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2025/2158 27.10.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2158
of 24 October 2025
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2025 on account of
overfishing in the previous years
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for
ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC)
No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC)
No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing
Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006(1), and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Fishing quotas for the year 2023 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2022/2090(2), (EU) 2023/194(3)
and (EU) 2023/195(4).
(2) Fishing quotas for the year 2024 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2023/2638(5), (EU) 2024/257(6)
and (EU) 2024/259(7).
(3) Fishing quotas for the year 2025 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2024/2903(8), (EU) 2025/202(9)
and (EU) 2025/219(10).
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2090 of 27 October 2022 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2023 and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other
waters (OJ L 281, 31.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2090/oj).
(3) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in
Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing
opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/194/oj).
(4) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/195 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain stocks and groups of fish
stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/110 as regards the fishing opportunities
for 2022 applicable in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 220, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/
195/oj).
(5) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2638 of 20 November 2023 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2024 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other
waters (OJ L, 2023/2638, 22.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2638/oj).
(6) Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish
stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation
(EU) 2023/194 (OJ L, 2024/257, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/257/oj).
(7) 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 (OJ L, 2024/259, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/
259/oj).
(8) Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2903 of 18 November 2024 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2025 and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other
waters (OJ L, 2024/2903, 19.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2903/oj).
(9) Council Regulation (EU) 2025/202 of 30 January 2025 fixing for 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks,
applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 as
regards fishing opportunities for 2025 (OJ L, 2025/202, 31.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/202/oj).
(10) Council Regulation (EU) 2025/219 of 30 January 2025 fixing for 2025 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (OJ L, 2025/219, 4.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/219/oj).
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(4) Pursuant to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member
State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from
future fishing quotas of that Member State.
(5) Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions are to be operated in the
following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.
(6) Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2024. Deductions should therefore be operated
on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2025 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.
(7) Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/2407(11) and (EU) 2025/66(12) have set out deductions from
fishing quotas for certain Member States and species for 2024. However, for certain Member States, the deductions
to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2024 and could therefore not be
operated entirely in that year. In accordance with point 2 of Communication from the Commission 2022/C 369/03
on guidelines for the deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009(13)
(‘the Guidelines’) and to ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks is deducted, the remaining
quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2025 and, where appropriate, from
subsequent quotas.
(8) The Guidelines state that, where applicable, the timeline for deductions in case of overfishing of a quota for stocks
managed by regional fisheries management organisations is to be adapted to the timeline for deductions set in the
regional fisheries management organisations concerned for these stocks. Recommendation 19-05 by ICCAT
establishing a rebuilding programme for blue marlin(14)provides that any excess of the annual landings limits fixed
for the year 2023 are to be deducted from the landings limits during 2025. Therefore, as established by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/66, the deduction on account of overfishing in 2023, by Spain, for the stock of
blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT), managed by ICCAT, should be applied in 2025.
(9) Moreover, Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT for the conservation of North Atlantic swordfish(15)provides that any
excess of the annual adjusted quota in the year 2024 is to be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit for 2026.
On this basis, deductions – including those resulting from applicable multiplying factors – on account of overfishing
by Portugal in 2024 for the stock of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) should be applied
in 2026.
(10) Additionally, Recommendation 22-04 by ICCAT for the conservation of South Atlantic swordfish(16)establishes that
any excess of the annual quota/catch limit in 2024 is to be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit in 2026.
Consequently, the deduction due on account of the overfishing in 2024, by France, for the stock of swordfish in the
Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N (SWO/AS05N) should be operated in 2026.
(11) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2407 of 13 September 2024 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for
certain stocks in 2024 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L, 2024/2407, 16.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/
reg_impl/2024/2407/oj).
(12) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/66 of 13 January 2025 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for
certain stocks in 2024 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2024/2407 (OJ L, 2025/66, 16.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/66/oj).
(13) Communication from the Commission on guidelines for the deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009, and replacing Communication 2012/C 72/07 (2022/C 369/03) (OJ C 369, 27.9.2022, p. 3).
(14) Recommendation 19-05 by ICCAT to establish rebuilding programmes for blue marlin and white marlin/roundscale spearfish, https://
www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2019-05-e.pdf.
(15) Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT replacing supplemental recommendation 21-02 extending and amending Recommendation 17-02
for the conservation of North Atlantic swordfish. https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2022-03-e.pdf.
(16) Recommendation 22-04 by ICCAT replacing supplemental recommendation 21-03 extending and amending recommendation 17-03
for the conservation of South Atlantic swordfish https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2022-04-e.pdf.
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(11) Furthermore, Recommendation 23-10 by ICCAT on management measures for the conservation of North Atlantic
blue shark(17) provides that any amount caught in excess of the annual catch limits established for 2024 is to be
deducted from the respective catch limits in 2026. Deductions on account of overfishing in 2024 by Portugal for the
stock of blue shark in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N (BSH/AN05N) should therefore be operated only in 2026.
(12) In 2023, Germany overfished its quota for other species in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (OTH/1N2AB.) by 1,320
tonnes. Additionally, a deduction of 19,997 tonnes remained following the overfishing, by Germany, of its quota
for OTH/1N2AB. in 2022, in accordance with point 2 of the Guidelines. By electronic mail dated 1 July 2024,
Germany requested to spread the due deduction, namely 21,317 tonnes, over three years. Considering that, in
accordance with point 3(b) of the Guidelines, a slower payback is exceptionally possible where the stock concerned
is caught in a mixed fishery and a significant loss of quota would prevent the exploitation of the associated species in
that mixed fishery catch, this request has been accepted. A first deduction of 7,106 tonnes has been operated on the
German quota for OTH/1N2AB. in 2024. The remaining annual deductions applicable to the German quota
for OTH/1N2AB. amount to 7,106 tonnes in 2025 and to 7,105 tonnes in 2026 without prejudice to any further
quota adaptation.
(13) Further updates or corrections may still occur following the detection, for the current or previous deduction exercise,
of errors, omissions or misreporting in the catch figures declared by the Member States pursuant to Article 33 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(14) Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than one tonne should not be
considered,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The fishing quotas fixed for the year 2025 in Regulations (EU) 2024/2903, (EU) 2025/202 and (EU) 2025/219 shall be
reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of 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, 24 October 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(17) Recommendation 23-10 by ICCAT to replace Recommendation 19-07 on management measures for the conservation of North
Atlantic blue shark caught in association with ICCAT fisheries. https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2023-10-e.pdf.
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DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2025 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
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Permitted Quota con- Overfishing standing
Total Deductions
landings sumption related to Addit-ional deductions
Mem- Initial quota catches Multi- to apply
Species Species 2024 (Total related to permitted Multi- from
ber Area code Area name 2024 (in 2024 plying in 2025
code name adapted permitted landing plying previous
State tonnes) (quantity in factor(2) (quantity in
quantity in landings (in (quantity in factor(3),(4) year(s)(5)
tonnes) tonnes)
tonnes)(1) percentage) tonnes) (quantity
in tonnes)
DE OTH 1N2AB. Other Norwegian waters 125,000 116,894 114,875 N/A – 2,019(6) / / 14,211(7) 7,106
species of 1 and 2
DE SPR 2AC4-C Sprat and United Kingdom 696,000 2 435,941 2 647,571 108,69 211,630 / / / 211,630
associated and Union waters
by-catches of 4; United
Kingdom waters of
2a
DK BOR 678- Boarfishes 6, 7 and 8 6 711,000 7 327,837 7 681,530 104,83 353,693 / / / 353,693
DK HER 5B6ANB Herring 6b and 6aN; United / 2,758 33,940 1 230,60 31,182 1,00 / / 31,182
Kingdom and
international
waters of 5b
ES ARA GF1-7 Blue and GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 787,000 850,631 888,436 104,44 37,805 / C(8) / 37,805
red shrimp and 7
ES BUM ATLANT Blue Atlantic Ocean N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,00 / 5,338 5,338
marlin
ES COD 1N2AB. Cod Norwegian waters 2 533,000 2 811,120 2 815,541 100,16 4,421 / A(8) / 4,421
of 1 and 2
ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland Norwegian waters / 19,900 38,151 191,71 18,251 1,00 / / 18,251
halibut of 1 and 2
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Permitted Quota con- Overfishing standing Total Deductions landings sumption related to Addit-ional deductions
Mem- Initial quota catches Multi- to apply
Species Species 2024 (Total related to permitted Multi- from
ber Area code Area name 2024 (in 2024 plying in 2025
code name adapted permitted landing plying previous
State tonnes) (quantity in factor(2) (quantity in
quantity in landings (in (quantity in factor(3),(4) year(s)(5)
tonnes) tonnes)
tonnes)(1) percentage) tonnes) (quantity
in tonnes)
ES HAD 1N2AB. Haddock Norwegian waters / 29,900 38,225 127,84 8,325 1,00 A / 12,488
of 1 and 2
ES OTH 1N2AB. Other Norwegian waters / / 18,899 N/A 18,899 1,00 A / 28,349
species of 1 and 2
ES POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters / 5,000 10,611 212,22 5,611 1,00 A / 8,417
of 1 and 2
ES RJU 8-C. Undulate Union waters of 8 10,000 9,968 10,637 106,71 N/A / / 2,106 2,106
ray
ES RJU 9-C. Undulate Union waters of 9 15,000 19,644 20,761 105,69 1,117 / A(8) / 1,117
ray
ES SOL 7HJK. Common 7h, 7j and 7k 2,500 1,745 3,728 213,64 1,983 1,00 C / 2,975
sole
ES SOL 8AB. Common 8a and 8b 5,000 5,000 13,916 278,32 8,916 1,00 C 19,482 32,856
sole
ES SRX 89-C. Skates and Union waters of 8 1 724,000 1 769,000 1 814,923 102,60 45,923 / / / 45,923
rays and 9
FR BLI 24- Blue ling United Kingdom 8,000 13,900 26,989 194,17 13,089 1,00 / / 13,089
and international
waters of 2; United
Kingdom and
Union waters of 4
FR NOP 2A3A4. Norway 3a; United / 1,537 4,799 312,23 3,262 1,00 / / 3,362
pout and Kingdom and
associated Union waters of 4;
by-catches United Kingdom
waters of 2a
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Permitted Quota con- Overfishing standing
Total Deductions
landings sumption related to Addit-ional deductions
Mem- Initial quota catches Multi- to apply
Species Species 2024 (Total related to permitted Multi- from
ber Area code Area name 2024 (in 2024 plying in 2025
code name adapted permitted landing plying previous
State tonnes) (quantity in factor(2) (quantity in
quantity in landings (in (quantity in factor(3),(4) year(s)(5)
tonnes) tonnes)
tonnes)(1) percentage) tonnes) (quantity
in tonnes)
FR SWO AS05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, / / 4,200 N/A 4,200 1,00 / / N/A(9)
south of 5°N
IE HER 5B6ANB Herring 6b and 6aN; United 189,000 335,531 612,077 182,42 276,546 2,00 / / 553,092
Kingdom and
international
waters of 5b
IE HER 7G-K. Herring 7a south of 52° 750,000 867,500 946,445 109,10 78,945 / / / 78,945
30'N; 7g, 7h, 7j
and 7k
MT ARS GF12-16 Giant red GSAs 12, 13, 14, 36,000 36,000 38,313 106,43 2,313 / / / 2,313
shrimp 15 and 16
PL MAC 2A34-N Mackerel Union waters of / / 17,330 N/A 17,330 1,00 A / 25,995
3a, 3b, 3c and 3d;
United Kingdom
waters of 2a;
Union and United
Kingdom waters of
4; Norwegian
waters of 2a and 4a
PT ANF 8C3411 Angler 8c, 9 and 10; 739,000 1 075,126 1 168,611 108,70 93,485 / C(8) / 93,485
fishes Union waters of
CECAF 34.1.1
PT BSH AN05N Blue shark Atlantic Ocean, 4 024,820 4 024,820 4 059,070 100,85 34,250(9) / / / N/A(9)
north of 5°N
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Permitted Quota con- Overfishing standing Total Deductions landings sumption related to Addit-ional deductions
Mem- Initial quota catches Multi- to apply
Species Species 2024 (Total related to permitted Multi- from
ber Area code Area name 2024 (in 2024 plying in 2025
code name adapted permitted landing plying previous
State tonnes) (quantity in factor(2) (quantity in
quantity in landings (in (quantity in factor(3),(4) year(s)(5)
tonnes) tonnes)
tonnes)(1) percentage) tonnes) (quantity
in tonnes)
PT GHL 1N2AB. Greenland Norwegian waters / 38,900 41,067 105,57 2,167 / / / 2,167
halibut of 1 and 2
PT JAX 08C. Horse 8c 186,000 97,000 128,495 132,47 31,495 1,00 / 1,605 33,100
mackerel
PT LEZ 8C3411 Megrims 8c, 9 and 10; 107,000 117,000 120,237 102,77 3,237 / C(8) / 3,237
Union waters of
CECAF 34.1.1
PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, 1 143,970 1 388,068 1 417,624 102,13 29,556(9) / A(8) / N/A(9)
north of 5° N
(1) Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU)
No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and
repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj), quota transfers
from 2023 to 2024 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115,
9.5.1996, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/847/oj) and with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37
and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(2) As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.
(3) As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.
(4) Letter “A” indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5
has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.
(5) Remaining quantities from previous year(s).
(6) As Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable to this stock, this unused quantity cannot be utilised to reduce the deduction due in 2025.
(7) To spread over the years 2025 (7,106 tonnes) and 2026 (7,105 tonnes) following Germany’s request to equally spread the deduction of 21,317 tonnes due in 2024 over three years (2024, 2025 and 2026).
(8) Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 %.
(9) To be deducted in 2026 in line with relevant ICCAT Recommendation.
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