{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-IE",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-IE.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/27",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27",
  "path": "annex/IE",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IE",
  "heading": "HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH",
  "text": "TACS in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.\nCyprus and Malta may fish under the ICCAT ‘Others’ quota in accordance with the ICCAT Compliance Tables adopted at 2003 ICCAT Annual Meeting.\nExcept Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.\nSpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and MediterraneanBFT/AE045W\nCyprus\nGreece\n323,4\nSpain\n6 276,7\nFrance\n6 192,7\nItaly\n4 888\nMalta\nPortugal\n590,2\nAll Member States\n60\nEC\n18 331\nTAC\n32 000\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nExcept Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.\nSpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NSWO/AN05N\nSpain\n6 541,5\nPortugal\n1 010,4\nAll Member States\n148,5\nEC\n7 700,4\nTAC\n14 000\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nSpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NSWO/AS05N\nSpain\n6 595,6\nPortugal\n371,1\nEC\n6 966,7\nTAC\n15 956\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nIt is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.\nThe number of Community fishing vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to pm vessels in accordance with Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.\nThe 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 10 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001:\nMember State\nMaximum number of vessels\nIreland\n50\nSpain\n730\nFrance\n151\nUnited Kingdom\n12\nPortugal\n310\nEC\n1 253\nSpeciesNorthern AlbacoreGermo alalunga\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NALB/AN05N\nIreland\n5 723,3\nSpain\n31 383\nFrance\n8 217\nUnited Kingdom\n600,7\nPortugal\n4 129,5\nEC\n50 053,5\nTAC\n34 500\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nSpeciesSouthern AlbacoreGermo alalunga\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NALB/AS05N\nSpain\n943,7\nFrance\n311\nPortugal\n660\nEC\n1 914,7\nTAC\n30 915\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nSpeciesBigeye TunaThunnus obesus\nZoneAtlantic OceanBET/ATLANT\nSpain\n21 526,4\nFrance\n9 438\nPortugal\n13 511\nEC\n44 475,4\nTAC\n90 000\nArticles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.\nSpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans\nZoneAtlantic OceanBUM/ATLANT\nEC\n103\nTAC\nNot relevant\nSpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus alba\nZoneAtlantic OceanWHM/ATLANT\nEC\n46,5\nTAC\nNot relevant",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cyprus and Malta may fish under the ICCAT ‘Others’ quota in accordance with the ICCAT Compliance Tables adopted at 2003 ICCAT Annual Meeting."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "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 10 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001: Member StateMaximum number of vesselsIreland50Spain730France151United Kingdom12Portugal310EC1 253"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "The number of Community fishing vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to pm vessels in accordance with Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/27/annex/IE",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:58.558939+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}