Annex

United Kingdom

Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is amended as follows:

The entry concerning the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

Including sandeel.

May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.

This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56° 30′ N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.

1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.

Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sandeel.’

‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSPR/2AC4-C
Belgium 1 917
Precautionary TAC

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.

Denmark 151 705
Germany 1 917
France 1 917
The Netherlands 1 917
Sweden 1 330^f1
United Kingdom 6 325
EC 167 028
Norway 18 812^f2
Faroe Islands 9 160^f3 ^f4 ^f5
TAC 195 000

Including sandeel.
May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.
This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56° 30′ N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.
1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.
Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sandeel.’
‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus	ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSPR/2AC4-C
Belgium	1 917	Precautionary TAC 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.
Denmark	151 705
Germany	1 917
France	1 917
The Netherlands	1 917
Sweden	1 330^f1
United Kingdom	6 325
EC	167 028
Norway	18 812^f2
Faroe Islands	9 160^f3 ^f4 ^f5
TAC	195 000

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Including sandeel.
f2: May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.
f3: This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56° 30′ N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.
f4: 1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.
f5: Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sandeel.’