# 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, Annex ID: HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All Areas

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.
Species:Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus
Zone:Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and MediterraneanBFT/AE045W
Cyprus
Greece
323
Spain
6 266
France
6 182
Italy
4 880
Malta
Portugal
590
All Member States
60
EC
18 301
TAC
32 000
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius
Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° NSWO/AN05N
Spain
5 565
Portugal
1 010
All Member States
185,5
EC
6 760,5
TAC
14 000
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius
Zone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NSWO/AS05N
Spain
5 422,8
Portugal
357,2
EC
5 780
TAC
16 055
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.
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.
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
Species:Northern AlbacoreGermo alalunga
Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5°NALB/AN05N
Ireland
5 678,7
Spain
24 282,5
France
7 784,9
United Kingdom
402,1
Portugal
2 672,3
EC
40 820,5
TAC
34 500
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Species:Southern AlbacoreGermo alalunga
Zone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° NALB/AS05N
Spain
943,7
France
311
Portugal
660
EC
1 914,7
TAC
30 915
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Species:Bigeye TunaThunnus obesus
Zone:Atlantic OceanBET/ATLANT
Spain
24 616,1
France
11 018,3
Portugal
10 873,3
EC
46 507,7
TAC
90 000
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Species:Blue marlinMakaira nigricans
Zone:Atlantic OceanBUM/ATLANT
EC
103
TAC
Not relevant
Species:White marlinTetrapturus alba
Zone:Atlantic OceanWHM/ATLANT
EC
46,5
TAC
Not relevant

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/51/annex/ID (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/annex-ID
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