Annexes to COM(2020)436 - Fixing for 2021 of the fishing opportunities for certain (groups of) fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, and amending Reg. 2020/123 as regards fishing opportunities in other waters

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dossier COM(2020)436 - Fixing for 2021 of the fishing opportunities for certain (groups of) fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, and amending Reg. ...
document COM(2020)436 EN
date October 29, 2020
ANNEX

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon name
Clupea harengusHERHerring
Gadus morhuaCODCod
Pleuronectes platessaPLEPlaice
Salmo salarSALAtlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattusSPRSprat

Species:Herring

Clupea harengus
Zone:Subdivisions 30-31

(HER/30/31.)
Finland53 306
Sweden11 712
Union65 018
TAC65 018Precautionary TAC

Species:Herring

Clupea harengus
Zone:Subdivisions 22-24

(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark221
Germany869
Finland0
Poland205
Sweden280
Union1 575
TAC1 575Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

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

Species:Herring

Clupea harengus
Zone:Union waters of subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32

(HER/3D-R30)
Denmark2 146
Germany569
Estonia10 960
Finland21 393
Latvia2 705
Lithuania2 848
Poland24 304
Sweden32 626
Union97 551
TACNot relevantAnalytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Species:Herring

Clupea harengus
Zone:Subdivision 28.1

(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia18 216
Latvia21 230
Union39 446
TAC39 446Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Species:Cod

Gadus morhua
Zone:Union waters of subdivisions 25-32

(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark137 (1)
Germany54 (1)
Estonia13 (1)
Finland10 (1)
Latvia51 (1)
Lithuania33 (1)
Poland159 (1)
Sweden138 (1)
Union595 (1)
TACNot relevantPrecautionary TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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

Species:Cod

Gadus morhua
Zone:Subdivisions 22-24

(COD/3BC+24)
Denmark1 746 (2)
Germany854 (2)
Estonia39 (2)
Finland34 (2)
Latvia144 (2)
Lithuania94 (2)
Poland467 (2)
Sweden622 (2)
Union4 000 (2)
TAC4 000 (2)Analytical TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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

Species:Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:Union waters of subdivisions 22-32

(PLE/3BCD-C)
Denmark5 187
Germany576
Poland1 086
Sweden391
Union7 240
TAC7 240Analytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

Species:Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar
Zone:Union waters of subdivisions 22-31

(SAL/3BCD-F)
Denmark19 582 (3)
Germany2 179 (3)
Estonia1 990 (3)  (4)
Finland24 417 (3)
Latvia12 455 (3)
Lithuania1 464 (3)
Poland5 940 (3)
Sweden26 469 (3)
Union94 496 (3)
TACNot relevantPrecautionary TAC

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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

Species:Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar
Zone:Union waters of subdivision 32

(SAL/3D32.)
Estonia911 (5)
Finland7 972 (5)
Union8 883 (5)
TACNot relevantPrecautionary TAC

Species:Sprat

Sprattus sprattus
Zone:Union waters of subdivisions 22-32

(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark21 993
Germany13 933
Estonia25 539
Finland11 513
Latvia30 845
Lithuania11 158
Poland65 460
Sweden42 517
Union222 958
TACNot relevantAnalytical TAC

Article 6 of this Regulation applies.


(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Byway of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

(2) In subdivision 24 exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota in subdivision 24.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing this quota in subdivision 24 is permitted for Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres length overall fishing with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines, drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment or similar passive gear in areas up to six nautical miles measured from the baselines where the water depth is less than 20 metres according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State.

(3) Expressed by number of individual fish.

(4) Special condition: up to 25 % and no more than 500 specimens of this quota may be fished in Union waters of subdivision 32 (SAL/*3D32).

(5) Expressed by number of individual fish.