Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EU) 2017/135of 23 January 2017amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea, 32017R0135, January 27, 2017
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903of 28 October 2016fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2017.
Article 2Scope1.This Regulation shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.2.This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
Article 3DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the defintions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:(1)"subdivision" means an ICES subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).;(2)"total allowable catch" (TAC) means the quantity of each stock that can be caught over the period of a year;(3)"quota" means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;(4)"recreational fisheries" means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.
CHAPTER IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Article 4TACs and allocationsThe TACs, the quotas and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.
Article 5Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunitiesThe allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States, as set out in this Regulation, shall be without prejudice to:(a)exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;(b)deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;(c)additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;(d)quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or transferred under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;(e)deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 6Conditions for landing catches and by-catches1.Catches of species which are subject to catch limits and which have been caught in fisheries specified in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are subject to the landing obligation, as established in that Article.2.The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in the Annex of this Regulation for the purpose of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota provided for in that Article.
Article 7Measures on recreational fisheries for cod in subdivisions 22-241.In recreational fisheries, no more than five specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in subdivisions 22-24.2.By derogation from paragraph 1, no more than three specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in subdivisions 22-24 in the period from 1 February 2017 to 31 March 2017.3.Paragraphs 1 and 2 are without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
CHAPTER IIIFINAL PROVISIONS
Article 8Data transmissionWhen, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send data relating to quantities of stocks caught or landed to the Commission, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 9Flexibility1.Except where specified otherwise in the Annex to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TACs and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.2.Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Article 10Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2016/72In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2016/72, the entry for Norway pout in IIIa and Union waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:
Without prejudice to the landing obligation, catches of whiting may be counted against up to 5 % of the quota (OT2/*2A3A4), provided that not more than 9 % in total of this quota for Norway pout is accounted for by these catches and by-catches of those species that are accounted for under Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.Union quota may only be fished from 1 January to 31 October 2016.A sorting grid shall be used.A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.Union quota may be fished from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017.
Species:Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkiiZone:IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year20162017
Denmark12888099907
Germany2519
The Netherlands9574
Union129000100000
Norway15000
Faroe Islands6000
TACNot relevantNot relevantAnalytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 11Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2017, with the exception of Article 10 which shall apply from 1 November 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXTACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREAThe following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon name
Clupea harengusHERHerring
Gadus morhuaCODCod
Pleuronectes platessaPLEPlaice
Salmo salarSALAtlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattusSPRSprat
Species:HerringClupea harengusZone:Subdivisions 30-31(HER/30/31.)
Finland115599
Sweden25399
Union140998
TAC140998Analytical TAC
Species:HerringClupea harengusZone:Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark3981
Germany15670
Finland2
Poland3695
Sweden5053
Union28401
TAC28401Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply
Species:HerringClupea harengusZone:Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32(HER/3D-R30)
Denmark4205
Germany1115
Estonia21473
Finland41914
Latvia5299
Lithuania5580
Poland47618
Sweden63925
Union191129
TACNot relevantAnalytical TACArticle 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply
Species:HerringClupea harengusZone:Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia14350
Latvia16724
Union31074
TAC31074Analytical TACArticle 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZone:Union waters of Subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark7089
Germany2820
Estonia691
Finland542
Latvia2636
Lithuania1736
Poland8161
Sweden7182
Union30857
TACNot relevantPrecautionary TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
This quota may be fished from 1 January to 31 January and from 1 April to 31 December 2017. However, fishing vessels of less than 15 metres in length overall (except pair trawling vessels) which are equipped with a vessel-monitoring system in accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall also be allowed to fish this quota from 1 February to 31 March 2017 in areas where the water depth is less than 20 metres. Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall not apply.
Species:CodGadus morhuaZone:Subdivisions 22-24(COD/3BC+24)
Denmark2444
Germany1194
Estonia54
Finland48
Latvia202
Lithuania131
Poland654
Sweden870
Union5597
TAC5597Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall not apply
Species:PlaicePleuronectes platessaZone:Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(PLE/3BCD-C)
Denmark5632
Germany626
Poland1179
Sweden425
Union7862
TAC7862Analytical TAC
Expressed by number of individual fish.
Species:Atlantic salmonSalmo salarZone:Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31(SAL/3BCD-F)
Denmark19879
Germany2212
Estonia2020
Finland24787
Latvia12644
Lithuania1486
Poland6030
Sweden26870
Union95928
TACNot relevantAnalytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Expressed by number of individual fish.
Species:Atlantic salmonSalmo salarZone:Union waters of Subdivision 32(SAL/3D32.)
Estonia1075
Finland9410
Union10485
TACNot relevantPrecautionary TAC
Species:SpratSprattus sprattusZone:Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark25745
Germany16310
Estonia29896
Finland13477
Latvia36107
Lithuania13061
Poland76627
Sweden49770
Union260993
TACNot relevantAnalytical TACArticle 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply