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Official Journal of the European Union
3.9.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 879/2011
of 2 September 2011
amending Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 as regards catch limits for Norway pout and
associated by-catches in ICES zone IIIa and Union waters of ICES zones IIa and IV
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) Haddock
and
whiting
are
caught
as
a
by-catch
in
the
Norway pout fishery. It is therefore appropriate to
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
count these catches against the Member State quotas
Union,
for Norway pout and associated species, but in order
to prevent excessive catches the quantities of these
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of
species that can be counted against this quota should
18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for
be limited to 5 % of the total.
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU
waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 5(4) thereof,
(6) Annex
IA
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
57/2011
should
therefore be amended accordingly.
Whereas:
(1) Zero
catch
limits
for
the
stock
of
Norway
pout
and (7) Norway
pout
is
a
short-lived
species.
Consequently
the
associated species in ICES zone IIIa and in Union
new quantities of the catch limitations should be imple
waters of ICES zones IIa and IV are laid down in
mented as soon as possible, in order to ensure the
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011.
continued operation of the fishery. This regulation
should therefore enter into force on the day following
(2) On the basis of the scientific information collected
its publication.
during the first half of 2011, the Scientific, Technical
and Economic Committee for Fisheries advises that
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
catches in 2011 of up to 6
000 tonnes would
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
correspond to a fishing mortality of 0,02 and are
Fisheries and Aquaculture,
expected to maintain the stock above precautionary
limits.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3)
Norway pout is a North Sea stock which is shared with
Norway but which is currently not managed jointly by
the two Parties. The measures provided for in this Regu
Article 1
lation should be in accordance with consultations held
with Norway pursuant to the provisions of the Agreed
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 is amended in
Record of conclusions of fisheries consultations between
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
the European Union and Norway of 3 December 2010.
Article 2
(4) In
consequence,
the
Union
share
of
Norway
pout
catches
in ICES zone IIIa and in Union waters of ICES zones IIa
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
and IV should be fixed at 75 % of 6 000 tonnes.
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, 2 September 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.

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3.9.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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ANNEX
In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011, the entry concerning the stock of Norway pout and associated by-catches in
ICES zone IIIa and in Union waters of ICES zones IIa and IV is replaced by the following:
‘Species: Norway
pout
and
associated
by-catches
Zone: IIIa;
EU
waters
of
IIa
and
IV
Trisopterus esmarki
NOP/2A3A4.
Denmark 4
496
( 1 )
Germany 1
( 1 ) ( 2 )
The Netherlands 3
( 1 ) ( 2 )
EU 4
500
( 1 )
Norway
0
TAC
Analytical TAC.
Not
relevant
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not
apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not
apply.
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( 1 ) At least 95 % of landings must be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the
TAC.
( 2 ) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.’

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