{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960/annex-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960/annex-IV.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/960",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/960 of 19 June 2015 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 as regards certain fishing opportunities",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960",
  "path": "annex/IV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The fishing opportunities table for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N shall be replaced by the following table:\nThe number of Union vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253\n[1] Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).\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\nSpecies:\nNorthern albacoreThunnus alalunga\nZone:\nAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)\nIreland\n2 510,64\nSpain\n17 690,59\nFrance\n4 421,71\nUnited Kingdom\n195,89\nPortugal\n2 120,3\nUnion\n26 939,13\nTAC\n28 000\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "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 Kingdom12Portugal310"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The number of Union vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253 [1] Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/960/annex/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:38.039576+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."
}