ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
ANNEX IDSupplementary provisions
ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Sailfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W Istiophorus albicans (SAI/AE45W) TAC 1 271,00 Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Table 2 Species: Sailfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, west of 45°W Istiophorus albicans (SAI/AW45W) TAC 1 030,00 Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Table 3 Species: Blue marlin Zone: Atlantic Ocean Makaira nigricans (BUM/ATLANT) Spain 22,77 Analytical TAC France 332,82 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 46,21 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 401,80 TAC 1 670,00 Table 4 Species: Blue shark Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N Prionace glauca (BSH/AN05N) Ireland 0,72 Analytical TAC Spain 20 309,50 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 113,96 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 4 024,82 Union 24 449,00 ( 1 ) TAC 30 000,00 ( 1 ) After transfer of 348 tonnes to Morocco. Table 5 Species: Blue shark Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N Prionace glauca (BSH/AS05N) Spain 12 498,27 Analytical TAC Portugal 4 906,73 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 17 405,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 27 711,00 Table 6 Species: White marlin Zone: Atlantic Ocean Kajikia albida (WHM/ATLANT) Spain 30,50 Analytical TAC Portugal 19,50 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 50,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 355,00 Table 7 Species: Northern Albacore Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N Thunnus alalunga (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 3 967,52 Analytical TAC Spain 22 362,40 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 7 033,33 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 2 452,65 Union 35 815,90 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) TAC 47 251,00 ( 2 ) The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for Northern albacore as a target species shall be: 1 241 . ( 3 ) Special condition: within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom waters (ALB/*AN05N-UK): 280,00 . Table 8 Species: Southern Albacore Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N Thunnus alalunga (ALB/AS05N) Spain 870,12 Analytical TAC France 285,95 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 608,93 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 765,00 TAC 28 000,00 Table 9 Species: Mediterranean Albacore Zone: Mediterranean Sea Thunnus alalunga (ALB/MED) Greece 385,30 Analytical TAC Spain 99,46 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 14,45 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 6,74 Italy 1 128,24 Cyprus 416,06 Malta 39,68 Union 2 089,93 ( 7 ) TAC 2 500,00 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 4 ) In order to protect juvenile swordfish, a closure period shall also apply to longline vessels targeting Mediterranean albacore from 1 October to 30 November. In addition, Mediterranean albacore, either as a targeted species or as by-catch, shall not be caught, retained on board, transhipped or landed during the following periods: — Greece, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus: 1 October to 30 November and 1 to 31 March; — Spain, France and Malta: 1 January to 31 March. ( 5 ) Each Member State shall limit the number of their fishing vessels authorised to fish for Mediterranean albacore to the number of fishing vessels authorised to fish this species in 2017. Member States may apply a tolerance of 10 % to this capacity limit. ( 6 ) Special condition: by-catches of albacore are to be counted against this quota but shall be reported separately (ALB/MED-BC). Dead catches of albacore from sport and recreational fisheries are to be counted against this quota but shall be reported separately (ALB/MED-SR). ( 7 ) After transfer of 0 tonnes from Türkiye. Table 10 Species: Yellowfin tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean Thunnus albacares (YFT/ATLANT) TAC 110 000,00 ( 8 ) Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply ( 8 ) Catches of yellowfin tuna by purse seiners (YFT/*ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (YFT/*ATLLL) shall be reported separately. Table 11 Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean Thunnus obesus (BET/ATLANT) Spain 7 523,98 ( 9 ) Analytical TAC France 3 195,86 ( 9 ) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 2 856,45 ( 9 ) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 13 576,29 ( 9 ) TAC 73 000,00 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/*ATLLL) shall be reported separately. As of June, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these fishing vessels on a weekly basis. Table 12 Species: Bluefin tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W, and Mediterranean Thunnus thynnus (BFT/AE45WM) Greece 349,61 Analytical TAC Spain 6 783,67 ( 11 ) ( 13 ) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 6 693,70 ( 11 ) ( 12 ) ( 13 ) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 1 057,97 ( 15 ) Cyprus 188,09 ( 13 ) Italy 5 283,00 ( 13 ) ( 14 ) Malta 433,43 ( 13 ) Portugal 637,88 Other Member States 75,65 ( 10 ) Union 21 503,00 ( 11 ) ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) TAC 40 570,00 ( 10 ) ( 10 ) Except Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/AE45WM_AMS). ( 11 ) 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 VI (BFT/*8301): Spain 1 027,76 France 477,45 Union 1 505,21 ( 12 ) 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 VI (BFT/*641): France 100,00 Union 100,00 ( 13 ) 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 2 of Annex VI (BFT/*8302): Spain 135,67 France 133,87 Italy 105,66 Cyprus 3,76 Malta 8,67 Union 387,63 ( 14 ) 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 VI (BFT/*643): Italy 105,66 Union 105,66 ( 15 ) 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 VI for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F): Croatia 952,17 Union 952,17 Table 13 Species: Shortfin mako Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N Isurus oxyrinchus (SMA/AS05N) Union 503,00 ( 16 ) Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 1 325,00 ( 16 ) ( 17 ) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply ( 16 ) Quota set for the purpose of implementing a Union retention allowance for this stock. ( 17 ) Exclusively for by-catches. Table 14 Species: Swordfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N Xiphias gladius (SWO/AN05N) Spain 6 097,29 ( 19 ) Analytical TAC Portugal 1 108,20 ( 19 ) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Other Member States 162,84 ( 18 ) ( 19 ) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 7 368,33 TAC 14 769,00 ( 18 ) Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS). ( 19 ) Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N (SWO/*AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*AS05N_AMS). Table 15 Species: Swordfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N Xiphias gladius (SWO/AS05N) Spain 4 525,88 ( 20 ) Analytical TAC Portugal 298,12 ( 20 ) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 4 824,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 10 000,00 ( 20 ) Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N (SWO/*AN05N). Table 16 Species: Swordfish Zone: Mediterranean Sea Xiphias gladius (SWO/MED) Greece 1 036,02 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Analytical TAC Spain 1 565,04 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 109,08 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 13,74 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Italy 3 208,44 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Cyprus 50,67 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Malta 380,64 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) Union 6 363,63 ( 21 ) ( 22 ) TAC 9 017,00 ( 21 ) This quota may be fished only from 1 April to 31 December. ( 22 ) Special condition: by-catches of Mediterranean swordfish are to be counted against this quota but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-BC). Dead catches of Mediterranean swordfish from sport and recreational fisheries are to be counted against this quota but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-SR).