Commission Regulation (EC) No 1038/2008 of 22 October 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 as regards the catch limits for the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1038/2008of 22 October 2008amending Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 as regards the catch limits for the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are requiredOJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1., and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:(1)Preliminary catch limits for sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV are laid down in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008.(2)Pursuant to Article 5(5) of that Regulation, the Commission may revise the catch limits in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2008.(3)Taking into account information collected during the first half of 2008 the catch limits for sprat in the zones concerned should be adjusted.(4)The sprat is a short-lived species. Consequently the catch limitations should be implemented as soon as possible, in order to avoid delays which could lead to overfishing of the stock.(5)Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 October 2008.For the CommissionJoe BorgMember of the CommissionANNEXIn Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008, the entry concerning the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV is replaced by the following:
Including sand eel.May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56°30′N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.1832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2500 tonnes can be caught as sand eel."
"SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattusZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSPR/2AC4-C
Belgium1729
Denmark136826
Germany1729
France1729
The Netherlands1729
Sweden1330
United Kingdom5705
EC150777
Norway10063
Faeroe Islands9160
TAC170000Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
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Including sand eel.May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56°30′N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.1832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2500 tonnes can be caught as sand eel."