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Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127

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ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

NAFO CONVENTION AREA

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:CodGadus morhua Zone:NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

Species:CodGadus morhua Zone:NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Species:CodGadus morhua Zone:NAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia124
Germany519
Latvia124
Lithuania124
Poland423
Spain1 594
France222
Portugal2 187
United Kingdom1 038
Union6 356
TAC11 145

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone:NAFO 3L(WIT/N3L.)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Species:Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone:NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia49
Latvia49
Lithuania49
Union148
TAC1 116

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone:NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone:NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2018.

b

No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland: 29 467

Species:Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus Zone:NAFO Subareas 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia128a
Latvia128a
Lithuania128a
Poland227a
UnionNot relevanta b
TAC34 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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea Zone:NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union0a
TAC17 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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:CapelinMallotus villosus Zone:NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 20′ 046° 40′ 0
247° 20′ 046° 30′ 0
346° 00′ 046° 30′ 0
446° 00′ 046° 40′ 0
b

Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordiantes:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
146° 00′ 047° 49′ 0
246° 25′ 047° 27′ 0
346 ° 42′ 047° 25′ 0
446° 48′ 047° 25′ 50
547° 16′ 5047° 43′ 50
c

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone:NAFO 3LNOa b(PRA/N3LNO.)
Estonia0c
Latvia0c
Lithuania0c
Poland0c
Spain0c
Portugal0c
Union0c
TAC0c

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 20′ 046° 40′ 0
247° 20′ 046° 30′ 0
346° 00′ 046° 30′ 0
446° 00′ 046° 40′ 0

Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2018 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 55′ 045° 00′ 0
247° 30′ 044° 15′ 0
346° 55′ 044° 15′ 0
446° 35′ 044° 30′ 0
546° 35′ 045° 40′ 0
647° 30′ 045° 40′ 0
747° 55′ 045° 00′ 0
b

Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Member StateMaximum number of vesselsMaximum number of fishing days
Denmark00
Estonia00
Spain00
Latvia00
Lithuania00
Poland00
Portugal00
Species:Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone:NAFO 3Ma(PRA/*N3M.)
TACNot relevantbAnalytical TAC
Species:Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone:NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia331
Germany338
Latvia47
Lithuania24
Spain4 534
Portugal1 895
Union7 169
TAC12 227

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Species:SkateRajidae Zone:NAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia283
Lithuania62
Spain3 403
Portugal660
Union4 408
TAC7 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

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia702
Germany483
Latvia702
Lithuania702
Union2 589
TAC14 200

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2018: 5 250

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia1 571a
Germany513a
Latvia1 571a
Lithuania1 571a
Spain233a
Portugal2 354a
Union7 813a
TAC10 500a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain1 771
Portugal5 229
Union7 000
TAC20 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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia0a
Lithuania0a
Union0a
TAC0a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

a

Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below:

Spain509
Portugal667
Union1 176.
Species:White hakeUrophycis tenuis Zone:NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain255
Portugal333
Union588a
TAC1 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

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