{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-43/annex-I/annex-IC",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-43/annex-I/annex-IC.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/43",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 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-2009-43",
  "path": "annex/I/annex/IC",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX IC",
  "heading": "NORTH WEST ATLANTIC",
  "text": "All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) 1386/2007.\nSpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneNAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneNAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch. By-catches shall be limited to 10 % per haul and an 8 % limit on landings.\nSpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneNAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No1386/2007.\nSpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus\nZoneNAFO 2J3KL(WIT/N2J3KL)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus\nZoneNAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides\nZoneNAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides\nZoneNAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nTo be fished between 1 July and 31 December.\nNo specified Community share, an amount of 29 467 tonnes is available to Canada and the EC Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.\nSpeciesShort fin squidIllex illecebrosus\nZoneNAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)\nEstonia\n128\nLatvia\n128\nLithuania\n128\nPoland\n128\nEC\nTAC\n34 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nDespite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Community, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nCatches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the Flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48 hour intervals.\nSpeciesYellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea\nZoneNAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n17 000\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus\nZoneNAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nNot including the box bounded by the following coordinates:\nPoint No\nLatitude N\nLongitude W\n1\n47°20′0\n46°40′0\n2\n47°20′0\n46°30′0\n3\n46°00′0\n46°30′0\n4\n46°00′0\n46°40′0\nAll Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.\nSpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis\nZoneNAFO 3L(PRA/N3L.)\nEstonia\n334\nLatvia\n334\nLithuania\n334\nPoland\n334\nEC\n334\nTAC\n30 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nVessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:\nPoint No\nLatitude N\nLongitude W\n1\n47°20′0\n46°40′0\n2\n47°20′0\n46°30′0\n3\n46°00′0\n46°30′0\n4\n46°00′0\n46°40′0\nMoreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2009 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:\nPoint No\nLatitude N\nLongitude W\n1\n47°55′0\n45°00′0\n2\n47°30′0\n44°15′0\n3\n46°55′0\n44°15′0\n4\n46°35′0\n44°30′0\n5\n46°35′0\n45°40′0\n6\n47°30′0\n45°40′0\n7\n47°55′0\n45°00′0\nNot relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 8 of that Regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days following the notification.\nMember State\nMaximum number of vessels\nMaximum number of fishing days\nDenmark\n2\n131\nEstonia\n8\n1 667\nSpain\n10\n257\nLatvia\n4\n490\nLithuania\n7\n579\nPoland\n1\n100\nPortugal\n1\n69\nEach Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).\nSpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis\nZoneNAFO 3M(PRA/*N3M.)\nTAC\nnot relevant\nSpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides\nZoneNAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)\nEstonia\n321,3\nGermany\n328\nLatvia\n45,1\nLithuania\n22,6\nSpain\n4 396,5\nPortugal\n1 837,5\nEC\n6 951\nTAC\n11 856\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpeciesSkateRajidae\nZoneNAFO 3LNO(SRX/N3LNO.)\nSpain\n6 561\nPortugal\n1 274\nEstonia\n546\nLithuania\n119\nEC\n8 500\nTAC\n13 500\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nThere will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.\nSpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.\nZoneNAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)\nEC\n0\nTAC\n0\nThis quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 8500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.\nSpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.\nZoneNAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)\nEstonia\n1 571\nGermany\n513\nSpain\n233\nLatvia\n1 571\nLithuania\n1 571\nPortugal\n2 354\nEC\n7 813\nTAC\n8 500\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.\nZoneNAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)\nSpain\n1 771\nPortugal\n5 229\nEC\n7 000\nTAC\n20 000\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.\nSpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.\nZoneNAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)\nLatvia\n269\nLithuania\n2 234\nTAC\n2 503\nSpeciesWhite hakeUrophycis tenuis\nZoneNAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)\nSpain\n2 165\nPortugal\n2 835\nEC\n5 000\nTAC\n8 500\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.\nArticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch. By-catches shall be limited to 10 % per haul and an 8 % limit on landings."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "To be fished between 1 July and 31 December."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "No specified Community share, an amount of 29 467 tonnes is available to Canada and the EC Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Community, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the Flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48 hour intervals."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point NoLatitude NLongitude W147°20′046°40′0247°20′046°30′0346°00′046°30′0446°00′046°40′0"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point NoLatitude NLongitude W147°20′046°40′0247°20′046°30′0346°00′046°30′0446°00′046°40′0 Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2009 in the area bounded by the following coordinates: Point NoLatitude NLongitude W147°55′045°00′0247°30′044°15′0346°55′044°15′0446°35′044°30′0546°35′045°40′0647°30′045°40′0747°55′045°00′0"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 8 of that Regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days following the notification. Member StateMaximum number of vesselsMaximum number of fishing daysDenmark2131Estonia81 667Spain10257Latvia4490Lithuania7579Poland1100Portugal169 Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 8500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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