Annex

United Kingdom

In Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008, the entry concerning the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

Including sand eel.

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 deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sand eel.’

‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSPR/2AC4-C
Belgium 1 729
Denmark 136 826
Germany 1 729
France 1 729
The Netherlands 1 729
Sweden 1 330^f1
United Kingdom 5 705
EC 150 777
Norway 10 063^f2
Faeroe Islands 9 160^f3 ^f4 ^f5
TAC 170 000
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.

Including sand eel.
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 deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sand eel.’
‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus	ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSPR/2AC4-C
Belgium	1 729
Denmark	136 826
Germany	1 729
France	1 729
The Netherlands	1 729
Sweden	1 330^f1
United Kingdom	5 705
EC	150 777
Norway	10 063^f2
Faeroe Islands	9 160^f3 ^f4 ^f5
TAC	170 000	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.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Including sand eel.
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 deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sand eel.’