Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply in addition to those laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 ( 11 ) and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006: (1) ‘western Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical sub-areas (GSAs) 1 (Northern Alboran Sea), 2 (Alboran Island), 5 (Balearic Islands), 6 (Northern Spain), 7 (Gulf of Lions), 8 (Corsica Island), 9 (Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea), 10 (South Tyrrhenian Sea) and 11 (Sardinia Island), as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 12 ) ; (2) ‘the stocks concerned’ means the stocks listed in Article 1(2); (3) ‘most vulnerable stock’ means the stock for which, at the time of the setting of the maximum allowable fishing effort, the fishing mortality of the previous year is the furthest from the F MSY point value determined in the best available scientific advice; (4) ‘range of F MSY ’ means a range of values provided for in the best available scientific advice, in particular by STECF, or a similar independent scientific body recognised at Union or international level, where all levels of fishing mortality within that range result in maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in the long term with a given fishing pattern and under current average environmental conditions, without significantly affecting the reproduction process for the stocks in question. It is derived to deliver no more than a 5 % reduction in long-term yield compared to the MSY. It is capped so that the probability of the stock falling below the limit reference point (B LIM ) is no more than 5 %; (5) ‘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 yield; (6) ‘MSY F LOWER ’ means the lowest value within the range of F MSY ; (7) ‘MSY F UPPER ’ means the highest value within the range of F MSY ; (8) ‘lower range of F MSY ’ means a range that contains values from MSY F LOWER to F MSY point value; (9) ‘upper range of F MSY ’ means a range that contains values from F MSY point value to MSY F UPPER ; (10) ‘B LIM ’ means the limit reference point, expressed as spawning stock biomass and provided for in the best available scientific advice, in particular by STECF, or a similar independent scientific body recognised at Union or international level, below which there may be reduced reproductive capacity; (11) ‘B PA ’ means the precautionary reference point, expressed as spawning stock biomass and provided for in the best available scientific advice, in particular by STECF, or a similar independent scientific body recognised at Union or international level, which ensures that the spawning stock biomass has less than 5 % probability of being below B LIM ; (12) ‘fishing effort group’ means a fleet management unit of a Member State for which a maximum allowable fishing effort is set; (13) ‘stock group’ means a group of stocks caught together as set out in Annex I; (14) ‘fishing day’ means any continuous period of 24 hours, or part thereof, during which a vessel is present in the western Mediterranean Sea and absent from port.