Council Regulation (EU) 2023/730 of 31 March 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks, and Regulation (EU) 2022/109

Council Regulation (EU) 2023/730 of 31 March 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks, and Regulation (EU) 2022/109 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1). fixes for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters. The total allowable catches (TACs) and measures functionally linked to the TACs set by Regulation (EU) 2023/194 should be amended to take into account the publication of scientific advice as well as the outcomes of consultations with third countries and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) meetings. (2) Regulation (EU) 2023/194 sets a provisional TAC for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in ICES subarea 8 for the period from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023, pending the availability of scientific advice for that stock for 2023. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) published scientific advice for that stock for 2023 on 16 December 2022. The definitive TAC for that stock for 2023 should be set in line with that advice. (3) Between 9 and 13 March 2023, bilateral consultations between the Union and the United Kingdom on the level of the TAC for sandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and Union waters of division 3a were conducted. Those consultations were conducted pursuant to Article 498(2), (4) and (6) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, p. 10). (TCA) and on the basis of the Union position endorsed by the Council on 2 March 2023. The outcome of those consultations was documented in a Written Record. The relevant TAC should therefore be set at the level agreed with the United Kingdom. (4) The Union and Norway held bilateral consultations on: (i) shared and jointly managed stocks in the Skagerrak, including Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) and whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in ICES division 3a, with the aim of agreeing on the management of those stocks including the fishing opportunities; (ii) access to waters; and (iii) exchanges of fishing opportunities. Consultations on the management of the stocks in the Skagerrak were conducted between 9 November and 9 December 2022, on the basis of the Union position agreed by the Council. Between 9 November 2022 and 16 March 2023, consultations on access to waters and on exchanges of fishing opportunities were conducted, also on the basis of the Union position agreed by the Council. The outcome of those consultations was documented in two Agreed Records, signed by the Heads of Delegation of the Union and Norway on 17 March 2023. The relevant fishing opportunities should be fixed at the level set out in those Agreed Records, and the other provisions of the Agreed Records should be implemented in Union law. The relevant fishing opportunities set by Regulation (EU) 2023/194 and the fishing opportunities for capelin (Mallotus villosus) in Greenland waters of ICES subareas 5 and 14 set by Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 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 (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1). should be amended accordingly. (5) At its 11th annual meeting in 2023, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) adopted catch limits for jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi), maintained exploratory fisheries for toothfishes (Dissostichus spp.) and removed the fishing effort limit for pelagic fisheries. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (6) At its 2022 annual meeting, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) maintained the catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the IOTC Area of Competence under the rebuilding plan for that stock. Regulation (EU) 2023/194 sets the Union quota for that stock for 2023 in line with that measure adopted by the IOTC. Following revision of the Union base annual catch limit under the rebuilding plan for yellowfin tuna in the IOTC Area of Competence, the IOTC revised the Union quota for that stock for 2023 in line with the rebuilding plan. That revised Union quota should be implemented in Union law. (7) Under several International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommendations, the Union may, upon request, carry over a percentage of its unused quota of stocks in the ICCAT Convention area from the penultimate or the preceding year to a given year, according to rules for each stock as laid down by ICCAT. Those recommendations should be implemented in Union law on the basis of a Commission proposal as soon as possible, so that the Member States can use the Union quotas for ICCAT stocks in their totality as provided by ICCAT for 2024. Pending the implementation of those recommendations in Union law, Regulation (EU) 2023/194 sets quotas for individual Member States for certain stocks on the basis of a total Union quota for 2023 as agreed by ICCAT before any adjustments due to overfishing or underfishing by Member States. (8) The Union quotas for stocks in the ICCAT Convention area for 2023 were adjusted during the ICCAT annual meeting in November 2022 in accordance with several ICCAT recommendations under which the Union is allowed, upon request, to carry over a set percentage of its unused quota of fishing opportunities from 2021 to 2023. The quotas for individual Member States for those stocks for 2023 should take into account the carry-overs of unused Union quotas allowed by ICCAT before the start of the fishing seasons for those stocks. Therefore, the quotas for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) (ALB/AN05N), for southern albacore (ALB/AS05N), for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT), as well as for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N), and for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (SWO/AS05N), should be amended to reflect such adjustments, taking into account the principle of relative stability. Furthermore, certain measures functionally linked to the fishing opportunities should be maintained in order to respect the Union’s international commitments.

(9) Fishing effort limits for Union vessels fishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the ICCAT Convention area and maximum input and capacity for Union farms of bluefin tuna in that area are based on information provided in the annual fishing plans, the annual fishing capacity management plans and the annual farming management plans for bluefin tuna of Member States. Member States are to transmit those plans to the Commission by 31 January each year, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 1). . The fishing effort limits and maximum farming input and capacity are then reported by the Commission to the ICCAT Secretariat, through the Union fishing and capacity management plan, for discussion and approval by ICCAT pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627. The Union fishing effort limits and Union maximum framing input and capacity for 2023 should be set in line with the Union plan approved by ICCAT on 8 March 2023. (10) Regulation (EU) 2023/194 should therefore be amended accordingly. (11) The fishing opportunities provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/194 apply from 1 January 2023. The provisions introduced by this Regulation concerning fishing opportunities should therefore also apply from 1 January 2023, except for the fishing opportunities for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES subareas 5 and 14, which should apply from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023. Such retroactive application does not affect the principles of legal certainty or protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased. Given the urgency of avoiding any interruption of fishing activities, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2023/194 Regulation (EU) 2023/194 is amended as follows: (1) Article 7 is deleted; (2) paragraph 2 of Article 34 is deleted; (3) Annexes IA, IB, ID, IH, IJ and VI are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2022/109 In Annex IB of Regulation (EU) 2022/109, the table for capelin (Mallotus villosus) in Greenland waters of ICES subareas 5 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) Denmark0 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany0Sweden0All Member States0(1)Union0(2) Norway10000(2)TACNot relevant(1)Denmark, Germany and Sweden 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. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS).(2)For a fishing period from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023. .

Article 3

Entry into force and application This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The provisions of this Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2023, except for the provisions concerning capelin (Mallotus villosus) in Greenland waters of ICES subareas 5 and 14, which shall apply from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2023. For the Council The President J. Roswall

Annex

ANNEX The Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2023/194 are amended as follows: (1) In Annex IA: (a) in Part A, the first table is replaced by the following: Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 8 (ANE/08.) Spain29700Analytical TACFrance3300Union33000TAC33000 . (b) in Part B, the tables for the stocks listed below are replaced by the following: (i) the table for sandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4, United Kingdom waters of 2a and Union waters of 3a is replaced by the following: Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone:United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3aDenmark181637(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany279(1)Sweden6678(1)Union188594United Kingdom5773TAC194367(1)Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/2A3A4X). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III:1r2r3r45r67r(SAN/234_1R)(1)(SAN/234_2R)(1)(SAN/234_3R)(1)(SAN/234_4)(1)(SAN/234_5R)(1)(SAN/234_6)(1)(SAN/234_7R)(1)Denmark1091663831122853174401310Germany16759449000Sweden40131409841167050 Union1133463977923733296001360United Kingdom34691218731009040Total1168154099724463396901400(1)Up to 10 % of this quota can be banked and used in the following year only within this management area. ; (ii) the table for tusk (Brosme brosme) in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (USK/04-N.) Belgium0 Precautionary TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark50Germany0France0Netherlands0Union50TACNot relevant ; (iii) the table for herring (Clupea harengus) in 3a is replaced by the following: Species: Herring(1) Clupea harengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A.) Denmark9771(1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany156(1)(2)(3)Sweden10221(1)(2)(3)Union20148(1)(2)(3)Norway3102(2)TAC23250(1)Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.(2)Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/03A.) and HER/03A-BC (HER/03A-BC) may be fished in 3a:Denmark559Germany7Sweden403Union969Norway310(3)Special condition: up to 50% of this amount may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 4 (HER/04-UK), and 50% may be fished in Union waters of 4b (HER/4B-EU). ; (iv) the table for herring (Clupea harengus) in Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30' N is replaced by the following: Species: Herring(1) Clupea harengus Zone: Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30' N (HER/4AB.) Denmark55491 Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Germany37409France19555Netherlands49163Sweden3753Union165371Faroe Islands0Norway115001(2)United Kingdom72563TAC396556(1)Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.(2)Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in Union waters of 4b (HER/4AB-C):2700Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62° N:Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HER/4N-S62)Union2700 ; (v) the table for cod (Gadus morhua) in 4, United Kingdom waters of 2a and the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat is replaced by the following: Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium542(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark3118Germany1977France670(1)Netherlands1761(1)Sweden21Union8089 Norway3681(2)United Kingdom9882(1)TAC21652(1)Special condition: of which up to 5% may be fished in: 7d (COD/07D.).(2)Of which 3064 tonnes may be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/04N-)Union5853 ; (vi) the table for anglerfishes (Lophiidae) in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (ANF/04-N.) Belgium33 Precautionary TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark842Germany13Netherlands12Union900TACNot relevant ; (vii) the table for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a is replaced by the following: Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium363(1) Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Denmark2495(1)Germany1588(1)France2768(1)Netherlands272(1)Sweden223(1)Union7709(1)Norway13432(2) United Kingdom37261TAC58402(1)Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (HAD/6AN58).(2)Of which 11182 tonnes may be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/04N-)Union4774 ; (viii) the table for whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in 3a is replaced by the following: Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 3a (WHG/03A.) Denmark480Precautionary TACNetherlands2Sweden52Union534TAC676 ; (ix) the table for whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a is replaced by the following: Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium600 Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Denmark2596Germany675France3900Netherlands1500Sweden4Union9275Norway3429(1)United Kingdom21410TAC34294 (1)Of which 2855 tonnes may be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/04N-)Union5333 ; (x) the table for hake (Merluccius merluccius) in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species: Hake Merluccius Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (HKE/04-N.) Belgium16Precautionary TACDenmark1496Germany169France69Netherlands120SwedenNot relevantUnion1870TACNot relevant ; (xi) the table for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14) Denmark62968(1) Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Germany24483(1)Spain53383(1)(2)France43821(1)Ireland48761(1)Netherlands76784(1)Portugal4959(1)(2)Sweden15576(1)Union330735(1)(3)Norway74000(4)(5)Faroe Islands0 United Kingdom106036TACNot relevant(1)Special condition: within a total access limit of 0 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/05-F.): 0 %(2)Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.(3)Special condition: from the Union quotas in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen:10000(4)Can be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 6a North of 56°30’N, 6b and 7 West of 12°W.(5)Special condition: from the Norwegian quota, the following quantity may be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 6a North of 56°30’N, 6b and 7 West of 12°W:150000 ; (xii) the table for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) Spain41910 Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Portugal10477Union52387(1)TACNot relevant(1)Special condition: from the Union quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen:10000 ; (xiii) the table for ling (Molva molva) in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species: Ling Molva Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (LIN/04-N.) Belgium4 Precautionary TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark477Germany13France5Netherlands1Union500TACNot relevant ; (xiv) the table for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (NEP/04-N.) Denmark200 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany0Union200TACNot relevant ; (xv) the table for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) in 3a is replaced by the following: Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: 3a (PRA/03A.) Denmark1429 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Sweden769Union2198TAC4117 ; (xvi) the table for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) in Norwegian waters south of 62o N is replaced by the following: Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62o N (PRA/4N-S62) Denmark200 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Sweden123(1)Union323TACNot relevant(1)By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species. ; (xvii) the table for plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in 4, United Kingdom waters of 2a, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, is replaced by the following: Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium4732 Analytical TAC

Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies. Denmark15378Germany4436France887Netherlands29572Union55005Norway9305(1)United Kingdom35184TAC132922(1)Of which 7746 tonnes may be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/04N-)Union30209 ; (xviii) the table for saithe (Pollachius virens) in 3a and 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a is replaced by the following: Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: 3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (POK/2C3A4) Belgium17(1)Analytical TACDenmark1964(1)Germany4960(1)France11672(1)Netherlands50(1)Sweden270(1)Union18933(1)Norway28255(2)United Kingdom6186TAC53374(1)Special condition: of which up to 15 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’ N (POK/6AN58).(2)Of which 23106 tonnes may be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:Norwegian waters of 4 (POK/04N-)Union16178 ; (xix) the table for common sole (Solea solea) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a is replaced by the following: Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (SOL/24-C.) Belgium681Analytical TACDenmark311Germany545France136 Netherlands6151Union7824Norway5(1)United Kingdom1323TAC9152(1)Shall be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/04-EU). ; (xx) the table for other species in Norwegian waters of 4 is replaced by the following: Species:Other speciesZone: Norwegian waters of 4 (OTH/04-N.) Belgium14Precautionary TACDenmark1320Germany149France61Netherlands106SwedenNot relevant(1)Union1650(2)TACNot relevant(1)Quota of other species allocated by Norway to Sweden at a traditional level.(2)Species not covered by other TACs. ; (xxi) the table for other species in Union waters of 4 and 6a north of 56°30' N is replaced by the following: Species:Other speciesZone: Union waters of 4 and 6a north of 56°30' N (OTH/46AN-EU) UnionNot relevantPrecautionary TACNorway500(1)(2)Faroe Islands0TACNot relevant(1)Limited to 4 (OTH/4-EU).(2)Species not covered by other TACs. . (2) Annex IB: (a) the table for herring (Clupea harengus) in United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 (HER/1/2-) Belgium10Analytical TACDenmark10220Germany1790Spain34France441Ireland2646Netherlands3657Poland517Portugal34Finland158Sweden3787Union23294United Kingdom9983TAC511171Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/2AJMN)197802, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/25B-F)Belgium0Denmark0Germany0Spain0France0Ireland0Netherlands0Poland0Portugal0Finland0Sweden0

; (b) the table for cod (Gadus morhua) in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (COD/1N2AB.) Germany2081 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Greece258Spain2321Ireland258France1911Portugal2321Union9150TACNot relevant ; (c) the table for grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) Union60(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. TACNot relevant(2)(1)Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.(2)The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.45 ; (d) the table for grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following: Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) Union45(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. TACNot relevant(2)(1)Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.(2)The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.55 ; (e) the table for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (HAD/1N2AB.) Germany250 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France150Union400TACNot relevant ; (f) the table for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (PRA/514GRN) Denmark1439 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France1438Union2877Norway2123TACNot relevant ; (g) the table for saithe (Pollachius virens) in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (POK/1N2AB.) Germany474 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France76Union550TACNot relevant ; (h) the table for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (GHL/1N2AB.) Germany125(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union125(1)TACNot relevant(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ; (i) the table for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following: Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GHL/N1G-S68) Germany1700(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union1700(1)Norway325(1)TACNot relevant(1)To be fished south of 68o N. ; (j) the table for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (GHL/5-14GL) Germany4300 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union4300(1)Norway850TACNot relevant(1)To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time. ; (k) the table for redfish (Sebastes mentella) in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species: Redfish Sebastes mentella Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (REB/1N2AB.) Germany851 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Spain106France93Portugal450Union1500TACNot relevant ; (l) the table for redfish (demersal) (Sebastes spp.) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14 is replaced by the following: Species: Redfish (demersal) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (RED/N1G14D) Germany969(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France5(1)Union974(1)Norway556(1)TACNot relevant (1)May only be fished by trawl, and only north and west of the line defined by the following coordinates:PointLatitudeLongitude159° 15' N54° 26' W259° 15' N44° 00' W359° 30' N42° 45' W460° 00' N42° 00' W562° 00' N40° 30' W662° 00' N40° 00' W762° 40' N40° 15' W863° 09' N39° 40' W963° 30' N37° 15' W1064° 20' N35° 00' W1165° 15' N32° 30' W1265° 15' N29° 50' W ; (m) the table for other species in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: Species:Other speciesZone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (OTH/1N2AB.) Germany89(1) Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France36(1)Union125(1)TACNot relevant(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. . (3) In Annex ID: (a) the table for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N is replaced by the following: Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland3398,46Analytical TACSpain19154,93France6024,53Portugal2100,86Union30678,78(1)(2)TAC37801 (1)The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for Northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be 1241.(2)Special condition: Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom waters (ALB/AN05N-UK): 280,00. ; (b) the table for southern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N is replaced by the following: Species: Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N) Spain1051,29Analytical TACFrance345,49Portugal735,71Union2132,50TAC28000 ; (c) the table for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in Atlantic Ocean is replaced by the following: Species: Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) Spain8181,90(1)Analytical TACFrance3475,31(1)Portugal3106,23(1)Union14763,44(1)TAC62000(1)(1)Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/ATLLL) shall be reported separately. As of June, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these vessels on a weekly basis. ; (d) the table for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N is replaced by the following: Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) Spain6359,36(2)Analytical TACPortugal1155,83(2)Other Member States129,84(1)(2)Union7645,03TAC13200(1)Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS).(2)Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (SWO/AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AS05N_AMS). . (e) the table for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N is replaced by the following: Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) Spain5002,72(1)Analytical TACPortugal329,53(1)Union5332,26TAC10000(1)Special condition: up to 3,51% of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N). . (4) Annex IH is replaced by the following: . (5) Annex IJ is replaced by the following: . (6) In Annex VI: (a) point 4 is replaced by the following: 4. Maximum number 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 The numbers in this table may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. One medium-size purse seiner has been replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels. One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. The individual numbers of purse seiners in this table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future. Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). Number of fishing vesselsGreeceSpainFranceCroatiaItalyCyprusMaltaPortugalPurse seiners06221821120Longliners0412304020630Baitboat066800000Handline0147120000Trawler005700000Small-scale38850140000076Other artisanal650006002360 ; (b) point 6 is replaced by the following: 6. 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 capacityNumber of farmsCapacity (in tonnes)Greece22100Spain1011852Croatia47880Italy1310220Cyprus31034Malta714679Portugal2500 Table B Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)Greece785,0Spain7738,9Croatia2947,0Italy2064,0Cyprus756,6Malta10486,0Portugal350,0 .

Annex

ANNEX IH SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA Species: Toothfishes Dissostichus spp. Zone: SPRFMO Convention area (TOT/SPR-RB) TAC75(1)Precautionary TAC(1) This annual TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 60 consecutive days which may occur any time between 1 May and 15 November 2023. From 1 to 15 November 2023, longlines shall be set at night-time only and all fishing shall cease immediately if the death of the following occurs: (a) one of any of the following species: wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma), black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis); or (b) three individuals of any of the following species: light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli). Fishing shall further be limited to a maximum number of 5000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 120 sets. Longlines shall be set at least 3 nautical miles apart from each other, and not set at previous longline locations within one calendar year. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 120 sets have been set and hauled during the trip, whichever is earlier. Fishing shall be limited to depths between 600 m and 2500 m and only take place within the following research block:

NW 50° 30’ S, 136° E NE 50° 30’ S, 140° 30’ E E-Indent 52° 45’ S, 140° 30’ E E-corner 52° 45’ S, 145° 30’ E SE 54° 50’ S, 145° 30’ E SW 54° 50’ S, 136° ESpecies: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention area (CJM/SPRFMO) Germany15280,63 Analytical TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Netherlands16562,63Lithuania10632,66Poland18282,08Union60758,00TACNot relevant

Annex

ANNEX IJ IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE Catches of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) by Union vessels fishing shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex. Species: Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Zone: IOTC Area of Competence (YFT/IOTC) France27710 Analytical TAC