Division Special conditions:

Notes on Annex IB

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2005 of 3 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, sole and vessels engaged in illegal fisheries.

F2

Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 860/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland, Faroese and Icelandic waters and fishing for cod in the North Sea, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004, as concerns fishing opportunities for deep-sea sharks and roundnose grenadier.

F3

Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2005 of 21 November 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, Greenland halibut and octopus.

Footnotes

f1

EC waters excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

f2

Except Denmark and the United Kingdom.

f3

To be taken in the North Sea.

f4

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

f5

Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-areas Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Sub-areas Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

f6

Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 800 tonnes, and tusk 4 000 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in ICES Division Vb and Sub-areas VI and VII.

f7

Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch.

f8

To be taken in Skagerrak.

f9

Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES Divisions IVa and IVb zones HER/04A and HER/04 B

f10

May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

f11

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.

f12

By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other than herring and landed unsorted.

f13

By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other than herring and landed unsorted.

f14

Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch.

f15

Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a line running due south from Landguard Point (51°56′ N, 1°19.1′ E) to latitude 51°33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

f16

Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be affected to ICES Division IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

f17

Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, north of 56°00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00′ W and north of 55°00′ N, excluding the Clyde.

f18

This quota may only be taken in Division VIa north of 56°30′ N.

f19

Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, south of 56°00′ N and west of 07°00′ W.

f20

Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

f21

ICES Division VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES area VIIghjk bounded:

• to the north by latitude 52°30′ N

• to the south by latitude 52°00′ N

• to the west by the coast of Ireland

• to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom

f22

ICES Division VIIg,h,j,k is increased by the area bounded:

• to the north by latitude 52°30′ N,

• to the south by latitude 52°00′ N,

• to the west by the coast of Ireland,

• to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

f23

May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

f24

Excluding an estimated 239 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

f25

Excluding an estimate of 578 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

f26

Excluding an estimated 750 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

f27

Excluding an estimated 5 400 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

f28

May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

f29

Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

f30

Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

f31

Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

f32

Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

f33

Within a total quota of 120 000 tonnes in EC waters.

f34

Of which up to 75 % may be taken in areas VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters).

f35

May be fished in EC waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56°30′N, VIb, VII west of 12°W.

f36

Of which up to pm tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).

f37

Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)

f38

May be fished in EC waters in areas VIa north of 56°30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.

f39

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

f40

To be fished by trawl, by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

f41

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

f42

May not be fished in Division 3 IIIb,c,d.

f43

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

f44

Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-areas VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Sub-areas VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

f45

Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 000 tonnes, and tusk 4 000 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with longlines in ICES Division Vb and Sub-areas VI and VII.

f46

Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines in VIa (north of 56°30′ N) and VIb.

f47

Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-area VI. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Sub-area VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

f48

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

f49

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.

f50

May only be taken in IV (EC waters) and Skagerrak. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

f51

Fishing in VI is restricted to long lines.

f52

To be taken in EC waters of II and VI.

f53

Including a fishery by this Member State of 1 865 tonnes of mackerel in ICES Division IIIa and in EC waters of ICES Division IVab (MAC/*3A4AB).

f54

Including 315 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area IV (MAC/*04N-).

f55

When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

f56

To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in division IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in division IIIa.

f57

TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

f58

May be fished only in IIa, VIa (north of 56 ^o  30′ N), IVa, VIId, e, f, h.

f59

Of which 1 002 tonnes may be fished in ICES Division IVa north of 59° N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 2 763 tonnes of the Faroe Islands' own quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) throughout the year and/or in ICES Divisions VIIe, f, h, and/or ICES Division IVa.

f60

TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

f61

The quantities subject to exchange with other Member States may be taken, up to a limit of 25 % of the quota of the donor Member State, in ICES area VIIIa,b,d (MAC/*8ABD.).

f62

Including sandeel.

f63

May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).

f64

The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 200 tonnes of herring. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.

f65

Including catches taken with long lines of tope shark and velvet belly, bird beak dogfish, leafscale gulper shark, greater lantern shark, smooth lantern shark and Portuguese dogfish. This quota may only be taken in ICES sub-areas IV, VI and VII.

f66

May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).

f67

Within a total quota of 6 500 tonnes for ICES Sub-Areas IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N) and VII e,f,h.

f68

This quota may only be fished in ICES areas IV, VIa (north of 56 ^o  30′ N) and VIIe, f, h.

f69

Within a total quota of 6 500 tonnes for ICES Sub-areas IV, VIa (north of 56 ^o  30′ N) and VIIe, f, h.

f70

Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1.2.

f71

Waters adjacent to the Azores under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.

f72

Waters adjacent to Madeira under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.

f73

This quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa, North of 56°30′N.

f74

Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

f75

Only as by-catches.

f76

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.

f77

Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

f78

Taken with long lines only, including rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.

f79

Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

f80

Limited to IIa and IV. Includes fisheries not specifically mentioned.

f81

Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa.