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Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010Show full title
Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009
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[F1ANNEX IB NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and1
Textual Amendments
| Species: | Snow crab Chionoecetes spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PCR/N01GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | ||||
| Spain | 437 | ||||
| EU | 500 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| a When reporting catches to the European Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard. | |||||
| b Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62°N. | |||||
| Species: | Herring Clupea harengus | Zone: | EU and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 34 | a | |||
| Denmark | 33 079 | a | |||
| Germany | 5 793 | a | |||
| Spain | 109 | a | |||
| France | 1 427 | a | |||
| Ireland | 8 563 | a | |||
| The Netherlands | 11 838 | a | |||
| Poland | 1 674 | a | |||
| Portugal | 109 | a | |||
| Finland | 512 | a | |||
| Sweden | 12 257 | a | |||
| United Kingdom | 21 148 | a | |||
| EU | 96 543 | a | |||
| Norway | 86 889 | b | |||
| TAC | 1 483 000 | Analytical TAC | |||
Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
| a When the sum of the catches of all Member States has reached 86 889 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted. | ||
| Norwegian waters north of 62°N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30 | a |
| Denmark | 29 771 | a |
| Germany | 5 214 | a |
| Spain | 98 | a |
| France | 1 284 | a |
| Ireland | 7 707 | a |
| The Netherlands | 10 654 | a |
| Poland | 1 507 | a |
| Portugal | 98 | a |
| Finland | 461 | a |
| Sweden | 11 032 | a |
| United Kingdom | 19 033 | a |
| [F2Species Cod Gadus morhua | Zone Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 486 | 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 | 308 | |
| Spain | 2 773 | |
| Ireland | 308 | |
| France | 2 281 | |
| Portugal | 2 773 | |
| United Kingdom | 9 642 | |
| EU | 20 571 | |
| TAC | Not relevant] | |
| a To be fished south of 62°N in East Greenland. | ||
| b Vessels shall have a scientific observer on board. | ||
| c Of which 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway. May only be fished south of 62°N in XIV and Va and south of 61°N in NAFO 1.] | ||
| [F2Species Cod Gadus morhua | Zone Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV (COD/N01514) | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 636 a b | 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 a b | |
| EU | 2 500 a b c | |
| TAC | Not relevant | |
| a Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. | |||||
| b The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitsbergen and BearIsland is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. | |||||
| Species: | Cod Gadus morhua | Zone: | I and IIb (COD/1/2B.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 928 | ||||
| Spain | 10 155 | ||||
| France | 1 676 | ||||
| Poland | 1 838 | ||||
| Portugal | 2 144 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2 515 | ||||
| All Member States | 100 | a | |||
| EU | 22 356 | b | |||
| TAC | 593 000 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Zone: | Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | ||||
| France | 60 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 430 | ||||
| EU | 500 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a To be fished by no more than six EU demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota. | |||||
| b Of which 75 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway. | |||||
| Species: | Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Zone: | Greenland waters of V and XIV (HAL/514GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 000 | a | |||
| EU | 1 075 | b | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| a Of which 75 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway. | |||||
| Species: | Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (HAL/N01GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 75 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| Species: | Capelin Mallotus villosus | Zone: | IIb (CAP/02B.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 0 | ||||
| TAC | 0 | ||||
| Species: | Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Zone: | Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 439 | ||||
| France | 264 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 1 347 | ||||
| EU | 2 050 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a TAC agreed by the EU, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland. | |||||
| Species: | Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou | Zone: | Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 188 | ||||
| Germany | 81 | ||||
| France | 130 | ||||
| The Netherlands | 113 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 1 188 | ||||
| EU | 2 700 | ||||
| TAC | 540 000 | a | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | ||
| a By-catch of maximum of 952 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota. | |||||
| Species: | Ling and Blue ling Molva molva and Molva dypterygia | Zone: | Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 791 | ||||
| France | 1 755 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 154 | ||||
| EU | 2 700 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a Of which 3 100 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 335 tonnes to the Faroe Islands. | |||||
| Species: | Northern prawn Pandalus borealis | Zone: | Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 282 | ||||
| France | 1 282 | ||||
| EU | 7 000 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Northern prawn Pandalus borealis | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PRA/N01GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 000 | ||||
| France | 2 000 | ||||
| EU | 4 000 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Saithe Pollachius virens | Zone: | Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 400 | ||||
| France | 386 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 214 | ||||
| EU | 3 000 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Saithe Pollachius virens | Zone: | International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 0 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| Species: | Saithe Pollachius virens | Zone: | Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 49 | ||||
| Germany | 301 | ||||
| France | 1 463 | ||||
| The Netherlands | 49 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 563 | ||||
| EU | 2 425 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a Only as by-catch. | |||||
| Species: | Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 25 | a | |||
| United Kingdom | 25 | a | |||
| EU | 50 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 0 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| a Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. | |||||
| Species: | Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 271 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 330 | ||||
| EU | 7 500 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. To be fished in NAFO 1 only. | |||||
| Species: | Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (GHL/N01GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 850 | ||||
| EU | 2 800 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a May also be fished in IVa and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*04A2A). | |||||
| Species: | Mackerel Scomber scombrus | Zone: | Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/02A-N.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 11 626 | a | |||
| EU | 11 626 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/*5X14.).
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| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estonia | 210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EU | 6 992 | a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TAC | 46 000 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a Only as by-catch. | |||||
| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 766 | a | |||
| Spain | 95 | a | |||
| France | 84 | a | |||
| Portugal | 405 | a | |||
| United Kingdom | 150 | a | |||
| EU | 1 500 | a | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a The fishery will only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2010 . The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag. | |||||
| b Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board. | |||||
| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | Not relevant | a b | |||
| TAC | 8 600 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished east or west. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled (RED/*51214). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b Of which 1 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 385 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/*5-14.)
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| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/514GRN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Germany | 6 041 | a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 30 | a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 42 | a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EU | 8 000 | a b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed). | |||||
| b To be fished between July and December. | |||||
| c Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2010. | |||||
| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Icelandic waters of Va (RED/05A-IS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0 | a b c | |||
| Germany | 0 | a b c | |||
| France | 0 | a b c | |||
| United Kingdom | 0 | a b c | |||
| EU | 0 | a b c | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Redfish Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Faroese waters Vb (RED/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 11 | ||||
| Germany | 1 473 | ||||
| France | 99 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 17 | ||||
| EU | 1 600 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| a By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the fishing authorisation. May be fished east or west. | |||||
| b Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway. To be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only. | |||||
| Species: | By-catches | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (XBC/N01GRN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 2 300 | a b | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | ||||
| a Excluding fish species of no commercial value. | |||||
| Species: | Other species a | Zone: | Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 305 | ||||
| France | 275 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 180 | ||||
| EU | 760 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. | |||
| Species: | Flatfish | Zone: | Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 54 | ||||
| France | 42 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 204 | ||||
| EU | 300 | ||||
| TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.] | |||
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