# Council Regulation (EU) 2020/455 of 26 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and other waters, and Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in Union and non‐Union waters, Annex II

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

Annexes IA, ID, IK and VI to Regulation (EU) 2020/123 are amended as follows:
(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 4
Denmark
215 863
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) Annex ID is amended as follows:
(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
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
(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
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) 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) Annex VI is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX VI
ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (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.. 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
140
Italy
30
Cyprus
20
Malta
54
Portugal
76
Union
684
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.. 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 vessels
Cyprus
Greece
Croatia
Italy
France
Spain
Malta
Portugal
Purse Seiners
1
0
18
21
22
6
2
0
Longliners
27
0
0
40
23
48
62
0
Baitboat
0
0
0
0
8
68
0
76
Handline
0
0
12
0
47
1
0
0
Trawler
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
Small scale
0
32
0
0
140
620
52
0
Other artisanal
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 traps
Spain
5
Italy
6
Portugal
2
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 B
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.. 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.. 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
’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/455/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-455/annex-II
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