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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No 3721 / 85 of 20 December 1985 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas , in conformity with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the fisheries agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway ( 2 ), Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 2 of the fisheries agreement between the European Economic Community , Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden ( 3 ), and Article 2 of the fisheries agreement between the European Economic Community and the government of Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 170 / 83 of Denmark and the local government of the Faroe Islands ( 4 ), 25 January 1983 , establishing a Community system for the the parties have consulted on their reciprocal fishing rights conservation and management of fishery resources (*), and for 1986 ; in particular Article 1 1 thereof,

Whereas these bilateral consultations have been Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , successfully concluded and whereas , as a result , it is possible to fix the TACs , the Community shares and the quotas for certain joint and autonomous stocks , of which Whereas , under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) part is allocated to Norway , Sweden or the Faroe Islands ; No 170 / 83 , it is incumbent upon the Council to formulate , in the light of the available scientific advice and , in particular, of the report prepared by the Scientific and Whereas trilateral consultations with Norway and Sweden Technical Committee for Fisheries , the conservation concerning reciprocal fishing rights in the Skagerrak and measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 the Kattegat have been concluded and whereas it is of the same Regulation ; therefore possible to fix definitively the TACs and the Community shares available for the stocks in these areas ; Whereas under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 170 / 83 , it is incumbent upon the Council to establish Whereas , in the case of certain stocks fished mainly for the total allowable catches by stock or group of stocks , the reduction to meal and oil , it does not appear necessary to share available for the Community and also the specific make quota allocations ; conditions under which the catches must be made ; whereas , under the terms of Article 4 of the same Whereas , taking account of the latest scientific advice , it is Regulation , the share available for the Community is no longer necessary to establish separate TACs and quotas allocated between the Member States ; for the herring stocks in the Irish Sea ;

Whereas , in order to ensure the protection of fishing Whereas the provisional TACs for 1986 , and the grounds and fish stocks and the balanced exploitation of conditions under which they may be taken , are to come the resources of the sea , in the interests of both fishermen into effect as from 1 January 1986 ; whereas the very short and consumers , there should be fixed , each year for the period of time now remaining before they come into effect different species of which the catches must be restricted , a means that an initial period of application , limited in time , total allowable catch ( TAC ) per stock or group of stocks will have to be provided for in order to enable the Council and the share of these catches available to the Community to confirm , before the end of that period , the decisions taking into account its commitments to third countries ; taken ,

Whereas, in order to ensure effective management of these HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : TACs, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established ; Article 1 Whereas, in order to ensure effective management , the TACs available for the Community in 1986 should be This Regulation fixes for 1986 , for certain fish stocks and distributed among the Member States in a manner which groups of fish stocks , total allowable catches ( TACs ) per stock or group of stocks , the share of these catches assures relative stability of fishing activities ;

( 2 ) OJ No L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 48 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 2 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 12 . H OJ No L 24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p. 1 .

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available to the Community , the allocation of that share ( ii ) the share of the TAC available to the Community among Member States and the specific conditions under ( Community share ) has not been allocated by quota which these stocks may be fished ( 3 ). among Member States and the Community share has not been exhausted , or

For the purposes of this Regulation , the Skagerrak is ( iii ) for all species other than herring and mackerel , they bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm are mixed with other species and have been taken in lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation ( EEC ) a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna No 171 / 83 ( 2 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the No 3625 / 84 ( 3 ) and are not sorted either on board or Swedish coast . on landing , or

For the purposes of this Regulation , the Kattegat is bounded ( iv) for herring, they are within the limits of paragraph 2 , or on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line ( v ) for mackerel , they are mixed with horse-mackerel or drawn from Hasenore to Gnibens Spids , from Korshage to pilchard and the mackerel does not exceed 1 0 % of the Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen . total weight of mackerel , horse-mackerel and pilchard on board and the catches are not sorted , or

(vi ) they are caught during the course- of scientific Article 2 investigations carried out under the provisions of Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 . TACs for stocks or groups of stocks to which Community rules apply and the share of these catches available to the Community are hereby fixed for 1986 in Annex I. All landings shall count against the quota , or , if the Community share has not been allocated between Member States by quotas , against the Community share , except for catches made under the provisions of ( iii), ( iv ), ( v ) Article 3 and ( vi ). The allocation among the Member States of the share available to the Community of the TACs mentioned in 2 . In areas other than the Skagerrak , the Kattegat and the Article 2 is fixed in Annex II . Baltic Sea ( ICES divisions III b , c , d ) it shall be prohibited to retain on board catches of herring mixed with other species unless such catches are not sorted and unless the herring , if mixed with sprat only , does not exceed 10% by Article 4 weight of the total weight of herring and sprat combined. As regards the herring stock of the North Sea and of the eastern English Channel , transfers of up to 25% of the In areas other than the Baltic Sea , it shall be prohibited to quotas may be effected from ICES divisions IV c and VII d retain on board catches of herring mixed with other species to ICES division IV b . unless such catches are not sorted and unless the herring, if mixed with other species whether or not including sprat, does not exceed 5 % by weight of the total weight of the However , such transfers must be notified in advance to the herring and other species combined . Commission .

3 . The determination of the percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be made in accordance with Article 10 Article 5 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 . 1 . It shall be prohibited to retain on board or to land catches from stocks for which TACs or quotas are fixed Article 6 unless : 1 . Fishing for herring shall be prohibited from 1 July to ( i ) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member 31 October 1986 within the area bounded by the following State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted , coordinates : or

*) The definition of the ICES areas referred to in this Regulation is given in a Commission communication ( OJ No C 140 , ( 2 ) OJ No L 24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p. 14 . 3 . 6 . 1982 , p. 3 ). ( 3 ) OJ No L 335 , 22 . 12 . 1984 , p. 3 .

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— the west coast of Denmark at 55° 30 ' N , 6 . The areas described in paragraphs 3 and 4 may be altered in accordance with the procedure laid down in — latitude 55°30 ' N longitude 7°00 ' E , Article 14 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 170 / 83 .

— latitude 57°00 ' N longitude 7°00 ' E , Article 7 — the west coast of Denmark at 57°00 ' N. 1 . Fishing for sprat with trawls of a minimum mesh size of less than 32 mm shall be prohibited : 2. Fishing for herring shall be prohibited in the zone extending from six to 12 miles off the east coast of the United Kingdom as measured from the baselines between — for all vessels of overall length of 25 m or above ; latitudes 54°10 ' N and 54°45 ' N for the period 15 August — in the Skagerrak , from 1 January to 30 September ; to 30 September and between latitudes 55° 30 ' N and 55°45 ' N for the period 15 August to 15 September . — in the Kattegat , from 1 January to 31 December ;

— for all vessels of overall length less than 25 m fishing in 3 . Fishing for herring shall be prohibited throughout the either the Skagerrak or the Kattegat: year in the Irish Sea ( ICES Division VII a ) in the maritime area between the west coasts of Scotland , England and — from 1 January to 10 August . Wales and a line drawn 12 miles from the baselines of these coasts bounded to the south by latitude 53° 20 ' N and to the north-west by a line drawn between the Mull of 2 . Fishing for sprat shall be prohibited : Galloway (Scotland ) and the Point of Ayre ( Isle of Man ). ( a ) from 1 July to 31 October 1986 within the area 4. Fishing for herring shall be prohibited from bounded by the following coordinates : 1 September to 16 November 1986 in the parts of the Irish Sea (ICES division VII a ) bounded by the following — the west coast of Denmark at 55°30 ' N , coordinates : — latitude 55°30 ' N , longitude 7°00 ' E , (a) — the east coast of the Isle of Man , at latitude 54°20 ' — latitude 57°00 ' N , longitude 7°00 ' E , N , — the west coast of Denmark at 57°00 ' N ; — latitude 54°20 ' N , longitude 3°40 ' W , ( b ) in ICES statistical rectangle 39E8 form 1 January to — latitude 53° 50 ' N , longitude 3° 50' W , 31 March 1986 and from 1 October to 31 December — latitude 53°50 ' N , longitude 4°50 ' W , 1986 . For the purposes of this Regulation this ICES rectangle is bounded by a line running due east from — the south-west coast of the Isle of Man at longitude the east coast of England along latitude 55°00 ' N to 4°50 ' W ; longitude 1°00 ' W , due north to latitude 55°30 ' N and due west to the English coast ; (b) — the east coast of Northern Ireland at latitude 54°15 ' N , ( c ) in the inner waters of the Moray Firth west of longitude — latitude 54°15 ' N , longitude 5°15 ' W , 3°30 ' W and in the inner waters of the Firth of Forth west of longitude 3° 00 ' W from 1 January to 31 March — latitude 53°50 ' N , longitude 5°50 ' W , 1986 and from 1 October to 31 December 1986 . — the east coast of Ireland at latitude 53°50 ' N.

Article 8 Fishing for herring shall be prohibited throughout 1986 in Logan Bay ( defined as being the waters east of a line drawn Trawling and purse seining for mackerel , sprat and herring from the Mull of Logan , situated at latitude 54°44' N and shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday longitude 4°59 ' W, to Laggantalluch Head , situated at midnight to Sunday midnight and in the Kattegat from latitude 54°41 ' N and longitude 4°58 ' W). Friday midnight to Sunday midnight .

Article 9 J - By derogation from paragraph 4 , vessels with a length not exceeding 40 feet based in ports situated on the east coast of Ireland and Northern Ireland between latitudes This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 . 53°00' N and 55°00 ' N may fish for herring in the prohibited area described in paragraph 4 ( b). The only It shall apply until 25 January 1986 , subject to the method of fishing authorized shall be drift netting with nets of a minimum mesh size of 54 mm . Council's taking a decision before that date .

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 20 December 1985 .

For the Council The Président R. STEICHEN

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ANNEX I TACs by stock and by area for 1986 — shares available to the Community

Shares available to TAC 1986 Species ICES division or NAFO zone the Community ( in tonnes ) for 1986 ( in tonnes ) Cod III a Skagerrak 29 000 (*) 23 920 Cod III a Kattegat 17 000 n 10 250 Cod III b , c , d ( EC zone ) 127 000 126 000 Cod II a ( EC zone ), IV 170 000 161 300 Cod V b (EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV 25 000 25 000 Cod VII , except VII a ; VIII ( EC zone ) 16 000 (*) 16 000 Cod VII a 15 000 15 000 Haddock III a , III b , c , d ( EC zone ) 11 500 (*) 9 930 Haddock II a ( EC zone ), IV 230 000 195 200 ( 1 )( a ) Haddock V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV 34 500 34 500 Haddock 6 000 H 6 000 VII ; Vili (EC zone ) Saithe II a ( EC zone ), III a ; III b , c , d ( EC zone ), IV 240 000 120 200 Saithe V b ( EC zone), VI , XII , XIV 27 800 27 800 Saithe 9 000 H 9 000 VII ; Vili ( EC zone ) III a 22 150 (*) 19 650 Whiting II a ( EC zone ), IV 135 000 101 480 ( 2 ) Whiting 16 400 16 400 Whiting V b (EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV VII a 18 170 18 170 Whiting 20 500 (*) 20 500 Whiting VII , except VII a 14 500 (*) 13 580 European plaice III a Skagerrak 5 500 (*) 4 950 European plaice III a Kattegat 180 000 177 400 European plaice II a ( EC zone), IV 1 810 (*) 1 810 European plaice V b (EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV VII a 5 000 5 000 European plaice 200 n 200 European plaice VII b , c 6 900 6 900 European plaice VII d , e 1 800 (*) 1 800 European plaice VII f, g 800 (*) 800 European plaice VII h , j , k 250 (*) 250 European plaice VIII (EC zone ) 600 (^) 600 Common sole III a , III b , c , d ( EC zone) 20 000 20 000 Common sole II , IV 70 (*) 70 Common sole V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV 1 900 1 900 Common sole VII a 60 n 60 Common sole VII b , c 3 200 3 200 Common sole VII d 1 300 1 300 Common sole VII e 1 500 1 500 Common sole VII f, g 600 (") 600 Common sole VII h , j , k 3 305 (*) 3 305 Common sole VIII (EC zone ) 55 000 15 000 Mackerel II a ( EC zone), III a , III b , c, d (EC zone), IV

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Shares available to TAC 1986 Species ICES division or NAFO zone the Community ( in tonnes ) for 1986 ( in tonnes ) Mackerel 362 000 334 000 II (exc . EC zone ), V b (EC zone ), VI , VII ; Vili (EC zone ), XII Sprat III a 80 000 ( 3 ) 52 600 ( 4 ) Sprat III b , c , d ( EC zone ) 8 000 8 000 II a ( EC zone ), IV ( EC zone ) 100 000 (*) 87 000 Sprat Sprat VII d , e 5 000 (*) 5 000 Horse mackerel II a ( EC zone ), IV ( EC zone ) 30 000 (*) 30 000 Horse mackerel V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII , XII , XIV 85 000 (*) 78 250 Horse mackerel VIII ( EC zone ) 4 000 n 4 000 Hake III a ; III b , c , d ( EC zone ) 1 500C ) 1 500 Hake II a (EC zone ), IV ( EC zone ) 2 360 r ) 2 360 Hake V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII , XII , XIV 19 000 Hake Vili ( EC zone ) 12 500 Anchovy VIII ( EC zone) 3 200 (*) 3 200 Norway pout II a ( EC zone ), III a ; IV ( EC zone) 368 000 00 000 Blue whiting II a ( EC zone), IV 100 000 50 000 Blue whiting V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII 500 000 52 000 Blue whiting VIII ( EC zone ) 13 000 (*) 13 000 Anglerfish V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV 7 500 Anglerfish VII 28 980 Anglerfish VIII ( EC zone ) 7 640 Megrim V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , XIV 3 900 Megrim VII 10 110 Megrim VIII ( EC zone ) 900 Common prawn French Guyana 3 650 ( ) ( 5 ) 2 000 Herring III a 46 000 ( 6 ) 19 500 Herring III b , c, d ( EC zone) 38 000 36 190 Herring II a ( EC zone), IV a ( EC zone), IV b ( EC zone) 500 000 19S 425 Herring IV c except Blackwater stock ( 7 ), VII d 70 000 70 000 Herring V b ( EC zone ), VI a North ( 8 ), VI b 51 850 46 200 Herring VI a South ( 9 ), VII b , c 17 000 17 000 Herring VI a Clyde stock ( 10 ) 3 100 3 100 Herring VII a (») 6 300 6 300 Herring VII e , f 500 (*) 500 Herring VII g to k ( 12 ) 17 200 17 200 Capelin II b on Atlantic salmon III b , c , d ( EC zone ) 870 870 {*}

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Footnotes : (*) Excluding an estimated 3 500 tonnes of industrial by-catch . ( 2 ) Excluding an estimated 20 000 tonnes of industrial by-catch . ( 3 ) Excluding catches taken by Norway in the Norwegian fjords west of Lindesnes . (4 ) Includes all by-catches of all other species which are caught when fishing for sprat and which are landed unsorted . ( 5 ) Fishing for prawn Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep . ( 6 ) For the period 1 January to 30 June . ( 7 ) Blackwater stock : reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames Estuary between Felixstowe and North Foreland within 6 miles from the United Kingdom baselines . ( 8 ) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES division VI a , south of 56°00 ' N and west of 7°00 ' W. situated east of 7°00 ' W and north of 55°00 ' N , excluding the Clyde as defined in footnote 10 of Annex I. ( 9 ) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES division VI a , south of 56°00 ' N and west of 7°00 ' W. ( 10 ) Clyde stock : reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point . ( n ) ICES VII a is reduced by the area added to the Celtic Sea bounded : — to the north by latitude 52°30 ' N, — to the south by latitude 52°00'.N , — to the west by the coast of Ireland , — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom . ( 12 ) Increased by zone bounded : — to the north by latitude 52°30 ' N , — to the south by latitude 52°00 ' N , — to the west by the coast of Ireland , — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom . ( 13 ) Without prejudice to the Community rights and subject to revision in the light of scientific advice , ( a ) Includes 1 500 tonnes exceptionally allocated to Denmark outside the allocation key . (*) Precautionary TAC .

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ANNEX II

Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone

Cod Skagerrak III a ( Skagerrak ) Belgium 70 0 ) Denmark 23 120 (2) Germany 580 0 ) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands iso 0 ) United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 23 920

Cod Kattegat III a Kattegat Belgium Denmark 10 040 (3) Germany 210 0 ) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 10 250 Cod Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sea Denmark 91 730 Germany 34 270 Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 126 000 0 ) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden . (3) No fishing for this quota may take place within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone Cod Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), IV Belgium 5 750 Denmark 33 040 Germany 20 950 Greece France 7 100 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 18 670 United Kingdom 75 790 Available for Member States EEC total 161 300 I

Cod Faroes , West Scotland , Vb ( EC zone ), VI , XII , 80 Belgium Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany 740 Greece France 7 940 Ireland 3 090 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 13 150 Available for Member States EEC total 25 000 Cod West Ireland and Porcupine VII , except VII a ; Belgium 710 Bank , South Ireland , Bristol VIII ( EC zone ) Denmark Channel , English Channel , Germany Bay of Biscay Greece France 12 230 Ireland 1 630 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 100 United Kingdom 1 330 Available for Member States EEC total 16 000

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Stock 1986 quota - Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Cod Irish Sea VII a Belgium 400 Denmark Germany Greece France 1 100 Ireland 7 000 Italy Luxembourg l Netherlands 100 United Kingdom 6 400 Available for Member States L

EEC total 15 000 Haddock Skagerrak and Kattegat , III a ; III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium 50 O Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic Denmark 9 280 (2) Sea Germany 590 f 1 ) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands ion United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 9 930 Haddock Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), IV Belgium 2 070 Denmark 15 700 ( a ) Germany 9 030 Greece France 15 740 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 1 550 United Kingdom 151 110 Available for Member States

EEC total 195 200 ( , )( a ) i1) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . ( 3) Excluding industrial by-catches . ( a ) Includes 1 500 tonnes exceptionally allocated to Denmark outside the allocation key .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

Haddock Faroes , West Scotland , Vb ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium 80 Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany 90 Greece France 3 800 Ireland 2 720 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 27 810 Available for Member States

EEC total 34 500 Haddock Irish Sea , West Ireland and VII , VIII ( EC zone ) 70 Belgium Porcupine Bank , South Denmark Ireland , Bristol Channel , Germany English Channel , Bay of Biscay Greece France 4 000 Ireland 1 330 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 600 Available for Member States EEC total 6 000 Saithe Norwegian Sea , Skagerrak II a ( EC zone ), III a ; III b , c , Belgium 90 (>) and Kattegat , Sound and d ( EC zone ), IV Denmark 10 510 (2 ) Belt Sea , Baltic Sea , North Sea Germany 26 540 (») Greece France 62 450 (') Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 260 (») United Kingdom 20 350 0 ) Available for Member States EEC total 120 200 (') No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Species Saithe Faroes , West Scotland , Vb ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium Rockall , North Azores . East XIV Denmark Greenland 2 030 Germany Greece France 20 180 Ireland 670 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 4 920 Available for Member States

EEC total 27 800

Saithe Irish Sea , West Ireland and VII , VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium 30 Porcupine Bank , South Denmark Ireland , Bristol Channel , Germany English Channel , Bay of Biscay Greece France 5 060 Ireland 2 530 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 1 380 Available for Member States

EEC total 9 000 Whiting Skagerrak and Kattegat Ilia Belgium Denmark 19 580 0 ) Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 70 (*) United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 19 650 (J) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone Whiting Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), IV Belgium 3 110 Denmark 13 420 Germany 3 490 Greece France 20 170 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 7 760 United Kingdom 53 530 Available for Member States EEC total 101 480 (') Whiting Faroes , West Scotland , Vb ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany 100 Greece France 2 000 Ireland 4 900 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 9 400 Available for Member States EEC total 16 400 Whiting Irish Sea VII a Belgium 100 Denmark Germany Greece France 1 250 Ireland 7 200 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 20 United Kingdom 9 600 Available for Member States

EEC total 18 170 \

I1) Excluding industrial by-catches .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Belgium 200 Whiting West Ireland and Porcupine VII , except VII a Bank , South Ireland , Bristol Denmark Channel , English Channel Germany Greece France 12 300 Ireland 5 700 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 100 United Kingdom 2 200 Available for Member States

EEC total 20 500

European plaice Skagerrak III a Skagerrak Belgium 80 (') Denmark 1 1 270 (2) Germany 60 0 ) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 2 170 0 ) United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 13 580 l

European plaice Kattegat III a Kattegat Belgium Denmark 4 900 ( 3) Germany 50 H Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 4 950 I

0 ) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak, within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden . (3) No fishing for this quota may take place within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone European plaice Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), IV Belgium 10 920 Denmark 35 480 Germany 10 230 Greece France 2 050 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 68 230 United Kingdom 50 490 Available for Member States

EEC total 177 400 European plaice Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany Greece France 50 Ireland 660 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 1 100 Available for Member States EEC total 1 810

European plaice Irish Sea VII a Belgium 260 Denmark Germany Greece France 110 Ireland 2 000 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 80 United Kingdom 2 550 Available for Member States

EEC total 5 000

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone European plaice West Ireland and Porcupine VII b , c Belgium Bank Denmark Germany Greece France 40 Ireland 160 l Italy l Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 200 European plaice English Channel VII d , e Belgium 1 130 Denmark Germany Greece France 3 760 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 2 010 Available for Member States

EEC total 6 900 European plaice Bristol Channel , South-East VII f, g Belgium 445 Ireland Denmark Germany Greece 810 France 125 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 420 Available for Member States

EEC total 1 800

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

European plaice South Ireland ( excluding VII h , j , k 50 Belgium South-East Ireland ) Denmark Germany Greece France 100 Ireland 350 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 200 United Kingdom 100 Available for Member States

EEC total 800 I

European plaice Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 250 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 250 l

Common sole Skagerrak , and Kattegat , III a ; III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic Denmark 520 (») Sea Germany 30 (2) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 50 (2) United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 600 \

1) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota - Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Common sole 1 665 Norwegian Sea , Spitzbergen II , IV Belgium and Bear Island , North Sea Denmark 760 Germany 1 335 Greece France 335 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 15 050 United Kingdom 855 Available for Member States

EEC total 20 000

Common sole Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany Greece France 55 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 15 Available for Member States

EEC total 70 Common sole Irish Sea VII a Belgium 940 Denmark Germany Greece France 10 Ireland 230 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 300 United Kingdom 420 Available for Member States

EEC total 1 900

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone Common sole West Ireland and Porcupine VII b , c Belgium Bank Denmark Germany Greece France 10 Ireland 50 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 60 Common sole Eastern English Channel VII d 860 Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 1 725 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 615 Available for Member States

EEC total 3 200 Common sole Western English Channel VII e Belgium 45 Denmark Germany Greece France 490 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 765 Available for Member States

EEC total 1 300

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Common sole Bristol Channel , South-East VII f, g Belgium 940 Ireland Denmark Germany Greece France 95 Ireland 45 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 420 Available for Member States

EEC total 1 500

Common sole South Ireland ( excluding VII h , j , k Belgium 50 South-East Ireland ) Denmark Germany Greece France 100 Ireland 270 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 80 United Kingdom 100 Available for Member States

EEC total 600 Common sole Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium 10 Denmark Germany Greece France 3 190 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 105 United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 3 305

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

Mackerel Norwegian Sea , Skagerrak II a ( EC zone ), III a ; III b , c , Belgium 450 i 1 ) and Kattegat , Sound and d ( EC zone ), IV Denmark 10 500 (2) Belt Sea , Baltic Sea , North Sea Germany 450 0 ) Greece France 1 200 0 ) Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 1 200 P ) United Kingdom 1 200 (') Available for Member States EEC total 15 000 Mackerel Norwegian Sea , Spitzbergen II ( exc. EC zone ), V b ( EC Belgium and Bear Island , Faroe , West zone ), VI , VII , VIII ( EC Denmark Scotland, Rockall , Irish Sea , zone ), XII Germany 21 380 West Ireland and Porcupine Bank , South Ireland , Bristol Greece Channel , English Channel , France 14 250 Bay of Biscay , North Ireland 71 250 Azores Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 31 170 United Kingdom 195 950 Available for Member States EEC total 334 000 Sprat Skagerrak and Kattegat III a Belgium Denmark 52 490 ( 2 )( 3 ) Germany 110 ( Mi 3 ) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 52 600 ( 3 ) (') No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (3) Includes all by-catches of all other species which are caught when fishing for sprat and which are landed unsorted .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Sprat Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sea Denmark 6 350 Germany 1 650 Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 8 000

Sprat Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), Belgium IV ( EC zone ) Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 87 000

EEC total 87 000

Sprat English Channel VII d , e Belgium 30 Denmark 1 820 Germany 30 Greece France 350 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 350 United Kingdom 2 620 Available for Member States

EEC total 5 000

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone Horse mackerel Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), Belgium IV ( EC zone ) Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 30 000 EEC total 30 000 Horse mackerel Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII , Belgium Rockall , Irish Sea , West Ire­ XII , XIV Denmark land and Porcupine Bank , South Ireland , Bristol Chan­ Germany nel , English Channel , North Greece Azores , East Greenland France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 78 250

EEC total 78 250 Horse mackerel Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 4 000

EEC total 4 000

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Hake Skagerrak and Kattegat , III a ; III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic Denmark 1 500 ( ! ) Sea Germany Greece JFrance Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 1 500 I

Hake Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a (EC zone ), IV Belgium 40 ( EC zone ) 990 Denmark Germany 110 Greece France 600 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 100 United Kingdom 520 Available for Member States

EEC total 2 360 \

Hake Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII , Belgium 240 Rockall , Irish Sea , West Ire­ XII , XIV Denmark land and Porcupine Bank , Germany South Ireland , Bristol Chan­ nel , English Channel , North Greece Azores , East Greenland France 12 430 Ireland 1 550 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 110 United Kingdom 4 670 Available for Member States

EEC total 19 000 I

(] ) No fishing for this quota may take place, in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

Hake Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium 10 Denmark Germany Greece France 12 480 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 10 United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 12 500 Anchovy Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 3 200 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 3 200 Norway pout Norwegian Sea , Skagerrak II a ( EC zone ), III a ; Belgium and Kattegat , North Sea IV ( EC zone ) Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 300 000 i 1 )

EEC total 300 000 (') For Danish vessels , no fishing for this TAC may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat, within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . For other Member States , no fishing for this TAC may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone

Blue whiting Norwegian Sea , North Sea II a ( EC zone ), IV Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 50 000

EEC total 50 0 00 \

Blue whiting Faroe , West Scotland , Rock­ V b ( EC zone ), VI , VII Belgium all , Irish Sea , West Ireland Denmark and Porcupine Bank , South Germany Ireland , Bristol Channel , English Channel Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 252 000

EEC total 252 000 Blue whiting Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States 13 000

EEC total 13 000 \

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ( tonnes ) ICES division or NAFO zone Anglerfish Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone ), VI , XII , Belgium 280 Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany 320 Greece France 3 450 Ireland 780 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 270 United Kingdom 2 400 Available for Member States EEC total 7 500 \

Anglerfish Irish Sea , West Ireland and VII Belgium 2 780 Porcupine Bank , South Denmark Ireland , Bristol Channel , Germany 310 English Channel Greece France 17 840 Ireland 2 280 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 360 United Kingdom 5 410 Available for Member States

EEC total 28 980 Anglerfish Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 7 640 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 7 640 l

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Megrim Faroes , West Scotland , V b ( EC zone), VI , XII , Belgium Rockall , North Azores , East XIV Denmark Greenland Germany Greece France 1 950 Ireland 570 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 1 380 Available for Member States

EEC total 3 900

Irish Sea , West Ireland and VII Belgium 390 Megrim Porcupine Bank , South Ire­ Denmark land , Bristol Channel , Germany English Channel Greece France 5 260 Ireland 2 390 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 2 070 Available for Member States

EEC total 10 110 Megrim Bay of Biscay VIII ( EC zone ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 900 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 900

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

Common prawn French Guyana French Guyana Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France 2 000 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 2 000 I\

Herring Skagerrak and Kattegat III a Belgium Denmark 19 190 (») Germany 310 (2) Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 19 500 I

Herring Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sea Denmark 20 180 Germany 16 010 Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 36 190 \

I1) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 4 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 3 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden . (2) No fishing for this quota may take place , in the Skagerrak , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Norway and of the Kingdom of Sweden respectively and , in the Kattegat , within 12 miles of the baselines of the Kingdom of Sweden .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Herring Norwegian Sea , northern II a ( EC zone ), IV a Belgium and central North Sea ( EC zone ), IV b ( EC zone ) 92 900 Denmark 55 010 Germany Greece France 10 000 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 68 900 United Kingdom 71 615 Available for Member States EEC total 298 425 H

Herring Southern North Sea , Black­ IV c except Blackwater Belgium 9 625 water stock excepted , eas­ stock ( 2 ), VII d Denmark 2 1 00 tern English Channel Germany 2 290 Greece France 29 380 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 21 320 United Kingdom 5 285 Available for Member States

EEC total 70 000

Herring South Faroe , West Scotland V b ( EC zone ), VI a Belgium ( excluding Clyde ), Rockall North ( 3 ), VI b Denmark Germany 5 160 Greece France 980 Ireland 6 980 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 5 1 60 United Kingdom 27 920 Available for Member States

EEC total 46 200 i 1 ) Each Member State must inform the Commission of its landings of herring , distinguishing between ICES divisions II a , IV a and IV b . ( 2 ) Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames Estuary between Felixstowe and North Foreland within 6 miles from the United Kingdom baseslines . ( 3 ) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES division VI a , north of 56°00 ' N and in that part of VI a which is situated east of 7°00 ' W and north of 55° 00 N , excluding the Clyde as defined in footnote 10 of Annex I.

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone ( tonnes )

Herring West Scotland ( excluding VI a South (^, VII b , c Belgium Clyde ), West Ireland and Denmark Porcupine Bank Germany Greece France Ireland 15 450 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 1 550 United Kingdom Available for Member States EEC total 17 000 Herring West Scotland ( Clyde stock ) VI a Clyde stock ( 2 ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 3 100 Available for Member States

EEC total 3 100 Herring Irish Sea VII a ( 3 ) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland 1 640 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 4 660 Available for Member States EEC total 6 300 (*) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES division VI a , south of 56°00 ' N and west of 7°00 ' W. (2) Clyde stock : reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point . (3) ICES Vila is reduced by the area added to the Celtic Sea bounded : — to the north by latitude 52°30 ' N , — to the south by latitude 52°00 ' N , — to the west by the coast of Ireland , — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom .

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Stock ! 1986 quota Member State ( tonnes ) Species Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone

Herring Western English Channel , VII e , f Belgium Bristol Channel Denmark Germany Greece France 250 Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 250 Available for Member States

EEC total 500

Herring Celtic Sea , South Ireland VII g to k (») Belgium Denmark Germany 190 Greece France 1 060 Ireland 14 870 Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 1 060 United Kingdom 20 Available for Member States

EEC total 17 200

Capelin Spitzbergen and Bear Island II b Belgium Denmark Germany Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 0 (*) Increased by zone bounded : — to the north by latitude 52°30 ' N , — to the south by latitude 52°00 ' N , — to the west by the coast of Ireland , — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom .

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Stock 1986 quota Member State Species ( tonnes ) Geographical regions ICES division or NAFO zone Atlantic salmon Sound and Belt Sea , Baltic III b , c , d ( EC zone ) Belgium Sea Denmark 807 Germany 63 Greece France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Available for Member States

EEC total 870