ANNEX ICATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

ANNEX IDHIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All areas

TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.

F1SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus

ZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and MediterraneanBFT/AE045W

Cyprus

154,68

Greece

287,23

Spain

5 568,21

France

5 493,65

Italy

4 336,31

Malta

355,59

Portugal

523,88

All Member States

60221

EC

16 779,55

TAC

29 500

Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius

Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o NSWO/AN05N

Spain

6 579

Portugal

1 121

All Member States

118222

EC

7 818

TAC

14 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius

Zone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o NSWO/AS05N

Spain

5 422,8

Portugal

357,2

EC

5 780

TAC

17 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species:Northern albacoreGermo alalunga

Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o NALB/AN05N

Ireland

8 326224

Spain

22 969224

France

5 642,5224

United Kingdom

775224

Portugal

5 355,5224

EC

43 068223

TAC

34 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

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 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001:

Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland

50

Spain

730

France

151

United Kingdom

12

Portugal

310

EC

1 253

Species:Southern albacoreGermo alalunga

Zone:Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o NALB/AS05N

Spain

943,7

France

311

Portugal

660

EC

1 914,7

TAC

30 915

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species:Bigeye TunaThunnus obesus

Zone:Atlantic OceanBET/ATLANT

Spain

15 963,3

France

7 562,1

Portugal

7 974,6

EC

31 500

TAC

90 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Species:Blue marlinMakaira nigricans

Zone:Atlantic OceanBUM/ATLANT

EC

103

TAC

Not relevant

Species:White marlinTetrapturus alba

Zone:Atlantic OceanWHM/ATLANT

EC

46,5

TAC

Not relevant