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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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ANNEX ICNORTH WEST ATLANTICNAFO Convention Area

All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:CodGadus morhua Zone:NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:CodGadus morhua Zone:NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

Directed fishery for cod in NAFO 3M shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, which ever is greater, within the quota allocated to the Flag Member State.

b

Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 61 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR and the allocation for Poland of 209 tonnes, as adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.]

[F1Species Cod Gadus morhua Zone NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.)
Estonia 61 a b
Germany 247 a
Latvia 61 a b
Lithuania 61 a b
Poland 209 a b
Spain 796 a
France 110 a
Portugal 1 070 a
United Kingdom 521 a
EU 3 136 a b
TAC 5 500 a b
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone:NAFO 2J3KL(WIT/N2J3KL)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone:NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone:NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides Zone:NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
a

To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

b

No specified Union share; an amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the EU Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

Species:Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus Zone:NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia128 a
Latvia128 a
Lithuania128 a
Poland227 a
EU a b
TAC34 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

Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

b

Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48-hour intervals.

Species:Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea Zone:NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
EU0 a b
TAC17 000
a

There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species:CapelinMallotus villosus Zone:NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
EU0 a
TAC0 a
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

Except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

Species:Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone:NAFO 3La(PRA/N3L.)
Estonia334
Latvia334
Lithuania334
Poland334
All Member States334 b
EU1 670
TAC30 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

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 shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2010 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 special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

Member StateMaximum number of vesselsMaximum number of fishing days
Denmark265
Estonia8833
Spain10128
Latvia4245
Lithuania7289
Poland150
Portugal134

Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).

Species:Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone:NAFO 3Ma(PRA/*N3M.)
TACNot relevant b
Species:Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone:NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia321,3
Germany328
Latvia45,1
Lithuania22,6
Spain4 396,5
Portugal1 837,5
EU6 951
TAC11 856

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:SkateRajidae Zone:NAFO 3LNO(SRX/N3LNO.)
Spain5 833
Portugal1 132
Estonia485
Lithuania106
EU7 556
TAC12 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

Directed fishery for redfish in NAFO 3LN shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, which ever is greater, within the quota allocated to the Flag Member State.

b

Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 173 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.]

[F1Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.)
Estonia 173 a b
Germany 119 a
Latvia 173 a b
Lithuania 173 a b
EU 638 a b
TAC 3 500 a b
a

This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 10 000 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia1 571 a
Germany513 a
Spain233 a
Latvia1 571 a
Lithuania1 571 a
Portugal2 354 a
EU7 813 a
TAC10 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.

Species:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain1 771
Portugal5 229
EU7 000
TAC20 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:RedfishSebastes spp. Zone:NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia269
Lithuania2 234
TAC2 503
Species:White hakeUrophycis tenuis Zone:NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain1 528
Portugal2 001
EU3 529
TAC6 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.

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