# Council Regulation (EU) No 297/2013 of 27 March 2013 amending Regulations (EU) No 44/2012, (EU) No 39/2013 and (EU) No 40/2013 as regards certain fishing opportunities, Division 2: Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is amended as follows:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) the entry for herring in EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.
Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N.
Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned Union share of the TAC, no more than 34 695 tonnes may be taken in the following zone:
Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen
(HER/*2AJMN)"
"SpeciesHerringClupea harengus
ZoneEU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II(HER/1/2-)
Belgium
14
Analytical TAC
Denmark
13 806
Germany
2 418
Spain
46
France
596
Ireland
3 574
The Netherlands
4 941
Poland
699
Portugal
46
Finland
214
Sweden
5 116
United Kingdom
8 827
Union
40 297
Norway
34 695
TAC
619 000
(b) the entry for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
“
SpeciesCodGadus morhua
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany
2 413
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Greece
299
Spain
2 691
Ireland
299
France
2 215
Portugal
2 691
United Kingdom
9 363
Union
19 971
TAC
Not relevant
”
(c) the entry for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV is replaced by the following:
The area in East Greenland called the 'Kleine Banke' is closed for all fisheries. This area is bounded by the following coordinates:
64°40' N 37°30′ W
64°40' N 36°30′ W
64°15' N 36°30′ W, and
64°15' N 37°30′ W
May be fished in East or West Greenland. However, in East Greenland the fishery shall only be permitted:
by trawlers from 1 July to 31 December 2013.
by longliners from 1 April to 31 December 2013.
The fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with Vessels Monitoring Systems (VMS). A maximum of 80 % of the quota can be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 10 hauls per vessel shall be conducted in each area:
Area
Boundary
1.
East Greenland (COD/N65E44)
North of 65° N East of 44°W
2.
East Greenland (COD/645E44)
Between 64°N and 65°N East of 44°W
3.
East Greenland (COD/624E44)
Between 62°N and 64°N East of 44°W
4.
East Greenland (COD/S62E44)
South of 62°N East of 44°W
5.
West Greenland (COD/S62W44)
South of 62°N West of 44°W
6.
West Greenland (COD/N62W44)
North of 62°N West of 44°W"
"SpeciesCodGadus morhua
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV(COD/N1GL14)
Germany
1 391
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
United Kingdom
309
Union
1 700
Norway
500
TAC
Not relevant
(d) The entry for cod in I and IIb is replaced by the following:
Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
By-catches of haddock may represent up to 15 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod."
"SpeciesCodGadus morhua
ZoneI and IIb(COD/1/2B.)
Germany
7 739
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Spain
14 329
France
3 758
Poland
3 057
Portugal
2 816
United Kingdom
5 223
Other Member States
250
Union
37 172
TAC
986 000
(e) the entry for Atlantic halibut in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN)."
"SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus
ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(HAL/514GRN)
Portugal
125
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Union
125
Norway
75
TAC
Not relevant
(f) the entry for Atlantic halibut in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:
To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N1GRN)."
"SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(HAL/N1GRN.)
Union
125
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Norway
75
TAC
Not relevant
(g) the entry for grenadiers in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately."
"SpeciesGrenadiersMacrourus spp.
ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GRV/514GRN)
Union
140
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
TAC
Not relevant
(h) the entry for grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:
Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately."
"SpeciesGrenadiersMacrourus spp.
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union
140
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
TAC
Not relevant
(i) the entry for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
Except Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota.
Member States with an assigned quota may access the "All Member States" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota.
To be fished from 1 January until 30 April 2013. If a catch level of 70 % of this initial Union quota is attained by 15 April 2013, this Union quota shall automatically be increased by an additional amount of 5 775 tonnes, to be fished within the same period. That additional Union quota shall be considered to be allocated according to the same distribution key."
"SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus
ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark
4 909
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
United Kingdom
46
Sweden
352
Germany
214
All Member States
254
Union
5 775
TAC
Not relevant
(j) the entry for haddock in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
“
SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany
317
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France
191
United Kingdom
973
Union
1 481
TAC
Not relevant
”
(k) the entry for Northern prawn in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
“
SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis
ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark
2 400
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France
2 400
Union
4 800
Norway
2 700
TAC
Not relevant
”
(l) the entry for saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
“
SpeciesSaithePollachius virens
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany
2 040
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France
328
United Kingdom
182
Union
2 550
TAC
Not relevant
”
(m) the entry for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota."
"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany
25
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
United Kingdom
25
Union
50
TAC
Not relevant
(n) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:
To be fished South of 68° N."
"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.)
Germany
2 075
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Union
2 075
Norway
575
TAC
Not relevant
(o) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time."
"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides
ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GHL/514GRN)
Germany
3 695
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
United Kingdom
195
Union
3 890
Norway
575
TAC
Not relevant
(p) the entry for redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota."
"SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(RED/1N2AB.)
Germany
766
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Spain
95
France
84
Portugal
405
United Kingdom
150
Union
1 500
TAC
Not relevant
(q) the entry for redfish (pelagic) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
May only be fished by trawl.
Special condition: the quotas may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that the part of the quotas fished therein are reported separately (RED/*5-14P). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, it may only be taken as of 10 May 2013 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area (the "NEAFC box") bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:
Point No
Latitude N
Longitude W
1
64° 45′
28° 30′
2
62° 50′
25° 45′
3
61° 55′
26° 45′
4
61° 00′
26° 30′
5
59° 00′
30° 00′
6
59° 00′
34° 00′
7
61° 30′
34° 00′
8
62° 50′
36° 00′
9
64° 45′
28° 30′
To be fished in the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 only (RED/*5-14N)."
"SpeciesRedfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp.
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV(RED/N1G14P)
Germany
2 173
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France
11
United Kingdom
16
Union
2 200
Norway
800
TAC
Not relevant
(r) the entry for other species in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota."
"SpeciesOther species
ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany
117
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
France
47
United Kingdom
186
Union
350
TAC
Not relevant

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/297/annex/III/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-297/annex-III/division-2
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