COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/259
of 10 January 2024
fixing for 2024 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Fishing zones
TITLE II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
CHAPTER I
Mediterranean Sea
Article 4
European eel
Article 5
Red coral
Article 6
Common dolphinfish
CHAPTER II
Western Mediterranean Sea
Article 7
Demersal stocks
Article 8
Compensation mechanism
Article 9
Data recording and transmission
CHAPTER III
Adriatic Sea
Article 10
Small pelagic stocks
Article 11
Demersal stocks
Article 12
Data transmission
CHAPTER IV
Strait of Sicily
Article 13
Demersal stocks
Article 14
Deep-water shrimps
Article 15
Data transmission
CHAPTER V
Ionian Sea and Levant Sea
Article 16
Deep-water shrimps
CHAPTER VI
Alboran Sea
Article 17
Blackspot seabream
CHAPTER VII
Black Sea
Article 18
Allocation of fishing opportunities for sprat
Article 19
Allocation of fishing opportunities for turbot
Article 20
Management of fishing effort for turbot
Article 21
Closure period for turbot
Article 22
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities in the Black Sea
Article 23
Data transmission
TITLE III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 24
Entry into force and application
ANNEX I
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GFCM MULTIANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RED CORAL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Corallium rubrum |
COL |
Red coral |
Member States |
Red coral COL |
Greece |
12 |
Spain |
0 (*2) |
France |
32 |
Croatia |
28 |
Italy |
40 |
Species: |
Red coral Corallium rubrum |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Mediterranean Sea - GSAs 1-27 COL/GF 1-27 |
|
Greece |
1,844 |
|
|
|
Spain |
0 (*3) |
|
||
France |
1,400 |
|
||
Croatia |
1,226 |
|
||
Italy |
1,378 |
|
||
Union |
5,848 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
ANNEX II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON DOLPHINFISH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Coryphaena hippurus |
DOL |
Common dolphinfish |
(a) Maximum fleet capacity of vessels targeting common dolphinfish by using FADs in the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1-27)
Member State |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Italy |
797 |
67 925,37 |
7 203 |
Malta |
130 |
16 662 |
1 296,28 |
Spain |
45 |
2 105,73 |
153,34 |
(b) Maximum number of FADs per vessel authorised to target common dolphinfish in the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1-27)
Member State |
Number of FADs per vessel |
Italy |
100 |
Malta |
200 |
Spain |
50 |
(c) Maximum level of catches in tonnes live weight caught in the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1-27)
(
*1
)
Species: |
Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus |
Zone: |
Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 1-27 (DOL/MED) |
|
Italy |
1 174 |
|
Maximum level of catches |
|
Malta |
517 |
|
||
Spain |
127 |
|
||
Union |
1 818 |
|||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
ANNEX III
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMERSAL STOCKS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
ARS |
Giant red shrimp |
Aristeus antennatus |
ARA |
Blue and red shrimp |
Merluccius merluccius |
HKE |
European hake |
Mullus barbatus |
MUT |
Red mullet |
Nephrops norvegicus |
NEP |
Norway lobster |
Parapenaeus longirostris |
DPS |
Deep-water rose shrimp |
1. Maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days)
(a) Number of fishing days for trawlers in the Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7)
Stock group |
Overall length of vessels |
Spain |
France |
Italy |
Fishing effort group code |
Additional allocation code |
Red mullet in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7; hake in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7; deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 1, 5 and 6; Norway lobster in GSAs 5 and 6 |
< 12 m |
1 507 |
0 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_TR1 |
EFF1/MED1_TR1_AA |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
16 189 |
0 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_TR2 |
EFF1/MED1_TR2_AA |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
30 375 |
3 429 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_TR3 |
EFF1/MED1_TR3_AA |
|
≥ 24 m |
10 698 |
4 173 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_TR4 |
EFF1/MED1_TR4_AA |
|
Blue and red shrimp in GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 |
< 12 m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EFF2/MED1_TR1 |
EFF2/MED1_TR1_AA |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
759 |
0 |
0 |
EFF2/MED1_TR2 |
EFF2/MED1_TR2_AA |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
7 690 |
0 |
0 |
EFF2/MED1_TR3 |
EFF2/MED1_TR3_AA |
|
≥ 24 m |
6 173 |
0 |
0 |
EFF2/MED1_TR4 |
EFF2/MED1_TR4_AA |
(b) Number of fishing days for trawlers in Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11)
Stock group |
Overall length of vessels |
Spain |
France |
Italy |
Fishing effort group code |
Additional allocation code |
Red mullet in GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11; hake in GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11; deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 9, 10 and 11; Norway lobster in GSAs 9 and 10 |
< 12 m |
0 |
139 |
1 969 |
EFF1/MED2_TR1 |
EFF1/MED2_TR1_AA |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
0 |
556 |
29 613 |
EFF1/MED2_TR2 |
EFF1/MED2_TR2_AA |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
0 |
139 |
19 915 |
EFF1/MED2_TR3 |
EFF1/MED2_TR3_AA |
|
≥ 24 m |
0 |
139 |
2 658 |
EFF1/MED2_TR4 |
EFF1/MED2_TR4_AA |
|
Giant red shrimp in GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11 |
< 12 m |
0 |
0 |
326 |
EFF2/MED2_TR1 |
EFF2/MED2_TR1_AA |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
0 |
0 |
2 402 |
EFF2/MED2_TR2 |
EFF2/MED2_TR2_AA |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
0 |
0 |
1 934 |
EFF2/MED2_TR3 |
EFF2/MED2_TR3_AA |
|
≥ 24 m |
0 |
0 |
259 |
EFF2/MED2_TR4 |
EFF2/MED2_TR4_AA |
(c) Number of fishing days for demersal longliners in the Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7)
Stock group |
Overall length of vessels |
Spain |
France |
Italy |
Fishing effort group code |
Hake in GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 |
< 12 m |
9 433 |
6 432 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_LL1 |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
2 148 |
93 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_LL2 |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
74 |
0 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_LL3 |
|
≥ 24 m |
29 |
0 |
0 |
EFF1/MED1_LL4 |
(d) Number of fishing days for demersal longliners in Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11)
Stock group |
Overall length of vessels |
Spain |
France |
Italy |
Fishing effort group code |
Hake in GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11 |
< 12 m |
0 |
1 650 |
33 187 |
EFF1/MED2_LL1 |
≥ 12 m and < 18 m |
0 |
51 |
4 748 |
EFF1/MED2_LL2 |
|
≥ 18 m and < 24 m |
0 |
0 |
26 |
EFF1/MED2_LL3 |
|
≥ 24 m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EFF1/MED2_LL4 |
2. Maximum catch limits for deep-water shrimp
(a) Fishing opportunities for blue and red shrimp (
Aristeus antennatus
) in the Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7), expressed as maximum level of catches in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blue and red shrimp Aristeus antennatus |
Zone: |
GSA 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 (ARA/GF1-7) |
|
Spain |
787 |
|
Maximum level of catches |
|
France |
51 |
|
||
Italy |
0 |
|
||
Union |
838 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
(b) Fishing opportunities for blue and red shrimp (
Aristeus antennatus
) and giant red shrimp (
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
) in Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11), expressed as maximum level of catches in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blue and red shrimp Aristeus antennatus |
Zone: |
GSA 8, 9, 10 and 11 (ARA/GF8-11) |
|
Spain |
0 |
|
Maximum level of catches |
|
France |
9 |
|
||
Italy |
236 |
|
||
Union |
245 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
Species: |
Giant red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
Zone: |
GSA 8, 9, 10 and 11 (ARS/GF8-11) |
|
Spain |
0 |
|
Maximum level of catches |
|
France |
5 |
|
||
Italy |
344 |
|
||
Union |
349 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
ANNEX IV
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Engraulis encrasicolus |
ANE |
Anchovy |
Merluccius merluccius |
HKE |
European hake |
Mullus barbatus |
MUT |
Red mullet |
Nephrops norvegicus |
NEP |
Norway lobster |
Parapenaeus longirostris |
DPS |
Deep-water rose shrimp |
Sardina pilchardus |
PIL |
Sardine |
Solea solea |
SOL |
Common sole |
1. Small pelagic stocks – GSAs 17 and 18
Species: |
Small pelagic species (anchovy and sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus |
Zone: |
Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF 17-18) |
|
Italy |
30 672 |
Maximum level of catches |
||
Croatia |
47 139 |
|||
TAC |
Not relevant |
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Croatia |
PS |
249 |
77 145,52 |
18 537,72 |
Italy |
PTM, OTM and PS |
685 |
134 556,7 |
25 852 |
Slovenia (*2) |
PS |
4 |
433,7 |
38,5 |
2. Demersal stocks – GSAs 17 and 18
|
|
|
|
|
Fishing days 2024 |
||
Gear type |
Geographical area |
Stocks concerned |
Overall length of vessels |
Effort group code |
Italy |
Croatia |
Slovenia |
Trawls (OTB) |
GFCM sub-areas 17 and 18 |
Red mullet; hake; deep-water rose shrimp; and Norway lobster |
< 12 m |
EFF/MED3_OTB_TR1 |
3 098 |
9 864 |
|
≥ 12 m and < 24 m |
EFF/MED3_OTB_TR2 |
69 625 |
22 981 |
||||
≥ 24 m |
EFF/MED3_OTB_TR3 |
6 100 |
2 063 |
||||
Beam trawls (TBB) |
GFCM sub-area 17 |
Common sole |
< 12 m |
EFF/MED3_TBB_TR1 |
194 |
0 |
0 |
≥ 12 m and < 24 m |
EFF/MED3_TBB_TR2 |
3 635 |
0 |
0 |
|||
≥ 24 m |
EFF/MED3_TBB_TR3 |
3 614 |
0 |
0 |
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Croatia |
OTB |
495 |
79 867,99 |
13 267,99 |
Italy |
OTB and TBB |
1 363 |
260 618,37 |
47 148 |
Slovenia (*4) |
OTB |
11 |
1 813,00 |
168,67 |
ANNEX V
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Merluccius merluccius |
HKE |
European hake |
Parapenaeus longirostris |
DPS |
Deep-water rose shrimp |
Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
ARS |
Giant red shrimp |
Aristeus antennatus |
ARA |
Blue and red shrimp |
1. Demersal Stocks
(a) Maximum fleet capacity, expressed in number of vessels, kW and GT, of bottom trawl vessels authorised to fish demersal stocks in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16)
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Cyprus |
OTB |
1 |
265 |
105 |
Spain |
OTB |
1 |
100 |
118 |
Italy |
OTB |
594 |
144 175 |
36 856 |
Malta |
OTB |
15 |
5 562 |
2 007 |
(b) Maximum level of fishing effort (in fishing days), for bottom trawl vessels targeting European hake
(Merluccius merluccius
) in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
Member State |
Gear |
Vessel Length |
Effort group code |
Fishing days 2024 |
CYP |
OTB |
T-12 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB4 |
51 |
ITA |
OTB |
T-07 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB1 |
90 |
ITA |
OTB |
T-10 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB2 |
188 |
ITA |
OTB |
T-11 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB3 |
19 366 |
ITA |
OTB |
T-12 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB4 |
3 657 |
MLT |
OTB |
T-11 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB3 |
338 |
MLT |
OTB |
T-12 |
EFF4/MED4_OTB4 |
165 |
(c) Maximum level of catches of deep-water rose shrimp (
Parapenaeus longirostris
) in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Deep-water rose shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris |
Zone: |
GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 (DPS/GF 12-16) |
|
Cyprus |
1 |
|
Analytical catch limit |
|
Italy |
2 083 |
|
||
Malta |
6 |
|
||
Union |
2 090 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
2. Deep-water shrimp
(a) Maximum fleet capacity, expressed in number of vessels, kW and GT, of bottom trawl vessels authorised to fish deep-water shrimp stocks in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13 14, 15 and 16)
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Cyprus |
OTB |
1 |
265 |
105 |
Spain |
OTB |
2 |
440,56 |
218,78 |
Italy |
OTB |
320 |
93 756 |
26 076 |
Malta |
OTB |
15 |
5 562 |
2 007 |
(b) Maximum level of catches of giant red shrimp (
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
) in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Giant red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
Zone: |
GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 (ARS/GF 12-16) |
|
Spain |
1 |
|
Analytical catch limit |
|
Italy |
844 |
|
||
Cyprus |
0 |
|
||
Malta |
36 |
|
||
Union |
881 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
(c) Maximum level of catches of blue and red shrimp (
Aristeus antennatus
) in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blue and red shrimp Aristeus antennatus |
Zone: |
GSAs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 (ARA/GF 12-16) |
|
Spain |
1 |
|
Precautionary catch limit |
|
Italy |
98 |
|
||
Cyprus |
0 |
|
||
Malta |
2 |
|
||
Union |
101 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
ANNEX VI
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE IONIAN SEA AND THE LEVANT SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
ARS |
Giant red shrimp |
Aristeus antennatus |
ARA |
Blue and red shrimp |
1. Ionian Sea
(a) Maximum fleet capacity, expressed in number of vessels, kW and GT, of bottom trawl vessels authorised to fish deep-water shrimp stocks in the Ionian Sea (GSAs 19, 20 and 21)
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Greece |
OTB |
240 |
69 281 |
23 101 |
Italy |
OTB |
410 |
95 996 |
22 252 |
Malta |
OTB |
15 |
5 562 |
2 007 |
(b) Maximum level of catches of giant red shrimp (
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
) in the Ionian Sea (GSAs 19, 20 and 21) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Giant red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
Zone: |
GSAs 19, 20 and 21 (ARS/GF 19-21) |
|
Greece |
33 |
|
Analytical catch limit |
|
Italy |
303 |
|
||
Malta |
45 |
|
||
Union |
381 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
(c) Maximum level of catches of blue and red shrimp (
Aristeus antennatus
) in the Ionian Sea (GSAs 19, 20 and 21) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blue and red shrimp Aristeus antennatus |
Zone: |
GSAs 19, 20 and 21 (ARA/GF 19-21) |
|
Greece |
14,5 |
|
Analytical catch limit |
|
Italy |
242,5 |
|
||
Malta |
0 |
|
||
Union |
257 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
2. Levant Sea
(a) Maximum fleet capacity, expressed in number of vessels, kW and GT, of bottom trawler vessels authorised to fish deep-water shrimp stocks in the Levant Sea (GSAs 24, 25, 26 and 27)
Member State |
Gear |
Number of vessels |
kW |
GT |
Cyprus |
OTB |
6 |
2 048 |
618 |
Italy |
OTB |
80 |
37 192 |
13 199 |
(b) Maximum level of catches of giant red shrimp (
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
) in the Levant Sea (GSAs 24, 25, 26 and 27) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Giant red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
Zone: |
GSAs 24, 25, 26 and 27 (ARS/GF 24-27) |
|
Italy |
46,4 |
|
Precautionary catch limit |
|
Cyprus |
11,6 |
|
||
Union |
58 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
(c) Maximum level of catches of blue and red shrimp (
Aristeus antennatus
) in the Levant Sea (GSAs 24, 25, 26 and 27) expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blue and red shrimp Aristeus antennatus |
Zone: |
GSAs 24, 25, 26 and 27 (ARA/GF 24-27) |
|
Italy |
9,4 |
|
Precautionary catch limit |
|
Cyprus |
5,6 |
|
||
Union |
15 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
ANNEX VII
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ALBORAN SEA
(a) Maximum level of catches carried out by longlines and handlines expressed in tonnes live weight
Species: |
Blackspot seabream Pagellus bogaraveo |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Alboran Sea – GSAs 1, 2 and 3 (SBR/GF 1-3) |
|
Spain |
29,76 |
|
Maximum level of catches |
|
Union |
29,76 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
(b) Maximum number of longlines and handlines authorised for fishing in the Alboran Sea (GSAs 1, 2 and 3)
Member State |
Blackspot seabream in GSAs 1, 2 and 3 |
Spain |
82 |
ANNEX VIII
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE BLACK SEA
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Sprattus sprattus |
SPR |
Sprat |
Scophthalmus maximus |
TUR |
Turbot |
Species: |
Sprat Sprattus sprattus |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Black Sea – GSA 29 (SPR/F3742C) |
|
Bulgaria |
8 032,50 |
|
Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
Romania |
3 442,50 |
|
||
Union |
11 475 |
|
||
TAC |
Not relevant |
|
Species: |
Turbot Scophthalmus maximus |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Black Sea – GSA 29 (TUR/F3742C) |
|
Bulgaria |
95 |
|
Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
Romania |
75 |
|
||
Union |
170 |
|||
TAC |
857 |
|