{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/annex-ID",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/annex-ID.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/51",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 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-2006-51",
  "path": "annex/ID",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "ID",
  "heading": "HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All Areas",
  "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.\nSpecies:Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus\nZone:Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and MediterraneanBFT/AE045W\nCyprus\nGreece\n323\nSpain\n6 266\nFrance\n6 182\nItaly\n4 880\nMalta\nPortugal\n590\nAll Member States\n60\nEC\n18 301\nTAC\n32 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nExcept Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.\nSpecies:SwordfishXiphias gladius\nZone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NSWO/AN05N\nSpain\n5 565\nPortugal\n1 010\nAll Member States\n185,5\nEC\n6 760,5\nTAC\n14 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpecies:SwordfishXiphias gladius\nZone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NSWO/AS05N\nSpain\n5 422,8\nPortugal\n357,2\nEC\n5 780\nTAC\n16 055\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nIt is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.\nThe number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 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\nSpecies:Northern AlbacoreGermo alalunga\nZone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5°NALB/AN05N\nIreland\n5 678,7\nSpain\n24 282,5\nFrance\n7 784,9\nUnited Kingdom\n402,1\nPortugal\n2 672,3\nEC\n40 820,5\nTAC\n34 500\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpecies:Southern AlbacoreGermo alalunga\nZone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NALB/AS05N\nSpain\n943,7\nFrance\n311\nPortugal\n660\nEC\n1 914,7\nTAC\n30 915\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpecies:Bigeye TunaThunnus obesus\nZone:Atlantic OceanBET/ATLANT\nSpain\n24 616,1\nFrance\n11 018,3\nPortugal\n10 873,3\nEC\n46 507,7\nTAC\n90 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpecies:Blue marlinMakaira nigricans\nZone:Atlantic OceanBUM/ATLANT\nEC\n103\nTAC\nNot relevant\nSpecies:White marlinTetrapturus alba\nZone:Atlantic 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 vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 United Kingdom 12 Portugal 310 EC 1 253"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 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/2006/51/annex/ID",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:59.861201+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."
}