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Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 ANNEX

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 ANNEX

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. PART 1 Definition of species and species groups 1. In the list set out in Part 2 of this Annex, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. However, deep-sea sharks are placed at the beginning of that list. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided: Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Black scabbardfish BSF Aphanopus carbo Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Roughhead grenadier RHG Macrourus berglax Red seabream SBR Pagellus bogaraveo Greater forkbeard GFB Phycis blennoides 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea sharks’ means the following list of species: Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Deep-water catsharks API Apristurus spp. Frilled shark HXC Chlamydoselachus anguineus Gulper shark CWO Centrophorus spp. Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Longnose velvet dogfish CYP Centroscymnus crepidater Black dogfish CFB Centroscyllium fabricii Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps Velvet belly ETX Etmopterus spinax Mouse catshark GAM Galeus murinus Bluntnose sixgill shark SBL Hexanchus griseus Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) OXN Oxynotus paradoxus Knifetooth dogfish SYR Scymnodon ringens Greenland shark GSK Somniosus microcephalus PART 2 Annual fishing opportunities (in tonnes live weight) Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (DWS/56789-) Year 2017 2018     Union 10  ( 1 ) 10  ( 1 )     TAC 10  ( 1 ) 10  ( 1 )   Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union and international waters of X (DWS/10-) Year 2017 2018     Portugal 10  ( 2 ) 10  ( 2 )     Union 10  ( 2 ) 10  ( 2 )     TAC 10  ( 2 ) 10  ( 2 )   Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Species: Deep-sea sharks, Deania hystricosa and Deania profundorum Zone: International waters of XII (DWS/12INT-) Year 2017 2018     Ireland 0 0     Spain 0 0     France 0 0     United Kingdom 0 0     Union 0 0     TAC 0 0   Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 (DWS/F3412C) Year 2017 2018     Union 10  ( 3 ) 10  ( 3 )     TAC 10  ( 3 ) 10  ( 3 )   Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Species: Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV (BSF/1234-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 3 3     France 3 3     United Kingdom 3 3     Union 9 9     TAC 9 9   Precautionary TAC Species: Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII (BSF/56712-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 34 30     Estonia 17 15     Ireland 84 74     Spain 168 148     France 2 362 2 078     Latvia 110 97     Lithuania 1 1     Poland 1 1     United Kingdom 168 148     Others 9  ( 4 ) 8  ( 4 )     Union 2 954 2 600     TAC 2 954 2 600   Analytical TAC Species: Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X (BSF/8910-) Year 2017 2018     Spain 10 9     France 26 23     Portugal 3 294 2 965     Union 3 330 2 997     TAC 3 330 2 997   Analytical TAC Species: Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2 (BSF/C3412-) Year 2017 2018     Portugal 2 488 2 189     Union 2 488 2 189     TAC 2 488 2 189   Precautionary TAC Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp. Zone: Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (ALF/3X14-) Year 2017 2018     Ireland 9 9     Spain 63 63     France 17 17     Portugal 182 182     United Kingdom 9 9     Union 280 280     TAC 280 280   Analytical TAC Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of I, II and IV (RNG/124-) Year 2017 2018     Denmark 1  ( 5 ) 1  ( 5 )     Germany 1  ( 5 ) 1  ( 5 )     France 7  ( 5 ) 7  ( 5 )     United Kingdom 1  ( 5 ) 1  ( 5 )     Union 10  ( 5 ) 10  ( 5 )     TAC 10  ( 5 ) 10  ( 5 )   Precautionary TAC Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of III (RNG/03-) Year 2017 2018     Denmark 263  ( 6 )  ( 7 ) 211  ( 6 )  ( 7 )     Germany 1  ( 6 )  ( 7 ) 1  ( 6 )  ( 7 )     Sweden 14  ( 6 )  ( 7 ) 11  ( 6 )  ( 7 )     Union 278  ( 6 )  ( 7 ) 223  ( 6 )  ( 7 )     TAC 278  ( 6 )  ( 7 ) 223  ( 6 )  ( 7 )   Precautionary TAC Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII (RNG/5B67-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 6  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 6  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Estonia 45  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 46  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Ireland 198  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 203  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Spain 49  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 50  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     France 2 513  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 2 569  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Lithuania 58  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 59  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Poland 29  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 30  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     United Kingdom 148  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 151  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     Others 6  ( 8 )  ( 9 )  ( 10 ) 6  ( 8 )  ( 9 )  ( 10 )     Union 3 052  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 3 120  ( 8 )  ( 9 )     TAC 3 052  ( 8 )  ( 9 ) 3 120  ( 8 )  ( 9 )   Analytical TAC Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (RNG/8X14-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 17  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 14  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Ireland 4  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 3  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Spain 1 883  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 1 508  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     France 87  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 69  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Latvia 30  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 24  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Lithuania 4  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 3  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Poland 590  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 472  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     United Kingdom 8  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 6  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     Union 2 623  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 2 099  ( 11 )  ( 12 )     TAC 2 623  ( 11 )  ( 12 ) 2 099  ( 11 )  ( 12 )   Analytical TAC Species: Red seabream Pagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (SBR/678-) Year 2017 2018     Ireland 4  ( 13 ) 4  ( 13 )     Spain 116  ( 13 ) 104  ( 13 )     France 6  ( 13 ) 5  ( 13 )     United Kingdom 14  ( 13 ) 13  ( 13 )     Others 4  ( 13 ) 4  ( 13 )     Union 144  ( 13 ) 130  ( 13 )     TAC 144  ( 13 ) 130  ( 13 )   Analytical TAC Species: Red seabream Pagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of IX  ( 14 ) (SBR/09-) Year 2017 2018     Spain 137  ( 15 ) 130  ( 15 )     Portugal 37  ( 15 ) 35  ( 15 )     Union 174  ( 15 ) 165  ( 15 )     TAC 174  ( 15 ) 165  ( 15 )   Analytical TAC Species: Red seabream Pagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of X (SBR/10-) Year 2017 2018     Spain 5 5     Portugal 507 507     United Kingdom 5 5     Union 517 517     TAC 517 517   Analytical TAC Species: Greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV (GFB/1234-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 9 8     France 9 8     United Kingdom 15 13     Union 33 29     TAC 33 29   Analytical TAC Species: Greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII (GFB/567-) Year 2017 2018     Germany 11  ( 16 ) 10  ( 16 )     Ireland 278  ( 16 ) 247  ( 16 )     Spain 628  ( 16 ) 559  ( 16 )     France 380  ( 16 ) 338  ( 16 )     United Kingdom 869  ( 16 ) 774  ( 16 )     Union 2 166  ( 16 ) 1 928  ( 16 )     TAC 2 166  ( 16 ) 1 928  ( 16 )   Analytical TAC Species: Greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of VIII and IX (GFB/89-) Year 2017 2018     Spain 258  ( 17 ) 230  ( 17 )     France 16  ( 17 ) 14  ( 17 )     Portugal 11  ( 17 ) 10  ( 17 )     Union 285  ( 17 ) 254  ( 17 )     TAC 285  ( 17 ) 254  ( 17 )   Analytical TAC Species: Greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of X and XII (GFB/1012-) Year 2017 2018     France 9 8     Portugal 40 36     United Kingdom 9 8     Union 58 52     TAC 58 52   Analytical TAC ( 1 )   Exclusively for by-catches in longline fishery targeting black scabbardfish. No directed fishery shall be permitted. ( 2 )   Exclusively for by-catches in longline fishery targeting black scabbardfish. No directed fishery shall be permitted. ( 3 )   Exclusively for by-catches in longline fishery targeting black scabbardfish. No directed fishery shall be permitted. ( 4 )   Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ( 5 )   No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/124-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. ( 6 )   No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa. ( 7 )   No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/03-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. ( 8 )   A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (RNG/*8X14- for roundnose grenadier; RHG/*8X14- for roughhead grenadier by-catches)). ( 9 )   No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/5B67-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. ( 10 )   Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted. ( 11 )   A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (RNG/*5B67- for roundnose grenadier; RHG/*5B67- for roughhead grenadier by-catches). ( 12 )   No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/8X14-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. ( 13 )   Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ( 14 )   Catches in the GFCM area 37.1.1 shall nevertheless be reported (SBR/F3711). Catches in the CECAF area 34.1.11 shall nevertheless be reported (SBR/F34111). ( 15 )   A maximum of 8 % of this quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (SBR/*678-). ( 16 )   A maximum of 8 % of this quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII and IX (GFB/*89-). ( 17 )   A maximum of 8 % of this quota may be fished in Union and international waters of V, VI, VII (GFB/*567-).

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