ANNEX IDSupplementary provisions
ANNEX ID HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT. Species : Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Zone : Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM) Cyprus 69,44 ( 4 ) ( 7 ) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Greece 129,07 ( 7 ) Spain 2 504,45 ( 2 ) ( 4 ) ( 7 ) France 2 471,23 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 7 ) Croatia 390,59 ( 6 ) ( 7 ) Italy 1 950,42 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 7 ) Malta 160,02 ( 4 ) ( 7 ) Portugal 235,5 ( 7 ) Other Member States 27,93 ( 1 ) ( 7 ) Union 7 938,65 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 7 ) TAC 13 400 Species : Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone : Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) Spain 6 886,05 ( 9 ) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 1 325,88 ( 9 ) Other Member States 135,58 ( 8 ) ( 9 ) Union 8 347,51 TAC 13 700 Species : Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone : Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) Spain 4 699,18 ( 10 ) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 442,52 ( 10 ) Union 5 141,70 TAC 15 000 Species : Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone : Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 2 698,68 ( 13 ) 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 13 756,51 ( 13 ) France 6 972,79 ( 13 ) United Kingdom 334,08 ( 13 ) Portugal 2 772,87 ( 13 ) Union 26 534,93 ( 11 ) TAC 28 000 Species : Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone : Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N) Spain 724,69 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 238,16 Portugal 507,15 Union 1 470,0 TAC 24 000 Species : Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Zone : Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) Spain 16 741,74 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 7 927,83 Portugal 4 797,54 Union 29 467,10 TAC 85 000 Species : Blue marlin Makaira nigricans Zone : Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) Spain 27,2 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 397,6 Portugal 55,2 Union 480,0 TAC 1 985 Species : White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Zone : Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT) Spain 30,5 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 19,5 Union 50,0 TAC 355 ( 1 ) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. ( 2 ) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301): Spain 382,93 France 172,77 Union 555,71 ( 3 ) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641): France 100,00 Union 100,00 ( 4 ) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302): Spain 50,09 France 49,42 Italy 39,01 Cyprus 3,20 Malta 4,71 Union 146,43 ( 5 ) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643): Italy 39,01 Union 39,01 ( 6 ) Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F): Croatia 351,53 Union 351,53 ( 7 ) By derogation from Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) 302/2009, purse seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be authorised in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 26 May to 24 June 2014 included. ( 8 ) Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. ( 9 ) Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N). ( 10 ) Special condition: up to 3,86 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N). ( 11 ) The number of Union vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 ( 12 ) , shall be as follows: 1 253 ( 12 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species ( OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3 ). ( 13 ) The 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 50,00 Spain 730,00 France 151,00 United Kingdom 12,00 Portugal 310,00