Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 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 - Commission non-paper - Hoofdinhoud

Council of the European Union Brussels, 9 December 2019 (OR. en)

14947/19

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2019/0235(NLE) i LIMITE

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NOTE

From: General Secretariat of the Council

To: Delegations

Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 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

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  Commission non-paper

Delegations will find attached a Commission non-paper containing updates to the above mentioned proposal.

ANNEX

COMMISSION SERVICES NON PAPER

9 December 2019

This document serves as a basis for discussion at the Working Party on Internal and External Fisheries Policy. It cannot in any circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission. It is intended solely for those to whom it is addressed.

Updates to Commission proposal COM(2019) 483 i for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union

waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Contents

• 1. 

  Commission Proposal regarding stocks in Greenland waters (not subject to exchanges) .............. 3 2. Commission Proposal regarding stocks in the NEAFC Regulatory Area .......................................... 6 3. Amendment to the Commission Proposal regarding anchovy in the Iberian waters ................... 11

• 1. 

  C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL REGARDING STOCKS IN G REENLAND WATERS ( NOT SUBJECT

TO EXCHANGES )

The relevant fishing opportunities tables in Annex IB are replaced by the following:

Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters

Species: Cod Zone: of 5, 12 and 14 Gadus morhua (COD/N1GL14)

Germany 1 595 (1) Analytical TAC United Kingdom 355 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Union 1 950 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

TAC Not relevant

• (1) 

  Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas:

  • 1. 

    They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May.

  • 2. 

    EU vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas:

  Reporting code Geographical limits

  COD/GRL1 The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44°00’W and South of 60°45’N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60°45' north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division 14b that lies East of 44°00’W and South of 62°30’N.

  COD/GRL2 The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division 14b North of 62°30’N.

Species: Capelin Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14

Mallotus villosus (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 Analytical TAC

Germany 0 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Sweden 0 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

United Kingdom 0

All Member 0

States (1)

Union 0 (2)

Norway 0 (2)

TAC Not relevant

• (1) 

  Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the "All Member States" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10% of the Union quota shall not access the "All Member States" quota at all.

• (2) 

  For a fishing period from 20 June 2019 to 30 April 2020.

Species: Northern prawn Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1

Pandalus borealis (PRA/N1GRN.) Denmark 1 400 Analytical TAC

France 1 400 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Union 2 800 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

TAC Not relevant

Species: By-catches(1) Zone: Greenland waters

(B-C/GRL)

Union 800 Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

• (1) 

  By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.)

• 2. 

  C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL REGARDING STOCKS IN THE NEAFC R EGULATORY A REA

In Annex IB, the relevant fishing opportunities tables are replaced by the following:

Species: Cod Zone: 1 and 2b Gadus morhua (COD/1/2B.)

Germany 5 038 (3) Analytical TAC Spain 11 688 (3) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply France 2 255 (3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Poland 2 244 (3) Portugal 2 418 (3) United Kingdom 3 286 (3) Other Member States 366 (1) (3) Union 27 295 (2) (3)

TAC Not relevant

• (1) 

  Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

• (2) 

  The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

• (3) 

  By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

Species: Capelin Zone: 2b

Mallotus villosus (CAP/02B.) Union 0 Analytical TAC

TAC 0

Species: Saithe Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 Pollachius virens (POK/1/2INT)

Union 0 Analytical TAC

TAC Not relevant

Species: Greenland halibut Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 Reinhardtius

hippoglossoides (GHL/1/2INT) Union 1 300 (1) Precautionary TAC

TAC Not relevant

• (1) 

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

  Redfish (shallow Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 Species: pelagic) Zone: and 14

  Sebastes spp. (RED/51214S) Estonia 0 Analytical TAC

Germany 0 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Spain 0 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

France 0

Ireland 0

Latvia 0

The Netherlands 0

Poland 0

Portugal 0

United Kingdom 0

Union 0

TAC 0

Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 Species: Redfish (deep pelagic) Zone: and 14

Sebastes spp. (RED/51214D) Estonia 26 (1) (2) Analytical TAC

Germany 519 (1) (2) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Spain 91 (1) (2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

France 48 (1) (2)

Ireland 0 (1) (2)

Latvia 9 (1) (2)

The Netherlands 0 (1) (2)

Poland 47 (1) (2)

Portugal 109 (1) (2)

United Kingdom 1 (1) (2)

Union 850 (1) (2)

TAC 5 500 (1) (2)

• (1) 

  May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

  Point Latitude Longitude

    1 64°45'N 28°30'W

    2 62°50'N 25°45'W

    3 61°55'N 26°45'W

    4 61°00'N 26°30'W

    5 59°00'N 30°00'W

    6 59°00'N 34°00'W 8 62°50'N 36°00'W

    9 64°45'N 28°30'W

• (2) 

  May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.

Species: Redfish Zone: International waters of 1 and 2

Sebastes spp. (RED/1/2INT) to be

Analytical TAC Union established (1) (2)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply TAC 13 686 (3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

• (1) 

  The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

• (2) 

  Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

• (3) 

  Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC contracting parties,

• 3. 

  A MENDMENT TO THE C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL REGARDING ANCHOVY IN THE I BERIAN

WATERS

The fishing opportunities table for anchovy in ICES subareas 9 and 10 and in Union waters of

CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

Species: Anchovy Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/9/3411)

Spain 0 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 0 (1) Union 0 (1)

TAC 0 (1)

• (1) 

  The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. The TAC and the quotas will be amended after the scientific advice is issued for this stock. The TAC and the quota for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 have been established in the Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1601.

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