Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/127
Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 12(1), point (v) is replaced by the following:
‘(v)
picked dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) in Union waters of ICES subareas II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;’;
(2)
the following Article is inserted:
‘Article 22a
Catch limits
Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union vessels fishing with purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in Annex IK.’;
(3)
in Article 27, the following paragraph is inserted:
‘2a. Member States shall close the fishery for purse-seine vessels fishing with FADs and flying their flag when the catch limit allocated to that fishery is reached.’;
(4)
in Article 41(1), point (p) is replaced by the following:
‘(p)
picked dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) in Union waters of ICES subareas II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;’;
(5)
annexes IA, IB, ID, IE, IJ and IID are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force
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 2017.
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
1.
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:
(a)
throughout the text of Annex IA, the words ‘Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies’ are replaced by the words:
‘Article 11(1) of this Regulation applies’;
(b)
the fishing opportunities table for sandeel in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:
‘Species:
Sandeel and associated by-catches
Ammodytes spp.
Zone:
Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV ( 1 )
Denmark
458 552 ( 2 )
United Kingdom
10 024 ( 2 )
Germany
701 ( 2 )
Sweden
16 838 ( 2 )
Union
486 115
TAC
486 115
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:
Zone
:
Union waters of sandeel management areas
1r
2r
3r
4
5r
6
7r
(SAN/234_1R)
(SAN/234_2R)
(SAN/234_3R)
(SAN/234_4)
(SAN/234_5R)
(SAN/234_6)
(SAN/234_7R)
Denmark
241 443
165 965
0
50 979
0
165
0
United Kingdom
5 278
3 628
0
1 114
0
4
0
Germany
369
254
0
78
0
0
0
Sweden
8 866
6 094
0
1 872
0
6
0
Union
255 956
175 941
0
54 043
0
175
0
Total
255 956
175 941
0
54 043
0
175
0’
(c)
the fishing opportunities table for cod in VIIa is replaced by the following:
‘Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
VIIa
(COD/07A.)
Belgium
2 ( 3 )
( 4 )
France
5 ( 3 )
( 4 )
Ireland
97 ( 3 )
( 4 )
The Netherlands
0 ( 3 )
( 4 )
United Kingdom
42 ( 3 )
( 4 )
Union
146 ( 3 )
( 4 )
TAC
146 ( 3 )
( 4 )
Analytical TAC
(d)
the fishing opportunities table for Common dab and European flounder for Union waters of IIa and IV is deleted;
(e)
the fishing opportunities table for haddock in VIIa is replaced by the following:
‘Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
VIIa
(HAD/07A.)
Belgium
42
France
189
Ireland
1 132
United Kingdom
1 252
Union
2 615
TAC
2 615
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies’
(f)
in footnote (2) of the fishing opportunities table for pollack in IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, the reporting code ‘(POL/93411P)’ is added;
(g)
in the fishing opportunities table for saithe in IIIa, IV; Union waters of IIa, the reporting code ‘(POK/2A3A4.)’ is replaced by ‘(POK/2C3A4)’;
(h)
in footnote (3) of the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-VIIc and VIIe-VIIk, the reporting code ‘(RJE/7FG)’ is replaced by ‘(RJE/7FG.)’;
(i)
in the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId, footnotes (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:
‘( 1 )
Catches of cuckoo ray ( Leucoraja naevus ) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray ( Raja clavata ) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray ( Raja brachyura ) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray ( Raja montagui ) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray ( Raja microocellata ) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.
( 2 )
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray ( Leucoraja naevus ) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray ( Raja clavata ) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray ( Raja brachyura ) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray ( Raja montagui ) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray ( Raja microocellata ) and to undulate ray ( Raja undulata ).’;
(j)
in the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32, footnote (3) is replaced by the following:
‘( 3 )
Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/*2A4AN): 328
When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.’.
2.
In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
‘Species:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone:
Greenland waters of V and XIV
(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark
0
Germany
0
Sweden
0
United Kingdom
0
All Member States
0 ( 5 )
Union
0 ( 6 )
Norway
4 389 ( 6 )
TAC
Not relevant
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
3.
Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:
(a)
in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, the reporting code ‘(SAIL/AE45W)’ is replaced by ‘(SAI/AE45W)’;
(b)
in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W, the reporting code ‘(SAIL/AW45W)’ is replaced by ‘(SAI/AW45W)’;
(c)
in the fishing opportunities table for swordfish in Mediterranean, the reporting code ‘(SWO/M)’ is replaced by ‘(SWO/MED)’.
4.
In Annex IE to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, in the fishing opportunities table for grenadiers in FAO 48.3 Antarctic, the reporting code ‘(SRX/F483.)’ is replaced by ‘(GRV/F483.)’.
5.
In Annex IJ to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for jack mackerel in the SPRFMO Convention Area is replaced by the following:
‘Species:
Jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
Zone:
SPRFMO Convention Area
(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany
7 573,92
The Netherlands
8 209,35
Lithuania
5 270,13
Poland
9 061,6
Union
30 115
TAC
Not relevant
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply’
6.
Annex IID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 and Appendix 1 to that Annex are replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX IID
MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV
For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:
Sandeel management area
ICES statistical rectangles
1r
31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5
2r
35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1
3r
41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0
4
38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0
5r
47–52 F1–F5
6
41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1
7r
47–52 E6–F0
‘Appendix 1 to Annex IID
SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS
’.
( 1 ) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
( 2 ) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species.
( 3 ) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
( 4 ) In addition to this TAC, the Member States having quota for cod in VIIa may decide by common agreement to allocate an overall total of 10 tonnes to one or more vessels carrying out a directed scientific fishery assessed by the STECF in order to improve scientific information on this stock (COD/*07A.). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.’
( 5 ) Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom 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.
( 6 ) For a fishing period from 20 June 2016 to 30 April 2017.’
