Annex II

Annexes IA, ID, IK and VI to Regulation (EU) 2020/123 are amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Annex IA, the table for sandeels and associated by‐catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

   Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
   Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by‐catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By‐catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by‐catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
   ‘Species:	Sandeels and associated by‐catchesAmmodytes spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4f1
   Denmark	215 863	f2	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	4 719
   Germany	329
   Sweden	7 926
   Union	228 837
   TAC	228 837

   Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities indicated below may be taken in the following sandeels management areas, as defined in Annex III:

   Zone: Union waters of sandeels management areas

   	1r	2r	3r	4	5r	6	7r
   	(SAN/234_1R)	(SAN/234_2R)	(SAN/234_3R)	(SAN/234_4)	(SAN/234_5R)	(SAN/234_6)	(SAN/234_7R)
   Denmark	107 525	59 106	11 702	37 365	0	165	0
   United Kingdom	2 350	1 292	256	817	0	4	0
   Germany	164	90	18	57	0	0	0
   Sweden	3 948	2 170	430	1 372	0	6	0
   Union	113 987	62 658	12 406	39 611	0	175	0
   Total	113 987	62 658	12 406	39 611	0	175	0’

2. (2)

   Annex ID is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      the table concerning bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean is replaced by the following:

      Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ATLPS) and long liners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/*ATLLL) shall be reported separately.
      As of June 2020, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these vessels on a weekly basis.’
      ‘Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus		Zone:	Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
      Spain	8 055,73	f3 f4	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	4 428,6
      Portugal	3 058,33
      Union	15 542,66
      TAC	62 500

   2. (b)

      the table concerning yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean is replaced by the following:

      Catches of yellowfin tuna by purse seiners (YFT/*ATLPS) and long liners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (YFT/*ATLLL) shall be reported separately.’
      ‘Species:	Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares		Zone:	Atlantic Ocean(YFT/ATLANT)
      TAC	110 000	f5	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

3. (3)

   in Annex IK, the following part is added:

   ‘Interim Protected Areas

   Atlantis Bank

   Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
   1	32° 00'	57° 00'
   2	32° 50'	57° 00'
   3	32° 50'	58° 00'
   4	32° 00'	58° 00'

   Coral

   Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
   1	41° 00'	42° 00'
   2	41° 40'	42° 00'
   3	41° 40'	44° 00'
   4	41° 00'	44° 00'

   Fools Flat

   Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
   1	31° 30'	94° 40'
   2	31° 40'	94° 40'
   3	31° 40'	95° 00'
   4	31° 30'	95° 00'

   Middle of What

   Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
   1	37° 54'	50° 23'
   2	37° 56.5'	50° 23'
   3	37° 56.5'	50° 27'
   4	37° 54'	50° 27'

   Walter’s Shoal

   Point	Latitude (S)	Longitude (E)
   1	33° 00'	43° 10'
   2	33° 20'	43° 10'
   3	33° 20'	44° 10'
   4	33° 00'	44° 10'

   ’

4. (4)

   Annex VI is replaced by the following:

   ‘ANNEX VI

   ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (¹)

   1. 1..

      Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic

      (1) The numbers in Sections 1, 2 and 3 may be decreased in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.
      Spain	60
      France	55
      Union	115

   2. 2..

      Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

      This number may be increased if a purse seiner is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 2 or 4 of Table A in Section 4.
      Communicated in the national capacity plan as part of the sectorial quota.
      Spain	364
      France	140f6
      Italy	30
      Cyprus	20f7
      Malta	54
      Portugal	76
      Union	684

   3. 3..

      Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

      Croatia	18
      Italy	12
      Union	28

   4. 4..

      Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

      Table A
      The numbers in this table may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
      One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
      One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels.
      One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
      Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
      Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.
      Line vessels operating in the Atlantic Ocean.
      Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
      	Number of fishing vesselsf8
      	Cyprusf9	Greecef10	Croatia	Italy	France	Spain	Maltaf11	Portugal
      Purse Seiners	1	0	18	21	22	6	2	0
      Longliners	27f12	0	0	40	23	48	62	0
      Baitboat	0	0	0	0	8	68	0	76f13
      Handline	0	0	12	0	47f14	1	0	0
      Trawler	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0
      Small scale	0	32	0	0	140	620	52	0
      Other artisanalf15	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0

   5. 5..

      Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fisheries authorised by each Member State

      This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
      Member State	Number of trapsf16
      Spain	5
      Italy	6
      Portugal	2

   6. 6..

      Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

      Table A
      Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
      	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
      Spain	10	11 852
      Italy	13	12 600
      Greece	2	2 100
      Cyprus	3	3 000
      Croatia	7	7 880
      Malta	6	12 300

      Table Bf17
      The farming capacity of 500 tonnes for Portugal is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in Table A.
      Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
      Spain	6 300
      Italy	3 764
      Greece	785
      Cyprus	2 195
      Croatia	2 947
      Malta	8 786
      Portugal	350

   7. 7..

      The distribution, amongst the Member States and the United Kingdom, of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag either of a Member State or of the United Kingdom authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows:

      Member States and the United Kingdom	Maximum number of vessels
      Ireland	50
      Spain	730
      France	151
      United Kingdom	12
      Portugal	310

   8. 8..

      Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres in length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:

      Member State	Maximum number of vessels with purse seines	Maximum number of vessels with longlines
      Spain	23	190
      France	11
      Portugal		79
      Union	34	269

   ’