# 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, Annex IE: HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

TACS in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.
Cyprus and Malta may fish under the ICCAT ‘Others’ quota in accordance with the ICCAT Compliance Tables adopted at 2003 ICCAT Annual Meeting.
Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus
ZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and MediterraneanBFT/AE045W
Cyprus
Greece
323,4
Spain
6 276,7
France
6 192,7
Italy
4 888
Malta
Portugal
590,2
All Member States
60
EC
18 331
TAC
32 000
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius
ZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NSWO/AN05N
Spain
6 541,5
Portugal
1 010,4
All Member States
148,5
EC
7 700,4
TAC
14 000
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius
ZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NSWO/AS05N
Spain
6 595,6
Portugal
371,1
EC
6 966,7
TAC
15 956
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.
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.
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 State
Maximum number of vessels
Ireland
50
Spain
730
France
151
United Kingdom
12
Portugal
310
EC
1 253
SpeciesNorthern AlbacoreGermo alalunga
ZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NALB/AN05N
Ireland
5 723,3
Spain
31 383
France
8 217
United Kingdom
600,7
Portugal
4 129,5
EC
50 053,5
TAC
34 500
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
SpeciesSouthern AlbacoreGermo alalunga
ZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NALB/AS05N
Spain
943,7
France
311
Portugal
660
EC
1 914,7
TAC
30 915
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
SpeciesBigeye TunaThunnus obesus
ZoneAtlantic OceanBET/ATLANT
Spain
21 526,4
France
9 438
Portugal
13 511
EC
44 475,4
TAC
90 000
Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.
SpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans
ZoneAtlantic OceanBUM/ATLANT
EC
103
TAC
Not relevant
SpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus alba
ZoneAtlantic OceanWHM/ATLANT
EC
46,5
TAC
Not relevant

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/27/annex/IE (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-IE
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