# Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1579 of 29 October 2020 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters, Annex: TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA Extent: E+W+S+N.I. The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Clupea harengus HER Herring Gadus morhua COD Cod Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Salmo salar SAL Atlantic salmon Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 30-31(HER/30/31.) Finland 53 306 Sweden 11 712 Union 65 018 TAC 65 018 Precautionary TAC Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24) Denmark 221 Germany 869 Finland 0 Poland 205 Sweden 280 Union 1 575 TAC 1 575 Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32(HER/3D-R30) Denmark 2 146 Germany 569 Estonia 10 960 Finland 21 393 Latvia 2 705 Lithuania 2 848 Poland 24 304 Sweden 32 626 Union 97 551 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies. Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG) Estonia 18 216 Latvia 21 230 Union 39 446 TAC 39 446 Analytical TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Byway of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.) Denmark 137 Germany 54 Estonia 13 Finland 10 Latvia 51 Lithuania 33 Poland 159 Sweden 138 Union 595 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. In subdivision 24 exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota in subdivision 24. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing this quota in subdivision 24 is permitted for Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres length overall fishing with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines, drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment or similar passive gear in areas up to six nautical miles measured from the baselines where the water depth is less than 20 metres according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State. Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(COD/3BC+24) Denmark 1 746 Germany 854 Estonia 39 Finland 34 Latvia 144 Lithuania 94 Poland 467 Sweden 622 Union 4 000 TAC 4 000 Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 22-32(PLE/3BCD-C) Denmark 5 187 Germany 576 Poland 1 086 Sweden 391 Union 7 240 TAC 7 240 Analytical TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies. Expressed by number of individual fish. Special condition: up to 25 % and no more than 500 specimens of this quota may be fished in Union waters of subdivision 32 (SAL/*3D32). Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 22-31(SAL/3BCD-F) Denmark 19 582 Germany 2 179 Estonia 1 990 Finland 24 417 Latvia 12 455 Lithuania 1 464 Poland 5 940 Sweden 26 469 Union 94 496 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Expressed by number of individual fish. Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of subdivision 32(SAL/3D32.) Estonia 911 Finland 7 972 Union 8 883 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C) Denmark 21 993 Germany 13 933 Estonia 25 539 Finland 11 513 Latvia 30 845 Lithuania 11 158 Poland 65 460 Sweden 42 517 Union 222 958 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1579/annex (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1579/annex Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.