Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters
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1. This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:
(a)
catch limits for the year 2022 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2023;
(b)
fishing effort limits for the year 2022, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which are to apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023;
(c)
fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area.
1. This Regulation applies to the following vessels:
(a)
Union fishing vessels;
(b)
third-country vessels in Union waters.
2. This Regulation also applies to:
(a)
certain recreational fisheries expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and
(b)
commercial fisheries from shore.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(a)
‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
(b)
‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources in the context of recreation, tourism or sport;
(c)
‘international waters’ means waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(d)
‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:
(i)
in fisheries subject to the exemption from the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year;
(ii)
in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught from each stock each year;
(e)
‘quota’ means a proportion of a TAC that is allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(f)
‘analytical assessment’ means quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;
(g)
‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in Article 6, point (34), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) ;
(h)
‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(i)
‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(j)
‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;
(k)
‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and other available information such as echo-sounder estimates;
(l)
‘F MSY point value’ means the value of the estimated fishing mortality that, with a given fishing pattern and under current average environmental conditions, gives the long-term maximum sustainable yield.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions apply:
(a)
ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 14 ) ;
(b)
‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
(c)
‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
(d)
‘functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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53° 30' N 15° 00' W,
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53° 30' N 11° 00' W,
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51° 30' N 11° 00' W,
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51° 30' N 13° 00' W,
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51° 00' N 13° 00' W,
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51° 00' N 15° 00' W;
(e)
‘functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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43° 00' N 9° 00' W,
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43° 00' N 10° 00' W,
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43° 30' N 10° 00' W,
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43° 30' N 9° 00' W,
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44° 00' N 9° 00' W,
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44° 00' N 8° 00' W,
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43° 30' N 8° 00' W;
(f)
‘functional unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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43° 00' N 8° 00' W,
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43° 00' N 10° 00' W,
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42° 00' N 10° 00' W,
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42° 00' N 8° 00' W;
(g)
‘functional unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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42° 00' N 8° 00' W,
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42° 00' N 10° 00' W,
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38° 30' N 10° 00' W,
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38° 30' N 9° 00' W,
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40° 00' N 9° 00' W,
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40° 00' N 8° 00' W;
(h)
‘functional unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of ICES division 9a;
(i)
‘functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
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43° 30' N 6° 00' W,
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44° 00' N 6° 00' W,
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44° 00' N 2° 00' W,
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43° 30' N 2° 00' W;
(j)
‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7 o 23' 48″ W;
(k)
‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in Article 2, point (a), of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 ( 15 ) ;
(l)
CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 16 ) ;
(m)
‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua Convention) ( 17 ) ;
(n)
‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ( 18 ) ;
(o)
‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ means the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( 19 ) ;
(p)
NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 20 ) ;
(q)
‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean ( 21 ) ;
(r)
‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement ( 22 ) ;
(s)
‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean ( 23 ) ;
(t)
‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ( 24 ) ;
(u)
‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;
(v)
‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits:
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longitude 150 o W,
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longitude 130 o W,
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latitude 4 o S,
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latitude 50 o S.
TITLE II — FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
1. The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters and certain non-Union waters, their allocation among Member States and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto are set out in Annex I.
2. Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and in the fishing zone around Jan Mayen subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 and Part A of Annex V of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 25 ) and its implementing provisions.
3. Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the United Kingdom subject to the TACs in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and its implementing provisions.
1. The TACs for certain fish stocks identified in Annex I shall be determined by the Member State concerned.
2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:
(a)
be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and
(b)
result in an exploitation of the stock that is:
(i)
if an analytical assessment is available, in line with maximum sustainable yield, with as high a probability as possible; or
(ii)
if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3. By 15 March 2022, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:
(a)
the TACs that it has determined;
(b)
the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs;
(c)
details as to how the determined TACs comply with paragraph 2.
1. Where a reference is made to this paragraph in a fishing opportunities table in Annex IA or Annex IB, the fishing opportunities in that table shall apply provisionally from 1 January to 31 March 2022. Those provisional fishing opportunities shall be without prejudice to the setting of definitive fishing opportunities for 2022 in line with the outcomes of international negotiations and consultations, in accordance with the scientific advice and the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and relevant multiannual plans.
2. Union vessels may fish for stocks subject to the provisional fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 in Union and international waters and in waters of third countries that have granted access to their waters for Union vessels.
1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:
(a)
have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State that has a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or
(b)
make up a share of a Union quota that has not been allocated among Member States and that has not been exhausted.
2. For the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas, provided for in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in that Article are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.
Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches
1. In order to take account of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.
2. 6 % of each quota allocated to a Member State from the TACs for cod ( Gadus morhua ) in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for West of Scotland whiting shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges (‘the pool’), which shall open on 1 January 2022. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March 2022.
3. The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March 2022, any unused quantities shall be returned to the Member States that initially contributed to the pool.
4. Member States without a quota shall provide in return quotas for stocks listed in the Appendix to Annex IA, unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise.
5. The quotas referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value, determined on the basis of a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In the absence of alternatives, the equivalent commercial value shall be determined on the basis of average Union prices from the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.
6. Where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.
1. For the period referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.
2. At the request of a Member State in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a number of days at sea in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which it may authorise a vessel under its flag to be present in ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.
3. At the request of a Member State, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present in ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage, as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. It shall make such an allocation on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.
Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and ICES subarea 7
1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and in ICES subarea 7 or to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.
2. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to by-catches of seabass in shore-based commercial netting activities. This exemption applies to historic numbers of beach nets set at pre-2017 levels. Shore-based commercial netting activities shall not target seabass and only unavoidable by-catches of seabass may be landed.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2022, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for, retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:
(a)
using demersal trawls ( 26 ) , for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 380 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip;
(b)
using seines ( 27 ) , for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 380 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip;
(c)
using hooks and lines ( 28 ) , not exceeding 1,43 tonnes per vessel;
(d)
using fixed gillnets ( 29 ) , for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 0,35 tonnes per vessel.
The derogation set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.
The derogation set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.
In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow those derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.
4. The catch limits set out in paragraph 3 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a bi-monthly limit applies, from one two-month period to another.
For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in two calendar months, the lowest catch limit set out in paragraph 3 for either gear shall apply.
Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear no later than 15 days after the end of each month.
5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, 7a to 7k:
(a)
from 1 January to 28 February:
(i)
only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed;
(ii)
it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;
(b)
from 1 to 31 March:
(i)
a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day;
(ii)
the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm;
(iii)
fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.
6. Paragraph 5 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.
7. This Article shall apply from 1 January to 31 March 2022.
Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b
1. France and Spain shall ensure that the fishing mortality of the European seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries does not exceed the F MSY point value, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.
2. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b:
(a)
a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day;
(b)
fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.
3. Paragraph 2 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.
Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area
Any targeted, incidental and recreational European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) fishing activity, as defined in Article 4(1), point (28), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period.
Each Member State concerned shall determine that period, which shall fall between 1 August 2022 and 28 February 2023, to ensure that the prohibition covers the periods of the highest migration of European eel.
Member States shall no later than 1 June 2022 communicate the determined period to the Commission together with the supporting information justifying the chosen prohibition period.
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
(a)
exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(b)
deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(c)
reallocations made pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;
(d)
additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(e)
quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(f)
deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(g)
quota transfers and exchanges made pursuant to Article 21 of this Regulation.
2. Stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.
3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Commercial fishing for sandeels ( Ammodytes spp.) with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2022.
1. The areas closed to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.
2. Vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines ( 30 ) shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, north of latitude 58° 30′ 00″ N and south of latitude 61° 30′ 00″ N, and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, north of latitude 57° 00′ 00″ N and east of longitude 5° 00′ 00″ E.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in that paragraph may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria:
(a)
their cod catches do not account for more than 5 % of their total catches per fishing trip; vessels whose cod catches did not exceed 5 % of their total catches in 2017–2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear that they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted;
(b)
a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, resulting, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction in cod catches compared to vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears, as specified in Part B, point 1.1, of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by the STECF and in the case of a negative evaluation, the gears in question shall no longer be considered valid for use in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;
(c)
for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used:
(i)
belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm;
(ii)
raised fishing line (0,6 m);
(iii)
horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel;
(d)
for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used:
(i)
horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;
(ii)
Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;
(iii)
sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;
(e)
vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans shall be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States or by the relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments find that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met.
4. Member States shall enhance the monitoring, control and surveillance of vessels referred to in paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3.
5. This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
1. Union vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls ( 31 ) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears:
(a)
sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;
(b)
sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;
(c)
Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;
(d)
regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1,5 % of cod, provided it is the only gear that the vessel carries on board.
2. Union vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear in accordance with Part B of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. The Member State in question shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission.
3. This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species:
(a)
starry ray ( Amblyraja radiata ) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d, and ICES subarea 4;
(b)
splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6;
(c)
leafscale gulper shark ( Centrophorus squamosus ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(d)
Portuguese dogfish ( Centroscymnus coelolepis ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(e)
kitefin shark ( Dalatias licha ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(f)
birdbeak dogfish ( Deania calcea ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(g)
common skate ( Dipturus batis ) complex ( Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
(h)
great lanternshark ( Etmopterus princeps ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(i)
tope shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
(j)
porbeagle ( Lamna nasus ) in all waters;
(k)
thornback ray ( Raja clavata ) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(l)
undulate ray ( Raja undulata ) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;
(m)
whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) in all waters;
(n)
common guitarfish ( Rhinobatos rhinobatos ) in the Mediterranean;
(o)
picked dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, except in the context of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA.
2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.
When Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings and fishing effort pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
CHAPTER II — Fishing authorisations in third - country waters
1. The maximum numbers of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, are set out in Part A of Annex V.
2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and be notified to the Commission. The total number of authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.
CHAPTER III — Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
1. Where the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) permit quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to that RFMO, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to that RFMO and establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.
2. On being notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange. If the Commission endorses the outline, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by the intended quota transfer or exchange. It shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that RFMO.
3. The Commission shall inform the Member States of any agreed quota transfer or exchange.
4. The fishing opportunities received or transferred by the Member State concerned under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, its allocation as of the moment when the transfer or exchange takes effect under the terms of the agreement with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.
5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2023 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.
All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:
Latitude
Longitude
63° 00'
-30° 00'
61° 30'
-27° 35'
60° 45'
-28° 45'
62° 00'
-31° 35'
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Section 3 — ICCAT Convention Area
Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations
1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.
2. The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.
3. The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex VI.
4. The number of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex VI.
5. The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI.
6. The bluefin tuna total farming and fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna allocated to farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex VI.
7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore ( Thunnus alalunga ) as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 ( 32 ) shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation.
8. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 m length fishing for bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.
1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks ( Alopias superciliosus ) caught in any fishery.
2. It shall be prohibited to engage in directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.
3. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except Sphyrna tiburo ) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.
4. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ) caught in any fishery.
5. It shall be prohibited to retain on board silky sharks ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) caught in any fishery.
6. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of North Atlantic shortfin mako ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.
1. It shall be prohibited to use FADs in the ICCAT Convention Area from 1 January to 13 March 2022.
2. During the 15 days before the start of the period referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that their vessels do not deploy FADs. Each vessel shall have no more than 300 FADs with operational buoys deployed at any time in the ICCAT Convention Area.
3. Member States shall report to the Commission historical data on fishing gear set around FADs by their purse-seine vessels by 30 June 2022. If a Member State does not report those data by that date, vessels flying its flag shall not set fishing gear around FADs until the Commission receives those data from that Member State for further reporting to ICCAT.
Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish ( Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2022. Member States intending to do so shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2022.
1. Fishing for toothfish in the 2021–2022 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII, and the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply.
2. Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.
3. Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the fishing season.
4. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible, so as to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and avoid an over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 48.6 and 88.1 as well as in FAO division 58.4.3a, where permitted under Article 27, shall be prohibited in depths of less than 550 m.
1. Member States intending to fish for krill ( Euphausia superba ) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2021–2022 fishing season shall notify the Commission thereof no later than 1 May 2022, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2022.
2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised to participate in the krill fishery.
3. A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels that, at the time of the notification:
(a)
are flying its flag; or
(b)
are flying the flag of another CCAMLR member and are expected to be flying the flag of that Member State at the time the fishery takes place.
4. Where an authorised vessel notified to the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is prevented from participating in a krill fishery due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure , the Member State concerned may authorise its replacement by another vessel. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:
(a)
full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004; and
(b)
a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.
5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel placed on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel list to participate in krill fisheries.
Section 5 — IOTC Area of Competence
Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence
1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VIII.
2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII.
3. Member States may reallocate vessels assigned to one of the fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that such change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort in respect of the fish stocks in question.
4. Where a transfer of capacity to the fleet of a Member State is proposed, that Member State shall ensure that vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other RFMOs managing tuna fisheries. Vessels that appear on any RFMO’s list of vessels that have engaged in IUU fishing activities may not be transferred.
5. Member States may increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 only within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.
1. Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited.
2. A purse-seine vessel shall follow no more than 300 operational buoys at any time.
3. No more than 500 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse-seine vessel. No purse-seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (in stock and operational) at any time.
4. No more than two supply vessels shall operate in support of no less than five purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of a Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.
5. A single purse-seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.
6. The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.
1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery.
2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ) in any fishery, except for vessels under 24 m overall length engaged solely in fishing operations in their flag Member State’s exclusive economic zone, provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.
3. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.
1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for mobulid rays ( Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula ) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays, except where the fish caught are consumed directly by the fishers’ families (‘subsistence fishery’).
However, mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught through artisanal fishing (fisheries other than surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, or longline fisheries undertaken by vessels registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption.
2. All fishing vessels, other than those engaged in subsistence fishery, shall promptly release mobulid rays alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook or on the deck, in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to those specimens.
1. Only those Member States that have actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IH.
2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2022 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.
3. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 may use the fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH only if they send the following information to the Commission by the fifteenth day of the following month, so that the Commission can communicate it to the SPRFMO Secretariat:
(a)
list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area;
(b)
monthly catch reports.
1. Purse-seine vessels shall not fish for yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ), bigeye tuna or skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis ):
(a)
from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2022 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2023 in the area defined by the following limits:
—
the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
—
longitude 150 o W,
—
latitude 40 o N,
—
latitude 40 o S;
(b)
from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2022 in the area defined by the following limits:
—
longitude 96 o W,
—
longitude 110 o W,
—
latitude 4 o N,
—
latitude 3 o S.
2. For each of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall inform the Commission before 1 April 2022 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the vessel has selected.
3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then tranship or land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna that they catch.
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply:
(a)
where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size;
(b)
during the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.
1. A purse-seine vessel shall have no more than 400 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall be activated only on board a purse-seine vessel.
2. During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 35(1), point (a), a purse-seine vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention Area:
(a)
refrain from deploying FADs;
(b)
recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed.
Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries
1. It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ) in the IATTC Convention Area and to retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.
2. When accidentally caught, specimens of oceanic whitetip sharks shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released by vessel operators.
3. Vessel operators shall record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive) and report that information to the Member State of which they are nationals.
Member States shall transmit that information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.
Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area shall not fish for mobulid rays ( Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula ) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays caught in that area. As soon as they notice that mobulid rays have been caught, they shall promptly release them, where possible alive and unharmed.
1. Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ), yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) and skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis ) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S.
2. Union fishing vessels shall not target South Pacific albacore ( Thunnus alalunga ) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.
3. Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) by longliners in 2022 do not exceed the limits set out in the table in Annex IG.
1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse-seine vessels shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2022 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2022.
2. In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S for an additional two months, either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2022, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2022.
3. Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse-seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.
Prohibition on discards of tropical tunas caught by purse seiners
1. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna that they catch.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the following cases:
(a)
in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient remaining well space to accommodate all fish;
(b)
where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size;
(c)
in the event of a serious malfunction of freezer equipment.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish
The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) in areas of the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX.
Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S
Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) south of 20° S by longliners in 2022 do not exceed the limit set out in Annex IG. They shall also ensure that this does not result in a shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of 20° S.
1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship, land or store any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area:
(a)
silky sharks ( Carcharhinus falciformis );
(b)
oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ).
2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.
Overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas
1. Vessels listed only in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.
2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed only in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 35(1), point (a), Article 35(2), (3) and (4), and Articles 36, 37 and 38 when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.
Section 10 — Bering Sea
Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea
Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag that are fishing in the SIOFA Agreement Area:
(a)
limit their annual bottom fishing effort and catch to their average annual level of a representative period in which they were active in that area and for which data declared to the Commission exists;
(b)
do not expand the spatial distribution of bottom fishing effort, apart from longline and trap methods, beyond areas fished in recent years;
(c)
are not authorised to fish in the interim protected areas of Atlantis Bank, Coral, Fools Flat, Middle of What and Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with longline and trap methods and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.
TITLE III — FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD - COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration
Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Quota transfers and exchanges with the United Kingdom
1. Any quota transfer or exchange between the Union and the United Kingdom shall take place in accordance with this Article.
2. A Member State intending to transfer or exchange quotas with the United Kingdom may discuss with the United Kingdom an outline of the quota transfer or exchange. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.
3. If the Commission endorses an outline of the quota transfer or exchange referred to in paragraph 2 notified by the Member State concerned, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange. The Commission shall notify the United Kingdom and the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.
4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the United Kingdom under the agreed quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned as of the moment when the quota transfer or exchange has been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
The conditions laid down in Article 8 shall apply to the catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 54.
1. Third-country vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species where they are found in Union waters:
(a)
starry ray ( Amblyraja radiata ) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
(b)
common skate ( Dipturus batis ) complex ( Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
(c)
tope shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
(d)
kitefin shark ( Dalatias licha ), birdbeak dogfish ( Deania calcea ), leafscale gulper shark ( Centrophorus squamosus ), great lanternshark ( Etmopterus princeps ) and Portuguese dogfish ( Centroscymnus coelolepis ) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;
(e)
porbeagle ( Lamna nasus ) in all Union waters;
(f)
thornback ray ( Raja clavata ) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(g)
undulate ray ( Raja undulata ) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10;
(h)
common guitarfish ( Rhinobatos rhinobatos ) in the Mediterranean;
(i)
whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) in all waters;
(j)
picked dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.
Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows:
(1)
In Annex IB, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) is replaced by the following:
“Species:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone:
Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark
0
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
0
Sweden
0
All Member States
0
(1)
Union
0
(2)
Norway
69 623
(2)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Denmark, Germany and Sweden 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. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514 GRN_AMS).
(2)
For a fishing period from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022.”;
(2)
In Annex ID, the fishing opportunities table for northern albacore (ALB/AN05N) is replaced by the following:
“Species:
Northern albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland
3 174,03
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain
17 890,00
France
5 626,69
Portugal
1 962,13
Union
28 652,85
(1)
TAC
37 801
(1)
The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be 1 253 . Those quotas shall be subject to the appropriate deductions pursuant to Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009, in order to implement quotas allocated to the Member States under this Regulation with the adaptations respecting the Union’s overall quota at ICCAT level.”.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Articles 11, 16, 17, 18, 25, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 46, 48 and 56 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis , in 2023 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2023.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 1 January 2022. However:
(a)
the provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 27, 28 and 29, and Annex VII for stocks indicated in that Annex in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2021;
(b)
Article 26(2) shall apply from 17 December 2021;
(c)
Article 57, point (1), shall apply from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022;
(d)
Article 57, point (2), shall apply from 1 January 2021;
(e)
Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023.
ANNEX
LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I:
TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area
ANNEX IA:
Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters
ANNEX IB:
North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC:
North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention Area
ANNEX ID:
ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX IE:
South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area
ANNEX IF:
Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
ANNEX IG:
WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IH:
SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IJ:
IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IK:
SIOFA Agreement Area
ANNEX IL:
IATTC Convention Area
ANNEX II:
Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e
ANNEX III:
Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4
ANNEX IV:
Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
ANNEX V:
Fishing authorisations
ANNEX VI:
ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX VII:
CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VIII:
IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IX:
WCPFC Convention Area
TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
ANNEX I
TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
The tables in the Annexes set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.
All fishing opportunities set out in the Annexes shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.
The references to fishing zones in the Annexes are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species. Only scientific names identify species for regulatory purposes. Common names are provided for ease of reference.
Annexes IA to IL are part of this Annex.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species is provided:
Scientific name
Alpha-3 code
Common name
Amblyraja radiata
RJR
Starry ray
Ammodytes spp.
SAN
Sandeels
Argentina silus
ARU
Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.
ALF
Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme
USK
Tusk
Caproidae
BOR
Boarfishes
Centrophorus squamosus
GUQ
Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis
CYO
Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon spp.
GER
Deep sea red crabs
Chaenocephalus aceratus
SSI
Blackfin icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari
ANI
Mackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
LIC
Unicorn icefish
Chionoecetes spp.
PCR
Snow crabs
Clupea harengus
HER
Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris
RNG
Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha
SCK
Kitefin shark
Deania calcea
DCA
Birdbeak dogfish
Dicentrarchus labrax
BSS
European seabass
Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
RJB
Common skate complex
Dissostichus eleginoides
TOP
Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni
TOA
Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus spp.
TOT
Toothfishes
Engraulis encrasicolus
ANE
Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps
ETR
Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus
ETP
Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba
KRI
Krill
Gadus morhua
COD
Cod
Galeorhinus galeus
GAG
Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
WIT
Witch flounder
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
NOG
Humped rockcod
Hippoglossoides platessoides
PLA
American plaice
Hoplostethus atlanticus
ORY
Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus
SQI
Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus
POR
Porbeagle
Lepidorhombus spp.
LEZ
Megrims
Leucoraja fullonica
RJF
Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus
RJN
Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea
YEL
Yellowtail flounder
Lophiidae
ANF
Anglerfishes
Macrourus spp.
GRV
Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans
BUM
Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus
CAP
Capelin
Manta birostris
RMB
Giant manta ray
Martialia hyadesi
SQS
Squid
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
HAD
Haddock
Merlangius merlangus
WHG
Whiting
Merluccius merluccius
HKE
Hake
Micromesistius poutassou
WHB
Blue whiting
Microstomus kitt
LEM
Lemon sole
Molva dypterygia
BLI
Blue ling
Molva molva
LIN
Ling
Nephrops norvegicus
NEP
Norway lobster
Notothenia rossii
NOR
Marbled rockcod
Notothenia squamifrons
NOS
Grey rockcod
Pandalus borealis
PRA
Northern prawn
Paralomis spp.
PAI
Crabs
Penaeus spp.
PEN
‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Pleuronectes platessa
PLE
Plaice
Pleuronectiformes
FLX
Flatfishes
Pollachius pollachius
POL
Pollack
Pollachius virens
POK
Saithe
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
SGI
South Georgia icefish
Pseudopentaceros spp.
EDW
Pelagic armourheads
Raja brachyura
RJH
Blonde ray
Raja circularis
RJI
Sandy ray
Raja clavata
RJC
Thornback ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
JAD
Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata
RJE
Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui
RJM
Spotted ray
Raja undulata
RJU
Undulate ray
Rajiformes
SRX
Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
GHL
Greenland halibut
Rostroraja alba
RJA
White skate
Sardina pilchardus
PIL
Sardine
Scomber scombrus
MAC
Mackerel
Scophthalmus maximus
TUR
Turbot
Scophthalmus rhombus
BLL
Brill
Sebastes spp.
RED
Redfishes
Solea solea
SOL
Common sole
Solea spp.
SOO
Sole
Sprattus sprattus
SPR
Sprat
Squalus acanthias
DGS
Picked dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus
WHM
White marlin
Thunnus alalunga
ALB
Albacore
Thunnus maccoyii
SBF
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus
BET
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus
BFT
Bluefin tuna
Trachurus murphyi
CJM
Jack mackerel
Trachurus spp.
JAX
Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii
NOP
Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis
HKW
White hake
Xiphias gladius
SWO
Swordfish
The following comparative table of common names and scientific names of the species is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:
Common name
Alpha-3 code
Scientific name
Albacore
ALB
Thunnus alalunga
Alfonsinos
ALF
Beryx spp.
American plaice
PLA
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy
ANE
Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfishes
ANF
Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish
TOA
Dissostichus mawsoni
Bigeye tuna
BET
Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish
DCA
Deania calcea
Blackfin icefish
SSI
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Blonde ray
RJH
Raja brachyura
Blue ling
BLI
Molva dypterygia
Blue marlin
BUM
Makaira nigricans
Blue whiting
WHB
Micromesistius poutassou
Bluefin tuna
BFT
Thunnus thynnus
Boarfishes
BOR
Caproidae
Brill
BLL
Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin
CAP
Mallotus villosus
Cod
COD
Gadus morhua
Common skate complex
RJB
Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
Common sole
SOL
Solea solea
Crabs
PAI
Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray
RJN
Leucoraja naevus
Deep sea red crabs
GER
Chaceon spp.
European seabass
BSS
Dicentrarchus labrax
Flatfishes
FLX
Pleuronectiformes
Giant manta ray
RMB
Manta birostris
Great lanternshark
ETR
Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt
ARU
Argentina silus
Greenland halibut
GHL
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers
GRV
Macrourus spp
Grey rockcod
NOS
Notothenia squamifrons
Haddock
HAD
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake
HKE
Merluccius merluccius
Herring
HER
Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel
JAX
Trachurus spp.
Humped rockcod
NOG
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Jack mackerel
CJM
Trachurus murphyi
Kitefin shark
SCK
Dalatias licha
Krill
KRI
Euphausia superba
Leafscale gulper shark
GUQ
Centrophorus squamosus
Lemon sole
LEM
Microstomus kitt
Ling
LIN
Molva molva
Mackerel
MAC
Scomber scombrus
Mackerel icefish
ANI
Champsocephalus gunnari
Marbled rockcod
NOR
Notothenia rossii
Megrims
LEZ
Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn
PRA
Pandalus borealis
Norway lobster
NEP
Nephrops norvegicus
Norway pout
NOP
Trisopterus esmarkii
Norwegian skate
JAD
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Orange roughy
ORY
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish
TOP
Dissostichus eleginoides
Pelagic armourheads
EDW
Pseudopentaceros spp.
‘Penaeus’ shrimps
PEN
Penaeus spp.
Picked dogfish
DGS
Squalus acanthias
Plaice
PLE
Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack
POL
Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle
POR
Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish
CYO
Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfishes
RED
Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier
RNG
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe
POK
Pollachius virens
Sandeels
SAN
Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray
RJI
Raja circularis
Sardine
PIL
Sardina pilchardus
Shagreen ray
RJF
Leucoraja fullonica
Shortfin squid
SQI
Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays
SRX
Rajiformes
Small-eyed ray
RJE
Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark
ETP
Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crabs
PCR
Chionoecetes spp.
Sole
SOO
Solea spp.
South Georgia icefish
SGI
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Southern bluefin tuna
SBF
Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray
RJM
Raja montagui
Sprat
SPR
Sprattus sprattus
Squid
SQS
Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray
RJR
Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish
SWO
Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray
RJC
Raja clavata
Toothfishes
TOT
Dissostichus spp.
Tope shark
GAG
Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot
TUR
Scophthalmus maximus
Tusk
USK
Brosme brosme
Undulate ray
RJU
Raja undulata
Unicorn icefish
LIC
Channichthys rhinoceratus
White hake
HKW
Urophycis tenuis
White marlin
WHM
Tetrapturus albidus
White skate
RJA
Rostroraja alba
Whiting
WHG
Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder
WIT
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder
YEL
Limanda ferruginea
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e
ANNEX II
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e
CHAPTER I
General provisions
1. SCOPE
1.1.
This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/472, and present in ICES division 7e.
1.2.
Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:
(a)
such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2020 management period;
(b)
such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
(c)
by 31 July 2022 and 31 January 2023 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels’ catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2022.
Where any of those conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply:
(a)
‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
(i)
beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm; and
(ii)
static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;
(b)
‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
(c)
‘the area’ means ICES division 7e;
(d)
‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023.
3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY
Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union are present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.
CHAPTER II
Authorisations
4. AUTHORISED VESSELS
4.1
A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2018, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.
4.2
However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to the different fishing gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.
4.3
A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer carried out in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.
CHAPTER III
Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I.
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear during the current management period
Regulated gear
Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm
Belgium
44
France
47
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm
Belgium
44
France
48
6. KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM
6.1.
During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt day system. Through that system, it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days that is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.
6.2.
The overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied.
6.3.
A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear set out in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:
(a)
the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
(b)
the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea from which each vessel would benefit in application of point 6.1.
6.4.
On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in this point 6 are complied with and, where that is the case, may authorise the Member State concerned to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.
7. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
7.1.
An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period in accordance either with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) or with Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 ( 2 ) . The Commission may consider permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly reasoned request from the Member State concerned. Such request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.
7.2.
The effort expended in 2003, measured in kilowatt days, of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping in 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
7.3.
Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
7.4.
A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission by 15 June 2022 with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping as set out in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:
(a)
lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;
(b)
the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gear.
7.5.
During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in its fleet and qualified for the regulated gear.
7.6.
When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear set out in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.
8. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE
8.1.
Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) and its implementing rules concerning national programmes.
8.2.
Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.
8.3.
A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.
8.4.
If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.
CHAPTER IV
Management
9. GENERAL OBLIGATION
Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
10. MANAGEMENT PERIODS
10.1.
A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.
10.2.
The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.
10.3.
Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate that it has taken precautionary measures to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.
CHAPTER V
Exchanges of fishing effort allocations
11. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE
11.1.
A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the number of days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.
11.2.
The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel’s average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.
11.3.
The transfer of days in accordance with point 11.1 shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.
11.4.
Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of that information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.
12. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES
Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1, 4.3, 5, 6 and 10 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
CHAPTER VI
Reporting obligations
13. FISHING EFFORT REPORT
Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling within the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2 of this Annex.
14. COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA
Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis information about total fishing effort deployed within the area by vessels using towed gear and static gear, effort deployed within the area by vessels using different types of gear, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.
15. COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA
Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon request by the Commission, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2020 and 2021 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.
Table II
Reporting format for kW-day information by management period
Member State
Gear
Management period
Cumulative effort declaration
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Table III
Data format for kW-day information by management period
Name of field
Maximum number of characters/digits
Alignment ( 4 )
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1)
Member State
3
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2)
Gear
2
One of the following gear types:
BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN = gillnet < 220 mm
TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm
(3)
Management period
4
One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
(4)
Cumulative effort declaration
7
R
Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period
Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information
Member State
CFR
External marking
Length of management period
Gear notified
Days eligible using notified gear(s)
Days spent with notified gear(s)
Transfer of days
No 1
No 2
No 3
…
No 1
No 2
No 3
…
No 1
No 2
No 3
…
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(8)
Table V
Data format for vessel-related information
Name of field
Maximum number of characters/digits
Alignment ( 5 )
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1)
Member State
3
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered
(2)
CFR
12
Union fishing fleet register number (CFR)
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (nine characters). Where a series has fewer than nine characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left-hand side
(3)
External marking
14
L
Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 ( 6 )
(4)
Length of management period
2
L
Length of the management period measured in months
(5)
Gear notified
2
L
One of the following gear types:
BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN = gillnet < 220 mm
TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm
(6)
Special condition applying to notified gear(s)
3
L
Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex II for the notified gear and notified length of management period
(7)
Days spent with notified gear(s)
3
L
Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(8)
Transfers of days
4
L
For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 149 20.5.2014, p. 1 ).
( 2 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis ( OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1 ).
( 3 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 ( OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1 ).
( 4 ) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
( 5 ) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
( 6 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy ( OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1 ).
MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a AND 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
ANNEX III
MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a AND 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as set out in this Annex and the Appendix thereto:
Management area for sandeels
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
Management areas for sandeels
ANNEX IV
SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD
The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear, except pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), during the identified period:
Time-limited closures
No
Area name
Coordinates
Period
Additional comment
1
Stanhope ground
60 o 10' N - 01 o 45' E
60 o 10' N - 02 o 00' E
60 o 25' N - 01 o 45' E
60 o 25' N - 02 o 00' E
1 January to 30 April
2
Long Hole
59 o 07,35' N - 0 o 31,04' W
59 o 03,60' N - 0 o 22,25' W
58 o 59,35' N - 0 o 17,85' W
58 o 56,00' N - 0 o 11,01' W
58 o 56,60' N - 0 o 08,85' W
58 o 59,86' N - 0 o 15,65' W
59 o 03,50' N - 0 o 20,00' W
59 o 08,15' N - 0 o 29,07' W
1 January to 31 March
3
Coral edge
58 o 51,70' N - 03 o 26,70' E
58 o 40,66' N - 03 o 34,60' E
58 o 24,00' N - 03 o 12,40' E
58 o 24,00' N - 02 o 55,00' E
58 o 35,65' N - 02 o 56,30' E
1 January to 28 February
4
Papa Bank
59 o 56' N - 03 o 08' W
59 o 56' N - 02 o 45' W
59 o 35' N - 03 o 15' W
59 o 35' N - 03 o 35' W
1 January to 15 March
5
Foula Deeps
60 o 17,50' N - 01 o 45' W
60 o 11,00' N - 01 o 45' W
60 o 11,00' N - 02 o 10' W
60 o 20,00' N - 02 o 00' W
60 o 20,00' N - 01 o 50' W
1 November to 31 December
6
Egersund Bank
58 o 07,40' N - 04 o 33,00' E
57 o 53,00' N - 05 o 12,00' E
57 o 40,00' N - 05 o 10,90' E
57 o 57,90' N - 04 o 31,90' E
1 January to 31 March
(10 × 25 nautical miles)
7
East of Fair Isle
59 o 40' N - 01 o 23' W
59 o 40' N - 01 o 13' W
59 o 30' N - 01 o 20' W
59 o 10' N - 01 o 20' W
59 o 30' N - 01 o 28' W
59 o 10' N - 01 o 28' W
1 January to 15 March
8
West Bank
57 o 15' N - 05 o 01' E
56 o 56' N - 05 o 00' E
56 o 56' N - 06 o 20' E
57 o 15' N - 06 o 20' E
1 February to 15 March
(18 × 4 nautical miles)
9
Revet
57 o 28,43' N - 08 o 05,66' E
57 o 27,44' N - 08 o 07,20' E
57 o 51,77' N - 09 o 26,33' E
57 o 52,88' N - 09 o 25,00' E
1 February to 15 March
(1,5 × 49 nautical miles)
10
Rabarberen
57 o 47,00' N - 11 o 04,00' E
57 o 43,00' N - 11 o 04,00' E
57 o 43,00' N - 11 o 09,00' E
57 o 47,00' N - 11 o 09,00' E
1 February to 15 March
East of Skagen
(2,7 × 4 nautical miles)]
ANNEX V
FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
PART A
Maximum number of fishing authorisations for union fishing vessels fishing in third - country waters
Area of fishing
Fishery
Number of fishing authorisations
Allocation of fishing authorisations 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
59
DK
25
51
DE
5
FR
1
IE
8
NL
9
PL
1
SE
10
Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N
66
DE
16
41
IE
1
ES
20
FR
18
PT
9
Unallocated
2
Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N
450
DK
450
141
1, 2b ( 1 )
Fishery for snow crab with pots
20
EE
1
Not applicable
ES
1
LV
11
LT
4
PL
3
PART B
Maximum number of fishing authorisations for third - country vessels fishing in union waters
Flag State
Fishery
Number of fishing authorisations
Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Venezuela ( 2 )
( 3 )
Snappers (French Guiana waters)
45
45
( 1 ) The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
( 2 ) To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking’s premises. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall notify this refusal, and state the reasons therfore, to the parties concerned and to the Commission.
( 3 ) Fishing activities are authorised on an annual calendar basis. However, a fishing vessel can continue its fishing activities up to three months after expiry of its fishing authorisation, provided that the operator:
—
initiated the renewal process of its fishing authorisation,
—
fulfilled all its contractual and information communication obligations.
This extension expires upon the entry into force of the Commission decision for a new fishing authorisation or notification of the refusal of the new fishing authorisation.
ANNEX VI
ICCAT CONVENTION AREA ( 1 )
1.
Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic
Spain
60
France
55
Union
115
2.
Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean
Spain
364
France
140 ( 2 )
Italy
30
Cyprus
20 ( 2 )
Malta
54 ( 2 )
Union
684
3.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes
Croatia
18
Italy
12
Union
28
4.
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 A
( 3 )
Number of fishing vessels ( 4 )
Cyprus ( 5 )
Greece ( 6 )
Croatia
Italy
France
Spain
Malta ( 7 )
Portugal
Purse seiners ( 8 )
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
Longliners
To be established ( 9 )
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
Baitboat
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established ( 10 )
Handline
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established ( 11 )
To be established
To be established
To be established
Trawler
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
Small-scale
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
Other artisanal ( 12 )
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
To be established
5.
Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State ( 13 )
Member State
Number of traps ( 14 )
Spain
5
Italy
6
Portugal
2
6.
Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
Number of farms
Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain
10
11 852
Italy
13
12 600
Greece
2
2 100
Cyprus
3
3 000
Croatia
7
7 880
Malta
6
12 300
Portugal
1
500
Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) ( 15 )
Spain
6 300
Italy
3 764
Greece
785
Cyprus
2 195
Croatia
2 947
Malta
8 786
Portugal
350
7.
Distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
Member State
Maximum number of vessels
Ireland
50
Spain
730
France
151
Portugal
310
8.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area
Member State
Maximum number of vessels with purse seines
Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain
23
190
France
11
Portugal
79
Union
34
269
( 1 ) The numbers shown in points 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.
( 2 ) This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with the Table A in point 4 of this Annex once that table is established.
( 3 ) This table will be established following the approval of the Union fishing plan by ICCAT in 2022, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules.
( 4 ) The numbers in this Table may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
( 5 ) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
( 6 ) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small-size purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels.
( 7 ) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
( 8 ) 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.
( 9 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
( 10 ) Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.
( 11 ) Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.
( 12 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
( 13 ) The numbers in points 4 and 5 must be adapted in light of fishing plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2022 for endorsement by Panel 2 of ICCAT.
( 14 ) This number may be modified upon request by Member States in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
( 15 ) The numbers in this Table may be adapted in light of the farming plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2022.
ANNEX VII
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention Area in 2021/2022 shall be limited to the following:
Table A
Authorised Member States, subareas and maximum number of vessels
Member State
Subarea
Maximum number of vessels
Spain
48.6
1
Spain
88.1
1
Table B
TACs and by-catch limits
The TACs set out in the table below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat, which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion.
Subarea
Region
Season
SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ) catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ) catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea
By-catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Skates and rays
( Rajiformes )
Grenadiers ( Macrourus spp.) ( 1 )
Other species
48.6
Whole subarea
1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022
48.6_2
134
576
6
21
21
48.6_3
36
1
5
5
48.6_4
196
9
31
31
48.6_5
210
10
33
33
88.1.
Whole subarea
1 December 2021 to 31 August 2022
A, B, C, G ( 2 )
664
3 495 ( 3 )
33
106
33
G, H, I, J, K ( 4 )
2 307
115
316
115
Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area
459
22
72
22
Appendix
Part A
Research blocks 48.6 coordinates
Research block 48.6_2 coordinates
54° 00' S 01° 00' E
55° 00' S 01° 00' E
55° 00' S 02° 00' E
55° 30' S 02° 00' E
55° 30' S 04° 00' E
56° 30' S 04° 00' E
56° 30' S 07° 00' E
56° 00' S 07° 00' E
56° 00' S 08° 00' E
54° 00' S 08° 00' E
54° 00' S 09° 00' E
53° 00' S 09° 00' E
53° 00' S 03° 00' E
53° 30' S 03° 00' E
53° 30' S 02° 00' E
54° 00' S 02° 00' E
Research block 48.6_3 coordinates
64° 30' S 01° 00' E
66° 00' S 01° 00' E
66° 00' S 04° 00' E
65° 00' S 04° 00' E
65° 00' S 07° 00' E
64° 30' S 07° 00' E
Research block 48.6_4 coordinates
68° 20' S 10° 00' E
68° 20' S 13° 00' E
69° 30' S 13° 00' E
69° 30' S 10° 00' E
69° 45' S 10° 00' E
69° 45' S 06° 00' E
69° 00' S 06° 00' E
69° 00' S 10° 00' E
Research block 48.6_5 coordinates
71° 00' S 15° 00' W
71° 00' S 13° 00' W
70° 30' S 13° 00' W
70° 30' S 11° 00' W
70° 30' S 10° 00' W
69° 30' S 10° 00' W
69° 30' S 09° 00' W
70° 00' S 09° 00' W
70° 00' S 08° 00' W
69° 30' S 08° 00' W
69° 30' S 07° 00' W
70° 30' S 07° 00' W
70° 30' S 10° 00' W
71° 00' S 10° 00' W
71° 00' S 11° 00' W
71° 30' S 11° 00' W
71° 30' S 15° 00' W
List of small-scale research units (SSRUs)
Region
SSRU
Boundary line
88.1
A
From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.
B
From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.
C
From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66°40' S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.
D
From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.
E
From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30' S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.
F
From 68° 30' S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30' S.
G
From 66° 40' S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40' S.
H
From 70° 50' S 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50' S.
I
From 70° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 70° S.
J
From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.
K
From 73° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 73° S.
L
From 76° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 76° S.
M
From 73° S at coast near 169° 30' E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.
Part B
Notification of intent to participate in a fishery for krill ( Euphausia superba )
General information
Member:
Fishing season:
Name of vessel:
Expected level of catch (tonnes):
Vessel’s daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight):
Intended fishing subareas and divisions:
This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-02 (2019).
Subarea/division
Tick the appropriate boxes
48.1
☐
48.2
☐
48.3
☐
48.4
☐
58.4.1
☐
58.4.2
☐
Fishing technique:
Tick the appropriate boxes
☐
Conventional trawl
☐
Continuous fishing system
☐
Pumping to clear cod-end
☐
Other method (please specify)
Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught
Product type
Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B to CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-03 (2019)) ( 5 )
Whole frozen
Boiled
Meal
Oil
Other product (please specify)
Net configuration
Net measurements
Net 1
Net 2
Other net(s)
Net opening (mouth)
Maximum vertical opening (m)
Maximum horizontal opening (m)
Net circumference at mouth ( 6 ) (m)
Mouth area (m 2 )
Panel average mesh size ( 8 ) (mm)
Outer ( 7 )
Inner ( 7 )
Outer ( 7 )
Inner ( 7 )
Outer ( 7 )
Inner ( 7 )
1st panel
2nd panel
3rd panel
…
Final panel (cod-end)
Net diagram(s):
For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM). Net diagram(s) must include:
1.
Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow).
2.
Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019)), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).
3.
Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).
4.
Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.
Marine mammal exclusion device
Device diagram(s):
For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.
Collection of acoustic data
Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel
Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar)
Manufacturer
Model
Transducer frequencies (kHz)
Collection of acoustic data (detailed description):
Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of krill ( Euphausia superba ) and other pelagic species such as myctophids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10).
GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT
Method
Equation (kg)
Parameter
Description
Type
Estimation method
Unit
Holding tank volume
W*L*H*ρ*1 000
W = tank width
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
L = tank length
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
H = depth of krill in tank
Haul-specific
Direct observation
m
Flow meter ( 9 )
V*F krill *ρ
V = volume of krill and water combined
Haul ( 9 ) -specific
Direct observation
litre
F krill = fraction of krill in the sample
Haul ( 9 ) -specific
Flow meter volume correction
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
Flow meter ( 10 )
(V*ρ)–M
V = volume of krill paste
Haul ( 9 ) -specific
Direct observation
litre
M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass
Haul ( 9 ) -specific
Direct observation
kg
ρ = density of krill paste
Variable
Direct observation
kg/litre
Flow scale
M*(1–F)
M = mass of krill and water combined
Haul ( 10 ) -specific
Direct observation
kg
F = fraction of water in the sample
Variable
Flow scale mass correction
Plate tray
(M–M tray )*N
M tray = mass of empty tray
Constant
Direct observation prior to fishing
kg
M = mean mass of krill and tray combined
Variable
Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained
kg
N = number of trays
Haul-specific
Direct observation
Meal conversion
M meal *MCF
M meal = mass of meal produced
Haul-specific
Direct observation
kg
MCF = meal conversion factor
Variable
Meal to whole krill conversion
Cod-end volume
W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000
W = cod-end width
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
H = cod-end height
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
L = cod-end length
Haul-specific
Direct observation
m
Other
Please specify
Observation steps and frequency
Holding tank volume
At the start of fishing
Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ±0,05 m)
Every month ( 11 )
Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank
Every haul
Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow meter ( 11 )
Prior to fishing
Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
More than once per month ( 11 )
Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter
Every haul ( 12 )
Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:
—
measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined,
—
estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow meter ( 12 )
Prior to fishing
Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)
Every week ( 11 )
Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter
Every haul ( 12 )
Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow scale
Prior to fishing
Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
Every haul ( 12 )
Obtain a sample from the flow scale and:
—
measure the mass of krill and water combined,
—
estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Plate tray
Prior to fishing
Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ±0,1 kg)
Every haul
Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ±0,1 kg)
Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Meal conversion
Every month ( 11 )
Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill
Every haul
Measure the mass of meal produced
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Cod-end volume
At the start of fishing
Measure the width and height of the cod-end (precision ±0,1 m)
Every month ( 11 )
Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the cod-end
Every haul
Measure the length of cod-end containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
( 1 ) In area 88.1, where the catch of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) taken by a single vessel in any two 10-day periods (i.e. from day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20, or day 21 to the last day of the month) in any SSRU exceeds 1 500 kg in each 10-day period and exceeds 16 % of the catch of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) by that vessel in that SSRU, the vessel shall cease fishing in that SSRU for the remainder of the season.
( 2 ) All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S.
( 3 ) The target species is Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). Any Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) caught shall be counted towards the overall catch limit for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni).
( 4 ) All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S.
( 5 ) If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail.
( 6 ) Expected in operational conditions.
( 7 ) Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.
( 8 ) Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019).
( 9 ) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
( 10 ) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
( 11 ) A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.
( 12 ) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
ANNEX VIII
IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
1.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence
Member State
Maximum number of vessels
Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain
22
61 364
France
27
45 383
Portugal
5
1 627
Italy
1
2 137
Union
55
110 511
2.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence
Member State
Maximum number of vessels
Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain
27
11 590
France
41 ( 1 )
7 882
Portugal
15
6 925
Union
83
26 397
3.
The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence.
4.
The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence.
( 1 ) This number does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte’s fleet development plan.
ANNEX IX
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
Spain
14
Union
14
Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
Spain
4
Union
4
