{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-43/annex-I/annex-ID",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-43/annex-I/annex-ID.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/ID",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX 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.\nExcept Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.\nSpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE045W)\nCyprus\n114,37\nGreece\n212,35\nSpain\n4 116,53\nFrance\n3 591,11\nItaly\n3 176,1\nMalta\n262,92\nPortugal\n387,3\nAll Member States\n45,92\nEC\n11 906,6\nTAC\n22 000\nExcept Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.\nSpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N(SWO/AN05N)\nSpain\n6 573,9\nPortugal\n1 439,5\nAll Member States\n218,7\nEC\n8 232\nTAC\n14 000\nSpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N(SWO/AS05N)\nSpain\n5 385\nPortugal\n332\nEC\n5 717\nTAC\n17 000\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 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007:\nMember State\nMaximum number of vessels\nIreland\n50\nSpain\n730\nFrance\n151\nUnited Kingdom\n12\nPortugal\n310\nEC\n1 253\nThe number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007.\nSpeciesNorthern albacoreGermo alalunga\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N(ALB/AN05N)\nIreland\n6 696,0\nSpain\n20 082,1\nFrance\n6 522,4\nUnited Kingdom\n555,3\nPortugal\n4 337,1\nEC\n38 193\nTAC\n30 200\nSpeciesSouthern albacoreGermo alalunga\nZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N(ALB/AS05N)\nSpain\n943,7\nFrance\n311,0\nPortugal\n660,0\nEC\n1 914,7\nTAC\n29 900\nSpeciesBigeye TunaThunnus obesus\nZoneAtlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)\nSpain\n17 093,6\nFrance\n8 055,4\nPortugal\n6 051\nEC\n31 200\nTAC\n90 000\nSpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans\nZoneAtlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)\nEC\n103\nTAC\nNot relevant\nSpeciesWhite marlin Tetrapturus albidus\nZoneAtlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)\nEC\n46,5\nTAC\nNot relevant",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 22 of 26 January 2009)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "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 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007: Member StateMaximum number of vesselsIreland50Spain730France151United Kingdom12Portugal310EC1 253"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/43/annex/I/annex/ID",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:42.098169+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."
}