Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006
of 19 December 2006
fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy , and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 the Council is to adopt the measures necessary to ensure access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities taking into account, inter alia, available scientific advice.
(2)
Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries and to allocate them in accordance with prescribed criteria.
(3)
The latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates that those stocks are harvested unsustainably, and that fishing opportunities for those stocks should be reduced in order to assure their sustainability.
(4)
The ICES has further advised that the exploitation rate of orange roughy in ICES Area VII is much too high. Scientific advice further indicates that orange roughy in Area VI is heavily depleted, and areas of vulnerable aggregations of these species have been identified. It is therefore appropriate to prohibit fishing for orange roughy in those areas.
(5)
In order to ensure effective management of quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established.
(6)
In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year to year management of TACs and quotas , it is necessary to indicate which stocks are subject to the various measures fixed therein.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation should be fixed by reference to ICES zones as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the Northeast Atlantic and to CECAF zones (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic .
(8)
The fishing opportunities should be utilised in accordance with the Community legislation on the matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish , Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels , Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy , Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits , Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable for fishing for deep-sea stocks , and Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Subject-matter
Article 1
This Regulation fixes for 2007 and for 2008, for stocks of deep-sea species and for Community fishing vessels, annual fishing opportunities in zones in Community waters and in certain non-Community waters where catch limitations are required, and the specific conditions under which fishing opportunities may be utilised.

Definitions
Article 2
1
For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea fishing permit’ means the fishing permit referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.
2
The definitions of ICES and CECAF zones are those given, respectively, in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/95.

Fixing of fishing opportunities
Article 3
Fishing opportunities for stocks of deep-sea species for Community vessels are fixed as set out in the Annex.

Allocation among Member States
Article 4
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States provided for in the Annex shall be without prejudice to:
1. exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
2. reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
3. additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
4. quantities withheld pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
5. deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Quota flexibility
Article 5
For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, all quotas in the Annex to the present Regulation shall be considered ‘Analytic’ quotas.
However, the measures provided for in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to those quotas.

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch
Article 6
Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by this Regulation may be retained on board or landed only if they were taken by vessels of a Member State which has a quota which is not exhausted. All landings shall count against the quota.
The first subparagraph shall not apply to catches taken in the course of scientific investigations carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98, which shall not count against the quota.

Orange Roughy
Article 7
1
The Orange Roughy Protection Areas are defined as the following sea areas:
a
that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
- 57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W
- 57° 00′ N, 8° 30′ W
- 56° 23′ N, 8° 30′ W
- 55° 00′ N, 9° 38′ W
- 55° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W
- 57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W;
b
that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
- 55° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W
- 53° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W
- 50° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W
- 50° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W;
c
that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
- 55° 00′ N, 13° 51′ W
- 55° 00′ N, 10° 37′ W
- 54° 15′ N, 10° 37′ W
- 53° 30′ N, 11° 50′ W
- 53° 30′ N, 13° 51′ W.
Those positions and the corresponding rhumb lines and vessel positions shall be measured according to the WGS84 standard.
2
Member States shall ensure that vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit shall be properly monitored by the Fisheries Monitoring Centres (FMC), which shall have a system to detect and record the vessels’ entry into, transit through and exit from the areas defined in paragraph 1.
3
Vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit that have entered the areas defined in paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless:
a
all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the transit in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;
b
the average speed during transit is not less than 8 knots.

Entry into force
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
PART 1

Definition of Species and Species Groups
Within each area fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. However, deep sea sharks are placed at the beginning of that list. A table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given below for the purposes of this Regulation:
Common name | Scientific name
Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo
Alfonsinos | Beryx spp.
Tusk | Brosme brosme
Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris
Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus
Blue ling | Molva dypterigia
Forkbeards | Phycis blennoides
Red seabream | Pagellus bogaraveo
Where reference is made to ‘deep sea sharks’, this shall refer to sharks in the following list of species: Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis), Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus), Kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), Greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), Velvet belly (Etmopterus spinax), Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii), Gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus), Blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus), Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus), Iceland catshark (Apristuris spp.).
PART 2

Annual fishing opportunities applicable for Community vessels in areas where catch limitations exist by species and by area (in tonnes live weight)
All references are to ICES sub-areas unless otherwise stated.
By-catches only. No directed fisheries for deep sea sharks are permitted.
SpeciesDeep Sea Sharks | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 59 | 40 |
Spain | 280 | 210 |
Estonia | 4 | 2 |
France | 1 014 | 807 |
Ireland | 209 | 110 |
Lithuania | 4 | 2 |
Poland | 4 | 2 |
Portugal | 381 | 232 |
United Kingdom | 562 | 422 |
EC | 2 517 | 1 827 |
SpeciesDeep Sea Sharks | ZoneX (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Portugal | 20 | 22 |
EC | 20 | 22 |
SpeciesDeep Sea Sharks and Deania histricosa and Deania profondorum | ZoneXII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 69 | 41 |
France | 22 | 11 |
Ireland | 5 | 3 |
United Kingdom | 4 | 2 |
EC | 100 | 57 |
SpeciesBlack scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III and IV
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 5 | 6 |
France | 5 | 6 |
United Kingdom | 5 | 6 |
EC | 15 | 18 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
SpeciesBlack scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI, VII and XII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 35 | 37 |
Spain | 173 | 173 |
Estonia | 17 | 17 |
France | 2 433 | 2 695 |
Ireland | 96 | 88 |
Latvia | 113 | 113 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 173 | 182 |
Others | 9 | 9 |
EC | 3 051 | 3 316 |
SpeciesBlack scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX and X
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 13 | 14 |
France | 31 | 42 |
Portugal | 3 956 | 4 344 |
EC | 4 000 | 4 400 |
SpeciesBlack scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo | ZoneCECAF 34.1.2. (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries.)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Portugal | 4 285 | 4 714 |
EC | 4 285 | 4 714 |
Species Alfonsinos Beryx spp. | Zone Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 74 | 74 |
France | 20 | 23 |
Ireland | 10 | 10 |
Portugal | 214 | 204 |
United Kingdom | 10 | 11 |
EC | 328 | 322 |
SpeciesRoundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, IV and Va
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Denmark | 2 | 2 |
Germany | 2 | 2 |
France | 14 | 15 |
United Kingdom | 2 | 2 |
EC | 20 | 21 |
Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
Species Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris | Zone IIIa and Community waters of IIIbcd
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Denmark | 1 002 | 946 |
Germany | 6 | 6 |
Sweden | 52 | 54 |
EC | 1 060 | 1 006 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
SpeciesRoundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of Vb, VI and VII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 9 | 10 |
Estonia | 67 | 67 |
Spain | 74 | 74 |
France | 3 789 | 4 173 |
Ireland | 323 | 331 |
Lithuania | 87 | 87 |
Poland | 44 | 44 |
United Kingdom | 222 | 239 |
Others | 9 | 9 |
EC | 4 624 | 5 034 |
Species Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris | Zone Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 40 | 51 |
Spain | 4 391 | 4 403 |
France | 202 | 222 |
Ireland | 9 | 10 |
United Kingdom | 18 | 20 |
Latvia | 71 | 71 |
Lithuania | 9 | 9 |
Poland | 1 374 | 1 374 |
EC | 6 114 | 6 160 |
Species Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Zone VI (Community waters)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 6 | 5 |
France | 33 | 25 |
Ireland | 6 | 5 |
United Kingdom | 6 | 5 |
EC | 51 | 40 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Zone VII (Community waters)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 1 | 1 |
France | 147 | 108 |
Ireland | 43 | – 103 |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1 |
Others | 1 | 1 |
EC | 193 | 8 |
Species Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Zone EC waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 4 | 3 |
France | 23 | 15 |
Ireland | 6 | 4 |
Portugal | 7 | 5 |
United Kingdom | 4 | 3 |
EC | 44 | 30 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
SpeciesBlue ling Molva dypterygia | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of II, IV and V
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Denmark | 8 | 7 |
Germany | 7 | 7 |
France | 42 | 40 |
Ireland | 7 | 6 |
United Kingdom | 25 | 22 |
Others | 7 | 6 |
EC | 96 | 88 |
SpeciesBlue ling Molva dypterygia | ZoneIII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Denmark | 9 | 7 |
Germany | 4 | 3 |
Sweden | 8 | 7 |
EC | 21 | 17 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Member States shall ensure that the fishery for blue ling is scientifically monitored, in particular the activities of those fishing vessels that landed more than 30 tonnes of blue ling in 2005. All vessels shall give prior notification of landing of more than 5 tonnes of blue ling and shall not land more than 25 tonnes of blue ling at the end of any fishing trip.
Species Blue ling Molva dypterygia | Zone Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI and VII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 26 | 21 |
Estonia | 4 | 3 |
Spain | 83 | – 72 |
France | 1 898 | 1 698 |
Ireland | 7 | 6 |
Lithuania | 2 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 482 | 408 |
Others | 7 | 6 |
EC | 2 510 | 2 072 |
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
SpeciesRed seabream Pagellus bogaraveo | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI, VII and VIII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 238 | 222 |
France | 12 | 17 |
Ireland | 10 | 9 |
United Kingdom | 30 | 30 |
Others | 9 | 9 |
EC | 299 | 287 |
SpeciesRed seabream Pagellus bogaraveo | ZoneIX (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 850 | 935 |
Portugal | 230 | 253 |
EC | 1 080 | 1 188 |
Up to 10 % of the 2008 quotas may be taken in December 2007.
Species Red seabream Pagellus bogaraveo | Zone X (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 10 | 11 |
Portugal | 1 116 | 1 116 |
United Kingdom | 10 | 11 |
EC | 1 136 | 1 138 |
SpeciesForkbeards Phycis blennoides | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III and IV
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 10 | 11 |
France | 10 | 11 |
United Kingdom | 16 | 18 |
EC | 36 | 40 |
SpeciesForkbeards Phycis blennoides | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI and VII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Germany | 10 | 11 |
Spain | 588 | 588 |
France | 356 | 424 |
Ireland | 276 | 260 |
United Kingdom | 814 | 885 |
EC | 2 044 | 2 168 |
SpeciesForkbeards Phycis blennoides | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII and IX
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
Spain | 242 | 247 |
France | 11 | 18 |
Portugal | 10 | 10 |
EC | 263 | 275 |
Species18 Phycis blennoides | ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X and XII
Year | 2007 | 2008 |
France | 10 | 11 |
Portugal | 43 | 47 |
United Kingdom | 10 | 11 |
EC | 63 | 69 |
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Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2008 of 16 June 2008 adapting certain fish quotas for 2008 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas.
Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 609/2007 of 1 June 2007 adapting certain fish quotas for 2007 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas.
Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 1941/2006, (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks.
Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1533/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks.
Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 718/2008 of 24 July 2008 amending Regulations (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 40/2008, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks.