Fishing and farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

1. The number of EU 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 shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.

2. The number of EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

3. The number of EU vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.

4. The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.

5. The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.

6. The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.’

Annex IA is amended as follows:

the entry for whiting in zone IV; EU waters of IIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IV; EU waters of IIa

(WHG/2AC4.)

Belgium

240 ( 7 )

Analytical TAC

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

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

Denmark

1 036 ( 7 )

Germany

270 ( 7 )

France

1 557 ( 7 )

the Netherlands

599 ( 7 )

Sweden

2 ( 7 )

United Kingdom

7 490 ( 7 )

11 194 ( 8 )

Norway

640 ( 9 )

12 897

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

Norwegian waters of IV

(WHG/*04N-)

8 203 ’

the entry for plaice in zone IV; EU water of IIa, that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat

(PLE/2A3AX4)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

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

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

Denmark

11 931

Germany

France

the Netherlands

22 946

United Kingdom

16 979

59 657

Norway

63 825

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

Norwegian waters of IV

(PLE/*04N-)

24 439 ’

the entry for mackerel in zone IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

(MAC/2A34.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

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

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

Denmark

12 529 ( 10 )

Germany

France

the Netherlands

Sweden

4 485 ( 11 ) ( 12 )

United Kingdom

22 382 ( 11 ) ( 13 )

Norway

103 374 ( 14 )

Not relevant

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

(MAC/*03A.)

IIIa and IVbc

(MAC/*3A4BC)

(MAC/*04B.)

(MAC/*04C.)

VI; international waters of IIa from 1 January to 31 March 2010 and in December 2010

(MAC/*2A6.)

Denmark

France

the Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

Norway

3 000 ’

Annex IB is amended as follows:

the entry for cod in zone Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Gadus morhua

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV

(COD/N01514)

Germany

1 636 ( 15 ) ( 16 )

Analytical TAC

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

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

United Kingdom

364 ( 15 ) ( 16 )

2 500 ( 15 ) ( 16 ) ( 17 )

Not relevant

the entry for cod in zone Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Gadus morhua

Norwegian waters of I and II

(COD/1N2AB.)

Germany

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.

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

Greece

Ireland

France

Portugal

United Kingdom

20 571

Not relevant’

Annex IC is amended as follows:

the entry for cod in zone NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Gadus morhua

NAFO 3M

(COD/N3M.)

Estonia

61 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

Germany

247 ( 18 )

Latvia

61 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

Lithuania

61 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

Poland

209 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

796 ( 18 )

France

110 ( 18 )

Portugal

1 070 ( 18 )

United Kingdom

521 ( 18 )

3 136 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

5 500 ( 18 ) ( 19 )

the entry for redfish in zone NAFO 3LN is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

NAFO 3LN

(RED/N3LN.)

Estonia

173 ( 20 ) ( 21 )

Germany

119 ( 20 )

Latvia

173 ( 20 ) ( 21 )

Lithuania

173 ( 20 ) ( 21 )

638 ( 20 ) ( 21 )

3 500 ( 20 ) ( 21 )

In Annex ID, the entry for bluefin tuna in zone Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean is replaced by the following:

‘Species

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

(BFT/AE045W)

Cyprus

70,18 ( 25 )

Greece

130,30

2 526,06 ( 23 ) ( 25 )

France

2 021,93 ( 23 ) ( 24 ) ( 25 )

1 937,50 ( 25 ) ( 26 )

161,34 ( 25 )

Portugal

237,66

All Member States

2,41 ( 22 )

7 087,38 ( 23 ) ( 24 ) ( 25 ) ( 26 )

13 500

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA is amended as follows:

in table (b), the columns concerning Germany (DE) and the Netherlands (NL) are replaced by the following:

‘Regulated gear

1 269 111

371 757

516 154

1 080 920

48 508

29 271

999 808

1 691 253

34 743 212

224 484

438 664

in table (c), the column concerning Ireland (IE) is replaced by the following and the following column for the Netherlands (NL) is added:

‘Regulated gear

59 625

778 729

514 584

200 000

18 255

in table (d), the columns concerning Germany (DE) and France (FR) are replaced by the following:

‘Regulated gear

11 151

2 685 733

13 211

35 442

400 503

54 917 ’

Annex III is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX III

Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters

Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of fishing authori-sations

Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States

Maximum number of vessels present at any time

Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen

Herring, north of 62°00′ N

93 ( 27 )

DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IE: 9, NL: 11, PL: 1, SV: 12, UK: 21

Demersal species, north of 62°00′ N

80 ( 27 )

DE: 16, IE: 1, ES: 20, FR: 18, PT: 9, UK: 14

Mackerel

97 ( 28 )

DK: 15, DE: 4, FR: 2, IE: 23, NL: 11, SE: 6, UK: 36

Industrial species, south of 62°00′ N

480 ( 27 )

DK: 450, UK: 30

Faroese waters

All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines

BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18

Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62°28′ N and east of 6°30′ W

8 ( 29 )

Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61°20′ N and 62°00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.

BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61°30′ N and west of 9°00′ W and in the area between 7°00′ W and 9°00′ W south of 60°30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60°30′ N, 7°00′ W and 60°00′ N, 6°00′ W

DE: 8 ( 30 ) , FR: 12 ( 30 ) , UK: 0 ( 30 )

20 ( 31 )

Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend

22 ( 31 )

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called “main fishing area of blue whiting”.

DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, NL: 5, UK: 5

Line fisheries

UK: 10

Mackerel

DK: 12

Herring, north of 61° N

DK: 7, DE: 1, IE: 2, FR: 0, NL: 3, SV: 3, UK: 5

Annex IV is amended as follows:

the table in point 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Spain

France

Cyprus

the following points are added:

Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage 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

Number of fishing vessels

Cyprus

Greece

France

Purse Seiners

Longliners

Bait boat

Handline

Trawler

78 ( *3 )

Other artisanal

256 ( *2 )

Table B

Total capacity in gross tonnage

Cyprus

Greece

France

Purse Seiners

( *4 )

Longliners

4 416,73

1 365,64

Bait boat

10 335,58

Handline

Trawler

Other artisanal

3 343,21 ( *5 )

489,83

Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

Number of traps

Portugal

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 tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity

Number of farms

Capacity (in tonnes)

11 852

13 000

Greece

Cyprus

12 300

Table B

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

Greece

Cyprus

8 768 ’

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 712/2010 of 26 July 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards certain fishing opportunities and amending Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 ‘ANNEX III