be up to: (a) 163 days absent from port in ICES Subdivisions 22-24, with the exception of the period from 1 to 30 April when Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies; and (b) 160 days absent from port in ICES Subdivisions 25-28, with the exception of the period from 1 July to 31 August when Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies. 2. The maximum number of days absent from port per year for which a vessel may be present within the two areas referred to in point 1(a) and (b) fishing with the gears specified in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days absent from port allocated for one of these two areas. 3. By way of derogation from points 1 and 2, and where efficient management of fishing opportunities so requires, a Member State may allocate to vessels flying its flag the right to additional days absent from port where an equal amount of days absent from port is withdrawn from other vessels flying its flag that are subject to effort restriction in the same area and where the capacity, in terms of kW, of each of the donor vessels is equal to, or larger than, that of the receiving vessels. The number of receiving vessels may not exceed 10 % of the total number of vessels of the Member State concerned, as indicated in point 1.’.
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