Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249 of 26 January 2026 fixing for 2026, 2027 and 2028 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) 2025/202

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/249 30.1.2026 COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2026/249 of 26 January 2026 fixing for 2026, 2027 and 2028 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) 2025/202 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The Council is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked to those fishing opportunities, as appropriate. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1), fishing opportunities are to be fixed in accordance with the objectives and rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP), as set out in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Fishing opportunities are also to be fixed in accordance with requirements of Regulations (EU) 2018/973(2)and (EU) 2019/472(3)of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing multiannual plans (MAPs) for certain stocks fished in the North Sea and the Western Waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks. Pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities allocated among the Member States are to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery. (2) The total allowable catches (TACs) should be established, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in accordance the best available scientific advice, based on a long-term perspective, taking into account regional specificities, and in the light of opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders. (3) Pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, all stocks for which there are catch limits have been subject to the landing obligation since 1 January 2019, although certain exemptions apply. On the basis of joint recommendations by the Member States and in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission adopted Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/2459(4)and (EU) 2023/2623(5)laying down details for the implementation of the landing obligation for certain fisheries. (1) 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). (2) Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 (OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/973/oj). (3) Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008 (OJ L 83, 25.3.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/472/oj). (4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2459 of 22 August 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying details of the landing obligation for certain fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2024-2027 (OJ L, 2023/2459, 6.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2459/oj). (5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2623 of 22 August 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying details of the landing obligation for certain fisheries in Western Waters for the period 2024-2027 (OJ L, 2023/2623, 22.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2623/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 1/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (4) Fishing opportunities for stocks covered by the landing obligation should take account of the fact that discarding is in principle no longer allowed. Therefore, fishing opportunities should be based on the scientific advice figure for total catches as provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), where available. The quantities that, by way of exemption from the landing obligation, may continue to be discarded should be deducted from the advice figure for total catches. Moreover, fishing opportunities for stocks for which ICES provides only landings advice should be set on the basis of that advice. (5) The MAPs established by Regulations (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472 set out targets and measures for the long-term management of the stocks covered by those MAPs. Fishing opportunities for the stocks listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 and in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 (‘target stocks’) should be fixed in accordance with the range of fishing mortality values resulting in maximum sustainable yield (MSY) (‘ranges of F ’), or should be fixed at a lower level, and, where relevant, in accordance with the biomass safeguards provided MSY for in those Regulations. The ranges of F are set out in the relevant ICES advice. Fishing opportunities for target MSY stocks for which ranges of F cannot be determined, as well as for stocks referred to in Article 1(4) of Regulation MSY (EU) 2018/973 and in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 (‘by-catch stocks’), should be fixed in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or, where no adequate scientific information is available, in accordance with the precautionary approach to fisheries management, as defined in Article 4(1), point (8), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (6) Pursuant to Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 and Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472, fishing opportunities for target stocks should be fixed to ensure that there is less than 5 % probability of the biomass falling below the limit biomass reference point (B )(6). lim (7) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 and Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/472, where scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the target stocks is below MSY Btrigger(7), remedial measures are to be taken. In particular, the fishing opportunities should be fixed at a level corresponding to the fishing mortality that is reduced proportionally to take into account the decrease in the biomass. Where scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the target stocks is below B , further remedial measures lim are to be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, those remedial measures can include suspending the targeted fishery for the stock in question and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities for those or other stocks in the fisheries. (8) There are certain stocks for which ICES advises zero catches or low catches, or ICES forecasts that a less than 5 % probability of the biomass falling below B could only be achieved with low catches; could only be achieved with lim zero catches; or could not even be achieved with zero catches. However, if TACs for those stocks were established at those levels, the obligation to land all catches, including by-catches from those stocks in mixed fisheries, may cause one or more fishing vessels to stop fishing even if they still have quota for other species, which in turn may lead to a premature closure of certain fisheries. Pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973, Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 and Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in conjunction with Article 2(1) and Article 2(5), points (c) and (f), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in order to strike a balance between maintaining mixed fisheries, in view of the potentially severe socio-economic impacts of failing to do so, and the need to achieve a good biological status for those stocks, taking account of the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at MSY, it is appropriate to establish specific TACs for by-catches for those stocks. Those by-catch TACs should be set at levels that avoid the risk of a premature closure of fisheries that still have quota for targeted species due to fishing vessels’ lack of quota for stocks caught as by-catch, where such a premature closure could have severe socio-economic impacts in the short-term. At the same time, the by-catch TACs should also ensure the conservation of the stocks concerned, where failing to conserve stocks could have severe long-term environmental and socio-economic impacts, as well as associated short-term socio-economic impacts. Those by-catch TACs should also be fixed at levels based on specific, reliable and verifiable evidence regarding potential premature closures, potential short-term socio-economic impacts as well as long-term environmental impacts. In order to reduce catches of the stocks for which by-catch TACs are set, fishing opportunities for the mixed fisheries in which fish from those stocks are by-caught should be set at levels that help the biomass of vulnerable stocks to recover to sustainable levels. (6) B is the biomass below which there may be reduced reproductive capacity. lim (7) MSY B is the biomass level below which management action is to be taken to allow a stock to rebuild above the level capable of trigger producing MSY in the long term. 2/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (9) In order to guarantee, to the extent possible, the use of fishing opportunities in mixed fisheries in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish a pool for quota exchanges for Member States. Such a pool for quota exchanges would make unused quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches in certain areas in circumstances where those Member States would otherwise have no quota. (10) In accordance with Article 2(2) and Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks that are not covered by Regulations (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472, where adequate scientific information is available, fishing opportunities should be fixed in line with the F point value(8) and, where relevant, at levels that restore stocks MSY above levels capable of producing MSY. Where that scientific information is not available, fishing opportunities should be fixed in line with the precautionary approach to fisheries management. (11) For certain stocks, ICES advice remains valid for several years and that advice remains the best available scientific advice for the entire advice period. In those cases, annual TACs covering the entire advice period should in principle be set (‘multiannual TACs’). If new ICES advice becomes available during that period, it should be ensured that the multiannual TACs remain consistent with the new advice, as soon as possible after the publication of such new ICES advice. Moreover, it should be ensured that the annual deductions from the advice figure for total catches, to take account of exemptions from the landing obligation, remain consistent with the available data. However, for certain stocks, and in particular for stocks showing recent significant variations in biomass or fishing mortality, it may be appropriate to continue setting annual TACs. (12) In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472, Spain and France should jointly ensure that, when determining their quotas for commercial fisheries for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, the sum of those quotas, commercial discards, recreational landings and recreational dead discards do not exceed the lowest value within the range of F (‘MSY F ’) for total removals for that area, i.e. 3 883 tonnes. In order to MSY lower allow the Commission to monitor the correct application of the objectives and rules set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in Regulation (EU) 2019/472, Spain and France should submit information regarding their respective quotas in commercial fisheries for European seabass to the Commission. (13) Additional measures for recreational fisheries for European seabass in ICES divisions 8a and 8b should be maintained, in view of the significant impact of recreational fisheries on the fishing mortality for that stock. (14) There are certain stocks for which ICES advises catches above a low level. However, if TACs for those stocks were established at those levels, the obligation to land all catches, including by-catches from those stocks in mixed fisheries, may cause one or more fishing vessels to stop fishing even if they still have quota for other species, which in turn may lead to a premature closure of certain fisheries. Pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973, Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 and Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in conjunction with Article 2(1) and Article 2(5), points (c) and (f), of that Regulation and in order to strike a balance between maintaining mixed fisheries, in view of the potentially severe socio-economic impacts of failing to do so, and the need to achieve a good status for those stocks, taking account of the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at MSY, it is appropriate to establish specific TACs for by-catches for those stocks. Those by-catch TACs should be set at levels that avoid the risk of a premature closure of fisheries due to fishing vessels’ lack of quota for stocks caught as by-catch, where such a premature closure could have severe socio-economic impacts in the short-term, while also at the same time ensuring the conservation of the stocks concerned, where failing to conserve stocks could have severe long-term environmental and socio-economic impacts, as well as associated short-term socio-economic impacts. Those by-catch TACs should also be fixed based on specific, reliable and verifiable evidence regarding potential premature closures, potential short-term socio-economic impacts as well as long-term environmental impacts. In order to reduce catches of the stocks for which by-catch TACs are set, fishing opportunities for the mixed fisheries in which fish from those stocks are by-caught should be set at levels that help the biomass of vulnerable stocks to recover to sustainable levels. (8) ‘F point value’ is the value of the estimated fishing mortality that with a given fishing pattern and under current average MSY environmental conditions gives the long-term MSY. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 3/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (15) According to the relevant ICES advice, recreational catches of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) in ICES subarea 8 and division 9a are non-negligible. It is therefore appropriate to establish limits for recreational catches of pollack in that area and in adjacent areas, namely in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) area 34.1.1. (16) In May 2022, ICES noted that, despite Member States’ efforts for the recovery of European eel (Anguilla anguilla), no overall progress had been made in achieving the 40 % silver eel biomass escapement objective across the entire Union, as required by Article 2(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007(9), and that no clear patterns for mortality were observed. In November 2025, ICES advised once again that, when the precautionary approach is applied, there should be zero catches of European eel in all habitats and at all life stages, throughout its natural range, which includes the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean. That concerns both recreational and commercial catches and includes catches of glass eels for restocking and aquaculture. (17) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194(10) extended to six months the closure period for any commercial eel fishing activity in Union marine and brackish waters of the north-east Atlantic. It also prohibited all recreational eel fisheries in those waters. It was considered that a six month closure period would better protect the stock than the Union and national measures that had been implemented until 2022. It was also considered that the extended closure period would further the achievement of the escapement objective of at least 40 % of silver eels. Council Regulations (EU) 2024/257(11) and (EU) 2025/202(12) maintained those measures while clarifying the criteria for setting the closure period and the possible derogation for continued limited eel fisheries during the eel migration period. Given the continued critical status of the European eel, it is appropriate to maintain those measures in 2026. (18) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, restocking of glass eel is a conservation measure chosen by certain Member States in their eel management plans. In order to enable those Member States to continue implementing that measure, glass eel catches in Union marine and brackish waters of the north-east Atlantic at the appropriate time of the year and possibly during their main migration period may be required. Therefore, Member States may allow further glass eel fishing exclusively for restocking for an additional 50 days during the main migration period of glass eel. (19) According to ICES, the biomass of sole (Solea solea) in ICES subdivisions 20 to 24 is estimated to be below B in lim 2026. In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973, remedial measures should be established for that stock for 2026, to ensure its rapid return to the biomass level above that capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield. Such remedial measures should be established for the fisheries with substantial by-catches of sole, i. e. both for the mixed gillnet fisheries targeting plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and for the mixed trawl fisheries targeting Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). As by-catch of common sole is minimal in gillnet fisheries in subdivision 24 and in small-scale coastal fisheries in subdivision 22 south of a latitude 55°N, those areas should be exempted from such measures. (9) Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2007/1100/oj). (10) 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). (11) 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). (12) 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). 4/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (20) In its advice for certain stocks of elasmobranchs (namely skates, sharks and rays) for 2026, ICES recommends zero catches, due to the poor conservation status of elasmobranchs and given that even limited fishing activity could give rise to a serious conservation risk. Therefore, the fishing for such species should be prohibited. In addition, pursuant to Article 15(4), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the landing obligation does not apply to species for which fishing is prohibited. When accidentally caught, those species should not be harmed and should be promptly released. Discarding of such elasmobranchs is not considered to raise their fishing mortality significantly and supports the conservation of those stocks as they have high survival rates when discarded. (21) In order to maximise the use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between certain TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned. (22) Articles 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96(13)provide for year-to-year flexibility for quotas for stocks subject to both precautionary TACs and analytical TACs. Pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation are not to apply, on the basis of the biological status of stocks and commitments reached with third countries. Moreover, Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides for further year-to-year flexibility for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. In order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, year-to-year flexibility for quotas pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should not apply cumulatively. Year-to-year flexibility under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should, where relevant, be excluded on the basis of the biological status of the stock and of commitments reached with third countries. (23) Where a stock is fished by one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State to fix a TAC for that stock, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Such empowerment is appropriate, provided that, when determining the TAC level, the Member State complies with the objectives and rules set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in Regulations (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472. In order to allow the Commission to monitor the correct application of those objectives and rules, Member States should submit information regarding the TACs to the Commission. In addition, the Commission may request that the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) assess those TACs, and in the event that the STECF assesses those TACs as not being in compliance with the objectives and rules set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in Regulations (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472, Member States should amend the TACs on the basis of the STECF advice. (24) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort limitations for sole in the Western Channel (ICES division 7e) in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/472. (25) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in part of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Convention area, specifically in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W, in accordance with Articles 6, 11, 13 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council(14). (13) 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). (14) Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 (OJ L 238, 27.9.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa. eu/eli/reg/2023/2053/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 5/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (26) The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009(15), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort, and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission on catches and fishing effort for stocks subject to this Regulation. (27) At its 2025 annual meeting, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) did not adopt a recommendation setting the TAC for beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) in international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 2 for 2026. Pending the possible adoption of a NEAFC recommendation for that stock, the TAC for beaked redfish in ICES subareas 1 and 2 should be provisionally set at zero. (28) At its 2025 annual meeting, NEAFC also did not adopt a recommendation for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in ICES subareas 1 and 2 for 2026. The Union quota for Greenland halibut in international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 2 for 2026 should therefore be set at 1 711 tonnes. That level corresponds to 9,25 % of the level recommended by ICES advice in its advice for 2023 (18 494 tonnes), which constitutes the best available scientific advice for that stock. (29) Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) and Atlanto-Scandian herring (Clupea harengus) in the North-East Atlantic are subject to coastal States consultations on the fisheries management for those stocks, and are stocks that are also managed by NEAFC. The Union participates in coastal States consultations for 2026 on the basis of the positions endorsed by the Council on 13 October 2025. Regarding Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting, the outcome of the consultations was documented in agreed records signed on 21 and 23 October 2025 respectively. At its annual meeting in 2025, NEAFC adopted a recommendation on conservation and management measures for 2026 for Atlanto-Scandian herring but not for blue whiting. It is therefore appropriate to set the TAC for Atlanto-Scandian herring based on the relevant NEAFC recommendation and the TAC for blue whiting in the north-east Atlantic for 2026 at the level of fishing opportunities agreed in the relevant coastal States Agreed Record. Regarding mackerel, the coastal States consultations are still ongoing and, at its annual meeting for 2025, NEAFC did not adopt any recommendation. It is therefore appropriate to set a provisional TAC for mackerel for the first half of 2026. Given the seasonality of the mackerel fishery, it is appropriate to set the provisional TAC at 156 921 tonnes, which corresponds to 90 % of the TAC advised by ICES. (30) Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the north-east Atlantic is subject to coastal States consultations on the fisheries management for that stock and is a stock that is also managed by NEAFC. The Union participated in coastal States consultations on the basis of the position endorsed by the Council on 7 October 2025. The outcome of the coastal States consultations on blue whiting was documented in an agreed record signed on 23 October 2025. At its annual meeting in 2025, NEAFC did not adopt a recommendation on conservation and management measures for blue whiting for 2026. The level of the TAC for blue whiting for 2026 should therefore be set at the level set out in that agreed record of 23 October 2025. (31) At its 2025 annual meeting, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) maintained existing measures for certain stocks in the ICCAT Convention area for 2026. In addition, ICCAT increased the TAC level for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and decreased the retention allowance for shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the southern Atlantic for 2026 compared to 2025. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (15) 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 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj). 6/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (32) The Union quotas for stocks in the ICCAT Convention area for 2026 were adjusted during the 2025 ICCAT annual meeting, in accordance with several ICCAT recommendations under which the Union may, upon request, carry over a set percentage of its unused quota of fishing opportunities from either 2024 to 2026 or from 2025 to 2026. Pending such possible adjustments to Union quotas, quotas for individual Member States should be established on the basis of the total Union quota for 2026 as agreed by the ICCAT before any such adjustments. (33) At its 2025 annual meeting, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for stocks in the CCAMLR Convention area for the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (34) At its 2025 annual meeting, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) established the following measures in its Area of Competence for 2026: it maintained the existing measures adopted for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), it reviewed the catch limits for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), and it adopted catch limits for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) for the first time. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. The Union quota for skipjack tuna in the IOTC Area of Competence for 2026 should be allocated to the Member States concerned based on the average relative level of fishing activities of those Member States during two reference periods: the best five years of each Member State in the period from 2015 to 2024, and the period from 2022 to 2024. (35) The annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is scheduled for 2 to 6 March 2026. Consequently, existing measures in the SPRFMO Convention area that are functionally linked to the TACs should be temporarily maintained until the annual meeting takes place and the 2026 TACs are established. (36) At its 2025 annual meeting, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) changed some of the existing measures applicable in the IATTC Convention area while maintaining the existing number of drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) for 2026. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (37) At its 2023 annual meeting, the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) adopted the TAC for Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) for a three-year period from 2024 to 2026. That measure should be implemented in Union law for 2026. (38) At its 2025 annual meeting, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) maintained for 2026 the existing TACs in the SEAFO Convention area. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (39) At its 2025 annual meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) maintained for 2026 the measures adopted for 2025. In addition, the WCPFC adopted a by-catch limit for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) for the WCPFC Convention area. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (40) At its 47th annual meeting in 2025, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the NAFO Convention area for 2026. It also maintained for 2026 the existing measures that are functionally linked to the fishing opportunities of shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) in NAFO subareas 3 and 4 and yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) in NAFO divisions 3LNO, aimed at minimising the levels of by-catches of non-target species and without which the fishing opportunities for those stocks would have to be reduced to protect the non-target species. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. (41) At its 2025 annual meeting, the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) revised the existing measures for deep-water sharks, including the existing closure of fishing areas and the list of shark species for which directed fishing in the SIOFA Agreement Area is prohibited. In addition, SIOFA adopted a new measure for benthic fisheries, which includes closing certain areas for all bottom fishing activities and in certain areas only allowing bottom longline fishing. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 7/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (42) Under Article 498(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part(16) (the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’), the Union and the United Kingdom are to hold annual consultations to agree, by 10 December of each year, the TACs for the following year for the stocks listed in Annex 35 to that Agreement. (43) In 2025, the Union and the United Kingdom held bilateral consultations on the setting of a large number of TACs for 2026 for stocks listed in Annex 35 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Those consultations were conducted pursuant to Article 498(2), (4) and (6) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the Union participated in those consultations on the basis of the Union position endorsed by the Council on 21 October 2025, and in accordance with Commission services’ non-papers endorsed by the Council on 21, 23 and 31 October and 11 and 25 November 2025. The outcome of the consultations was documented in a written record signed by the Heads of Delegation on 10 December 2025. The relevant fishing opportunities should therefore be fixed at the levels set out in that written record, and the other measures functionally linked to the fishing opportunities also set out in that written record should be implemented in Union law. (44) The Union and the United Kingdom agreed on a reciprocal access from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2030, to target 560 tonnes of northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the exclusive economic zones of the Member States and the United Kingdom. That agreement excludes access to areas referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (45) The Union and the United Kingdom agreed on remedial measures for cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), whiting (Merlangius merlangus), sole and plaice across the Celtic Sea, Irish Sea and Channel. Such measures are functionally linked to the TAC for the stocks concerned, as without such measures, the TAC levels would not ensure sufficient stock recovery. To ensure a level playing field for Union operators vis-à-vis United Kingdom operators, those measures should apply from 1 June 2026. (46) According to the relevant ICES advice for 2026, recreational catches of pollack in ICES subareas 6 and 7 comprise a significant share of total catches. It is therefore appropriate to establish limits for recreational catches of pollack in those areas. (47) Seasonal closures for sandeel fisheries with certain towed gear in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 should continue to allow for the protection of spawning grounds and limitation of juvenile catches. (48) In 2025, the Union, the United Kingdom and Norway held trilateral consultations on six shared and jointly managed stocks occurring within the areas under their respective jurisdiction. Those consultations were conducted between 27 October and 4 December 2025, on the basis of the Union position endorsed by the Council on 21 October 2025, and in accordance with the Commission services’ non-papers endorsed by the Council on the 23 and 27 October 2025. The outcome of the consultations was documented in an agreed record, signed by the Heads of Delegation on 5 December 2025. The relevant fishing opportunities should be set at the level agreed with the United Kingdom and Norway, together with the other provisions of the agreed record. (49) Existing accompanying measures for the Northern Shelf cod should be maintained. In addition, remedial measures should be introduced in order to reduce fishing mortality, and increase the protection of juvenile cod. Those include two new closures for cod in Union waters of ICES division 4b, two extended closures in Union waters of division 3a and 2, updates to the Real Time Closure (RTC) regimes from 1 January to 31 March 2026 in Eastern Channel (ICES division 7d), Southern North Sea (ICES division 4c) and central North Sea (ICES division 4b and 3), and restrictions on targeting cod in the Southern and central North Sea (ICES divisions 4c and 4b), through a limitation on the total of cod catch in those two divisions. (16) OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2021/689(1)/oj. 8/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (50) The Union held bilateral consultations with Norway on the management of seven shared stocks in the Skagerrak area: cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), herring (Clupea harengus), Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and whiting (Merlangius merlangus). Those consultations were held with a view to agreeing on the management of those stocks and fishing opportunities for 2026, as well as on exchange of quotas and access arrangements for six jointly managed stocks in the North Sea. Those consultations were successfully concluded on 16 and 18 December 2025 and the outcome was documented in three agreed records. The bilateral agreement on fisheries arrangements in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2026 and the protocol of fisheries consultations between Norway and the European Union on behalf of Sweden for 2026 were signed by the Heads of Delegation on 16 December 2025. The agreement on exchanges of quota and access to waters for North Sea jointly managed stocks was signed by Heads of Delegation on 18 December 2025. The relevant fishing opportunities should be set at the level agreed with Norway, and the other provisions of those agreed records should also be implemented in Union law. (51) Consultations between the Union and Norway are still ongoing regarding access to their respective waters for Atlanto-Scandian herring (Clupea harengus) and blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou). Pending the conclusion of those consultations, those access levels should be marked as ‘to be established’. (52) For blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), transfers of quotas from WHB/8C3411 to WHB/1X14 for 2025 should be allowed to allow for the agreed transfer of quota for blue whiting from the Union to Norway for 2026. That should be without prejudice to the principle of relative stability of fishing activities. Regulation (EU) 2025/202 should be amended accordingly. (53) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part(17), and the implementing Protocol thereto(18), the Parties agreed at the Joint Committee meeting held on 19 and 20 November 2025 on the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters for 2026. The relevant fishing opportunities should therefore be fixed at the level set out in the signed minutes of the Joint Committee meeting, and taking into account the transfers from the Union to Norway in the agreed records signed by the Heads of Delegation on 16 December 2025. (54) The Treaty of 9 February 1920 relating to Spitsbergen (Svalbard) (the ‘1920 Treaty of Paris’) grants equal and non-discriminatory access to resources around Svalbard for all Parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The Union’s position concerning that access has been outlined in several notes verbales to Norway, with the most recent being dated 26 February 2021, 28 June 2021, 1 August 2022 and 26 October 2023. As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crabs (Chionoecetes spp.) around Svalbard, it is appropriate to limit the number of fishing vessels that are authorised to conduct such fishing activities, ensuring that the exploitation of snow crabs around Svalbard is consistent with non-discriminatory management rules set by Norway, which holds sovereignty and jurisdiction in the area in accordance with the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1920 Treaty of Paris. The allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States is limited to 2026. In the Union, the primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with flag Member States. (17) Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part (OJ L 175, 18.5.2021, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2021/ 793/oj). (18) Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part (2025–2030) (OJ L, 2024/3203, 30.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/prot/2024/3203/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 9/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (55) As regards the fishing opportunities for cod in the north-east Arctic, and in light of the absence of a reference TAC for 2026, it is appropriate to establish a provisional Union quota for cod in Svalbard waters and international waters of ICES subarea 1 and division 2b, in order to ensure the continuation of fishing activities of the Union fleet for 2026. The provisional Union quota should correspond to half of the Union quota established for 2025 and be limited to period from 1 January to 30 June 2026. That provisional Union quota should be allocated to the Member States in accordance with Council Decision 87/277/EEC(19), subject to the adaptations necessary due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union as set out in Annex 36, Table E, to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. (56) In accordance with the Union’s Declaration addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in Union waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana, approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565(20), it is necessary to fix the maximum number of fishing authorisations for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters for 2026. (57) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to authorise individual Member States to manage fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt per day system, to grant additional days at sea for the permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage and to establish spreadsheet formats for the collection and transmission of information on transfers of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(21). (58) To ensure continuous application and prevent legal uncertainty during the period between the end of the year and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for the subsequent year, the provisions of this Regulation concerning prohibitions and closed seasons should continue to apply at the beginning of 2027 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2027. (59) For reasons of urgency and to provide legal certainty as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication. (60) To avoid the interruption of fishing activities and safeguard the livelihood of fishers, this Regulation should apply retroactively with effect from 1 January 2026. (61) Moreover, certain international measures that create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union were adopted by the relevant regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) at the end of 2025 and became applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. In order to reflect this situation, the provisions of this Regulation that implement such measures in Union law should therefore apply retroactively with effect from 1 December 2025. In particular, as the fishing season in the CCAMLR Convention area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and as certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention area are laid down for a period starting from 1 December 2025, the relevant provisions of this Regulation should apply from that date. In addition, the fishing season for toothfishes in the SIOFA Agreement Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and as the TACs for that group of species are established for a period starting from 1 December 2025, the TACs should apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectation as it is forbidden for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Contracting Party to fish in the CCAMLR Convention area and the SIOFA Agreement Area without authorisation. (19) Council Decision 87/277/EEC of 18 May 1987 on the allocation of the catch possibilities for cod in the Spitsbergen and Bear Island area and in Division 3M as defined in the NAFO Convention (OJ L 135, 23.5.1987, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1987/ 277/oj). (20) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565 of 14 September 2015 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana(OJ L 244, 19.9.2015, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2015/1565/ oj). (21) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj). 10/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (62) Furthermore, the provisions that amend Regulation (EU) 2025/202 to allow for transfer of quota for blue whiting from WHB/8C3411 to WHB/1X14 for 2025 should apply retroactively. Such retroactive application does not affect the principle of legitimate expectations, as the quotas under those TACs have not yet been exhausted, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Subject matter 1. This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters. 2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include: (a) catch limits for the year 2026 and, where specified in this Regulation, also for 2027 and 2028; (b) fishing effort limits for the year 2026, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, for the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027; (c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention area and for certain stocks in the SIOFA Agreement Area; and (d) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027 in the NPFC Convention area. Article 2 Scope 1. This Regulation applies to the following fishing vessels: (a) Union fishing vessels; and (b) third country fishing vessels in Union waters. 2. This Regulation also applies to: (a) certain recreational fisheries expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and (b) commercial fisheries from shore. Article 3 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘third country fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country; (b) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources in the context of recreation, tourism or sport; (c) ‘international waters’ means waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State; (d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means: (i) in fisheries subject to the exemption from the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year; (ii) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught from each stock each year; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 11/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of a TAC that is allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country; (f) ‘analytical assessment’ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, including based on proxies, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice; (g) ‘analytical TAC’ means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is available; (h) ‘precautionary TAC’ means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is not available but rather an assessment based on the precautionary approach is available or no assessment is available; (i) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in Article 6, point (34), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council(22); (j) ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register maintained by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (k) ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (l) ‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position; (m) ‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and other available information such as echo-sounder estimates. Article 4 Fishing zones For the purposes of this Regulation, the following fishing zone definitions apply: (a) ‘ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(23); (b) ‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast; (c) ‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen; (d) ‘functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 53°30'N 15°00'W, — 53°30'N 11°00'W, (22) Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1241/oj). (23) Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/ 2009/218/oj). 12/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 — 51°30'N 11°00'W, — 51°30'N 13°00'W, — 51°00'N 13°00'W, — 51°00'N 15°00'W; (e) ‘functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43°00'N 9°00'W, — 43°00'N 10°00'W, — 44°00'N 10°00'W, — 44°00'N 9°00'W, — 44°30'N 9°00'W, — 44°30'N 8°00'W, — 43°30'N 8°00'W; (f) ‘functional unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43°00'N 8°00'W, — 43°00'N 10°00'W, — 42°00'N 10°00'W, — 42 00'N 8°00'W; (g) ‘functional unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 42°00'N 8°00'W, — 42°00'N 10°00'W, — 38°30'N 10°00'W, — 38°30'N 9°00'W, — 40°00'N 9°00'W, — 40°00'N 8°00'W; (h) ‘functional unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of ICES division 9a; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 13/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (i) ‘functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43°30'N 8°00'W, — 44°30'N 8°00'W, — 44°30'N 2°00'W, — 43°00'N 2°00'W, — 43°00'N 6°00'W, — 43°30'N 6°00'W; (j) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23' 48″ W; (k) ‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources(24); (l) ‘CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(25); (m) ‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua Convention)(26); (n) ‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(27); (o) ‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ means the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission(28); (24) OJ L 252, 5.9.1981, p. 27, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/1981/691/oj. The Union approved the CCAMLR Convention by Council Decision 81/691/EEC of 4 September 1981 on the conclusion of the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (OJ L 252, 5.9.1981, p. 26, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1981/691/oj). (25) Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1, ELI: http:// data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/216/oj). (26) OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 24, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/2005/26/oj. The Union approved the Convention for the Strengthening of IATTC by Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/539/oj). (27) OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 34, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/1986/238(1)/oj. The Union acceded to the ICCAT by Council Decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1986/238/oj). (28) OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 25, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1995/399/oj. The Union acceded to the IOTC by Council Decision 95/399/EC of 18 September 1995 on the accession of the Community to the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1995/399/oj). 14/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (p) ‘NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ and ‘NAFO areas’ means the geographical areas defined in the Convention on future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries(29); (q) ‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the NAFO Convention Area which is beyond national jurisdiction; (r) ‘NPFC Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean(30); (s) ‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean(31); (t) ‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement(32); (u) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean(33); (v) ‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean(34); (w) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured; (x) ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits: — longitude 150° W, — longitude 130° W, — latitude 4° S, — latitude 50° S. (29) OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/1978/3179/oj. The Union acceded the NAFO Convention by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/reg/1978/3179/oj). (30) OJ L 55, 28.2.2022, p. 14. The Union acceded to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean by Council Decision (EU) 2022/314 of 15 February 2022 on the accession of the European Union to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (OJ L 55, 28.2.2022, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/314/oj). (31) OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 40, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/2001/319/oj. The Union approved the SEAFO Convention by Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dec/2002/738/oj). (32) OJ L 196, 18.7.2006, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2006/496/oj. The Union approved the SIOFA by Council Decision 2008/780/EC of 29 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/780/oj). (33) OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/2012/130/oj. The Union approved the SPRFMO Convention by Council Decision 2012/130/EU of 3 October 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dec/2012/130(1)/oj). (34) OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/2005/75/oj. The Union acceded to the WCPFC by Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dec/2005/75(1)/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 15/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS CHAPTER I General provisions Article 5 TACs and allocations 1. The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters and certain non-Union waters, their allocation among Member States and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto are set out in Annex I. 2. Union fishing vessels may be authorised by the coastal State concerned to fish in waters under the jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and in the fishing zone around Jan Mayen subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 25 of this Regulation, in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council(35) and in delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation. 3. Union fishing vessels may be authorised by the United Kingdom to fish in waters under its jurisdiction subject to the TACs in Annex I to this Regulation, the conditions provided for in Article 25 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and in delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation. Article 6 TACs to be determined by Member States 1. The TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall, where specified in that Annex, be determined by the Member State concerned. 2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State referred to in paragraph 1 shall: (a) be consistent with the objectives and rules set out in Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472, in particular the objective of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and (b) result in an exploitation of the stock that is: (i) if an analytical assessment is available, in line with maximum sustainable yield (MSY), with as high a probability as possible; or (ii) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management. 3. By 15 March, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the TACs that it has determined; (b) the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs; and (c) details as to how the determined TACs comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2. 4. Where appropriate, the Commission may request advice from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), in which the STECF: (a) assesses the information referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c); and (b) assesses whether the TACs determined by Member States comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2. (35) Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2403/oj). 16/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 5. If, according to the advice of STECF, the information submitted by Member States is insufficient, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated information, together with justifications for the updated information in relation to the STECF advice, no later than one month after the publication of the STECF advice. 6. If, according to the advice of STECF, the TACs determined by Member States do not comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated TACs together with justification for those updated TACs in relation to the STECF advice as well as, where relevant, together with information referred to in paragraph 5, no later than one month after the publication of that advice. Article 7 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches 1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they: (a) have been taken by fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State that has a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or (b) make up a share of a Union quota that has not been allocated among Member States and that has not been exhausted. 2. For the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas, as provided for in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in that Article are identified in Annex I to this Regulation. Article 8 Quota exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches 1. The quota exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 applies to the TACs identified in Annex IA. 2. 6 % of each quota from the TACs for cod (Gadus morhua) in the Celtic Sea (COD/7XAD34), cod in the West of Scotland (COD/5BE6A), whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in the Irish Sea (WHG/07A.) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k (PLE/7HJK.), and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for whiting in the West of Scotland (WHG/56-14), allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges (the ‘pool’), which shall open on 1 January. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March. 3. The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March, any unused quantities shall be returned to the Member States that initially contributed to the pool. 4. Member States without a quota shall provide in return quotas for stocks listed in Part C of Annex IA unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise. 5. The quotas provided in return as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value, determined on the basis of a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In the absence of alternatives, the equivalent commercial value shall be determined on the basis of average Union prices from the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products. 6. Where the quota exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 17/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 9 Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e 1. For the period referred to in Article 1(2), point (b), of this Regulation, fishing effort limitations for sole (Solea solea) in ICES division 7e (the Western Channel) are set out in Annex II. 2. At the request of a Member State in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a number of days at sea in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which it may authorise a fishing vessel under its flag to be present in ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear. The Commission shall adopt that implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation. 3. At the request of a Member State, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of three days at sea between 1 February 2026 and 31 January 2027, in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a fishing vessel may be present in ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage, as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. The Commission shall make such an allocation on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation. Article 10 Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b, 4c and 6a and ICES subarea 7 1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and in ICES subarea 7 or to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area. 2. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to by-catches of European seabass in shore-based commercial netting activities. This exemption applies to historic numbers of beach nets set at pre-2017 levels. Shore-based commercial netting activities shall not target European seabass and only unavoidable by-catches of European seabass may be landed. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2026 and from 1 April to 31 December 2026, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for, retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits: (a) using demersal trawls(36), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 10,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 20 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the fishing vessel concerned per fishing trip; (b) using seines(37), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 10,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year and 20 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the fishing vessel concerned per fishing trip; (c) using hooks and lines(38), not exceeding 8,0 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year; (d) using fixed gillnets(39), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 5,4 tonnes per fishing vessel and per year. The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016. (36) All types of demersal trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB). (37) All types of seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB and SX). (38) All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS). (39) All fixed gillnets and traps (GTR, GNS, GNC, FYK, FPN and FIX). 18/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase. 4. The catch limits set out in paragraph 3 shall not be transferable between fishing vessels. 5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a and 7a to 7k: (a) from 1 February to 31 March 2026: (i) only ‘catch and release’ fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed; and (ii) it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area; (b) in January 2026 and from 1 April to 31 December 2026: (i) not more than three specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day; (ii) the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm; and (iii) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass. 6. Paragraph 5 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries. Article 11 Measures for European seabass fisheries in the ICES divisions 8a and 8b 1. When determining their fishing opportunities for commercial fisheries for European seabass in ICES divisions 8a and 8b (the Bay of Biscay), Spain and France shall jointly ensure that the sum of their respective fishing opportunities, commercial discards, recreational landings and recreational dead discards does not exceed 3 883 tonnes. Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to those fishing opportunities. 2. By 15 March, Spain and France shall inform the Commission of the fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 and how those fishing opportunities comply with that paragraph. 3. Catches in commercial fisheries under the fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reported by Spain and by France (BSS/8AB). 4. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b: (a) a maximum of two specimen of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day; and (b) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass. 5. Paragraph 4 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries. Article 12 Measures on recreational fisheries for pollack in ICES areas 6 and 7 1. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES subareas 6 and 7, a maximum of three specimens of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) may be caught and retained per fisher per day. 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fishing. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 19/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 13 Measures for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 34.1.1 1. A minimum conservation reference size of 42 cm shall apply for catches of pollack (Pollachius pollachius) in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 34.1.1. 2. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 34.1.1: (a) a maximum of two specimens of pollack may be caught and retained per fisher per day; once that ceiling has been reached, ‘catch and release’ fishing may be carried out; and (b) no specimens of pollack are permitted to be caught and retained from 1 January to 30 April; ‘catch and release’ fishing may nevertheless be carried out during that period. 3. Paragraph 2 applies without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fishing. Article 14 Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 1. This Article applies to Union marine and brackish waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and to adjacent Union brackish waters, including estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters. 2. This Article does not apply to commercial fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations with or without a fishing vessel, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and that the STECF has confirmed to the Commission and the Member States concerned that such scientific investigations are justified on scientific grounds. 3. Commercial fishing activities for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at all life stages for a period of at least six months between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027 shall be prohibited. In addition, Members States and fishers shall undertake all reasonable efforts to minimise and where possible eliminate incidental catch of European eel. When accidentally caught, specimens of European eel shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. To that effect, the Member State concerned, either individually or jointly, shall determine one or more closure periods subject to the following conditions: (a) where appropriate, the closure period or periods may differ between Member States or within one Member State from one fishing area to another in order to take account of the geographical and temporal migration pattern of European eel at its different life stages; (b) the closure period or periods shall last for a consecutive or non-consecutive time span of at least six months, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area; (c) the closure period or periods shall be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, and with national management plans established pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation; and (d) the closure period or periods shall cover the main migration period or periods, including the respective peak, of European eel at the respective life stage in the Member State concerned. 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more, the Member State concerned may allow fishing activities for up to a total of 30 consecutive or non-consecutive days, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period. In that case, the Member States concerned shall determine an additional closure of an equivalent period of time during the main migration period or, subsidiarily, just before or after it. In cases where a Member State allows fishing on non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water during any period between of those non-consecutive days of fishing activities. 20/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), the Member State concerned may allow fishing for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more when migrating from Union waters to their spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea (‘downstream migration’) for up to a total of 50 consecutive or non-consecutive days. That derogation applies to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period, under the following cumulative conditions: (a) the fishing activity shall only be allowed when the only access available to the European eel to marine waters necessarily passes through non-Union brackish waters; (b) the catches taken in ICES subdivisions 22 to 32 shall meet the minimum conservation reference size of 35 cm, in accordance with Part A of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; (c) any European eel that is sexually mature and is caught shall not be harmed, shall be transported without undue delay and shall be immediately released to nearby Union marine waters at a place designated by the Member State concerned, which would allow it to continue downstream migration; (d) any incidentally caught European eel that is not sexually mature shall not be harmed and shall be immediately released back into the water; and (e) the fishing activity shall be undertaken with the involvement of a national scientific body. 6. For European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or more in ICES subarea 3, the closure period or periods referred to in paragraph 3 and the derogation thereof referred to in paragraph 4 shall be agreed by all the Member States concerned so as to ensure an effective protection of European eel on its migration from the Baltic Sea into the North Sea. In the absence of such an agreement by 1 April 2026, the closure period shall be 15 September 2026 to 15 March 2027 in Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden, and without the possibility of the derogation referred to in paragraph 4. 7. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, point (d), for European eel of an overall length of less than 12 cm, the Member States concerned may allow fishing activities for up to a total of 30 consecutive or non-consecutive days, which shall apply to all fishers concerned in the relevant fishing area, during the main migration period. In addition, the Member States concerned may allow fishing exclusively for restocking for up to an additional 50 days during the main migration period. In both cases, the Member States concerned shall determine an additional closure of an equivalent period of time during the main migration period or, subsidiarily, just before or after it. In cases where a Member State allows fishing on non-consecutive days, the fishing gear shall be taken out of the water during any period between of those non-consecutive days of fishing activities. 8. Recreational fisheries of European eel at all life stages shall be prohibited. 9. The Member States concerned, either individually or jointly, shall inform the Commission: (a) by 1 May, of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7, together with the supporting information justifying the chosen period or periods; (b) within two weeks of their adoption, of national measures relating to the closure period or periods that were determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7; (c) within eight weeks before the start of the closure period or periods determined in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7, of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 5, namely of: (i) the place or places and date or dates of the fishing activities; (ii) the expected number and type of operators, and the national scientific body involved; and (iii) the designated place or places for release; and ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 21/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (d) within a maximum of eight weeks from the end of the fishing activities held in accordance with paragraph 5, of: (i) the number and type of operators; (ii) the number of sexually mature European eels caught during those fishing activities; (iii) the number of European eels that are not sexually mature caught during those fishing activities; and (iv) the number of sexually mature European eels that were tagged. Article 15 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities 1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to: (a) exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (b) deductions and additions pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (c) reallocations pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403; (d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (f) deductions and adjustments pursuant to Articles 105, 106, 107 and 107a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and (g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Articles 26 and 55 of this Regulation. 2. Stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation. 3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC. 4. Articles 3 and 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 16 Closed fishing seasons for sandeels Commercial fishing for sandeels (Ammodytes spp.) with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2026 and from 1 August to 31. December 2026. 22/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 17 Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea 1. The areas closed to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV. 2. Fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with a minimum mesh size of 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines(40) shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, north of latitude 58°30′00″N and south of latitude 61°30′00″N, and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, north of latitude 57°00′00″N and east of longitude 5°00′00″E. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in that paragraph may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria: (a) their cod catches do not account for more than 5 % of their total catches per fishing trip; fishing vessels whose cod catches did not exceed 5 % of their total catches in 2017 to 2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear that they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted; (b) a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, resulting, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction in cod catches compared to fishing vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears, as specified in Part B, point 1.1, of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by the STECF and in the case of a negative evaluation, the gears concerned shall no longer be considered valid for use in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; (c) for fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm; (ii) raised fishing line (0,6 m); or (iii) horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel; (d) for fishing vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish; (ii) seltra panel with 300 mm square mesh size; or (iii) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet; (e) fishing vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans shall be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States or by the relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments find that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met. (40) Gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX, PTB, SDN, SSC, SX, LL, LLS. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 23/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 4. Member States shall enhance the monitoring and surveillance of fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3. 5. This Article does not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Article 18 Real-time closures of certain fisheries in the North Sea and Skagerrak 1. From 1 January to 31 March 2026, in the Eastern Channel (ICES division 7d), Southern North Sea (ICES division 4c) and central North Sea (ICES division 4b), if the quantity of cod in the sample exceeds 25 % as compared to the total of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting, the catch trigger level, as referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EU) 724/2010(41), shall be 7,5 % by weight of juveniles as compared to the total of those four species in a haul. 2. When the closed area is based on one sample and lying outside the waters up to 12 miles from the baseline of the coastal Member State, as referred to in Article 7(2), point (c), of Commission Regulation (EU) 724/2010, the size of the closures shall be from 50 nm2 up to 225 nm2, except in Skagerrak (ICES division 3a), Eastern Channel (ICES division 7d) and Southern North Sea (ICES division 4c) where the size of the closures shall be from 50 nm2 up to 100 nm2. Article 19 Technical measures for the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the West of Scotland 1. The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls and seines in ICES divisions 7f, 7g, the part of 7h north of latitude 49° 30′ North and the part of 7j north of latitude 49° 30′ North and east of longitude 11° West: (a) fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines shall use gear with one of the following mesh sizes: (i) 110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square mesh panel; or (ii) 120 mm cod-end; (b) in addition, fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls whose catches weighed before any discards consist of at least 20 % of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) shall use a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one metre spacing between the fishing line and ground gear; Member States may exempt from the application of this point fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls whose catches, weighed before any discards, consist of less than 1,5 % of cod, provided those vessels are subject to a progressive increase of observer coverage at sea up to at least 20 % of all their fishing trips; (c) fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) shall use 80 mm cod-end and one of the following gears: (i) 300 mm square mesh panel; (ii) seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box; or (iii) Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or a similar Netgrid selectivity device; (41) Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 of 12 August 2010 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of real-time closures of certain fisheries in the North Sea and Skagerrak (OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/724/ oj). 24/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (d) fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 55 % of anglerfish (Lophiidae), hake (Merluccius merluccius) or megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) combined, shall use one of the following gears: (i) 100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel; or (ii) 100 mm T90 cod-end and extension. 2. The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines in ICES divisions 6a and 5b, within Union waters, east of 12°W (West of Scotland) in Norway lobster fisheries: (a) fishing vessels shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 300 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size less than 100 mm; for vessels below 12 m in length overall or with engine power of 200 kW or less, the panel overall length may be 2 m and the panel mesh size may be 200 mm; (b) fishing vessels with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 160 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size of 100-119 mm. 3. The following shall apply to fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines in ICES division 7a (Irish Sea): (a) fishing vessels fishing with otter trawls or seines with a cod-end mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm and with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gears: (i) 300 mm square mesh panel; fishing vessels below 12 metres in length overall may use a 200 mm square mesh panel; (ii) seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box; or (iii) Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or a similar Netgrid selectivity device. (b) fishing vessels equal to or greater than 12 metres in length overall operating with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays (Rajiformes) combined, shall use 120 mm cod-end. 4. The catch percentages in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. 5. In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2019/1241, it shall be prohibited for fishing vessels to fish with otter trawls and seines in the following zones: (a) in ICES divisions 7b and 7c; (b) in the area west of 5° W longitude in ICES division 7e; and (c) in ICES divisions from 7f to 7k. This prohibition shall not apply to fishing vessels where: (a) they use a cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm; or (b) their by-catches of cod do not exceed 1,5 %, as assessed by the STECF, when fishing outside the areas referred to in paragraph 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 25/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 6. For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘otter trawls’ means trawls held open by otter boards towed on the seabed; (b) ‘seltra 300 mm square mesh sorting box’ means a selectivity device which: (i) consists of a top panel of at least 300 mm mesh size (square mesh), placed in a four-panel box section, in the straight section of a cod end; (ii) is at least 3 metres long; (iii) is positioned no more than 4 metres from the cod line; and (iv) is the full width of the top sheet of the box section of the trawl (i.e. from selvedge to selvedge); (c) ‘Nordmøre sorting grid’ means a selectivity device which: (i) consists of a rigid grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm; and (ii) is fitted with a square mesh panel of 120 mm mesh size, positioned between 9 and 12 metres from the codline; (d) ‘Netgrid device’ means a selectivity device consisting of a four-panel section inserted into a two-panel trawl with an inclined sheet of diamond mesh netting with a mesh size of at least 200 mm leading to an escape hole in the top of the trawl. Article 20 Technical measures for the Channel 1. The following shall apply in ICES division 7e: (a) fishing vessels operating with otter trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 25 % cod, haddock, whiting or saithe combined, shall use 100 mm cod-end; and (b) fishing vessels operating with otter trawls, beam trawls, and seines with catches comprising more than 30 % sole or plaice combined and, in the case of otter trawls or seines additionally with catches comprising less than 25 % cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined, shall use 90 mm cod-end. 2. Fishing vessels fishing in ICES division 7d with otter trawls, beam trawls, and seines with catches comprising more than 30 % sole or plaice combined, shall use 90 mm cod-end. 3. The catch percentages set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Article 21 Technical measures for Northern prawn in the Skagerrak 1. If the proportion of juveniles of Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis), as referred to in Article 5(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201(42), is more than 30 % of the overall catch of that species, control authorities may recommend a real-time closure on the basis of one sample, as referred to in that Article. 2. Trawlers targeting Northern prawn with a size selective Nordmøre grid, as referred to in Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be subject to the closed area, as referred to in that Article. (42) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 of 1 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council with detailed rules for the implementation of real-time closures for Northern prawn fisheries in the Skagerrak (OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/2201/oj). 26/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 3. The closed area, as referred to in Article 7(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall not exceed 100 square nautical miles. 4. The area, as referred to in Article 8(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be closed for 21 days after which it shall automatically cease to apply at midnight UTC. 5. Demersal trawls with a mesh size of at least 32 mm targeting Northern prawn, which are equipped with a Nordmøre sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm and without a fish retention device, as referred to in Article 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201, shall be subject to the closed area, as referred to in Article 6(1) of that Regulation. Article 22 Remedial measures for common sole in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic Sea 1. Union fishing vessels fishing in ICES subdivisions 20-23 with bottom set gillnets(43)shall not use mesh sizes between 80 mm and 119 mm. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) Union fishing vessels that target non-quota species and whose by-catches of common sole (Solea solea) are below 1 % in the sea area south of latitude 55° 00' N and up to two nautical miles measured from the baselines; or (b) fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Article 23 Prohibited species 1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species: (a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and division 7d, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and Union waters of division 3a; (b) splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6; (c) sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all waters other than the Mediterranean; (d) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and subarea 5 and Union waters of subareas 3, 9 and 10; (e) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and international waters of subareas 1 and 14; (f) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4, United Kingdom waters of division 2a, United Kingdom and international waters of subarea 5, United Kingdom, Union and international waters of subareas 6 to 8, and international waters of subareas 12 and 14; (g) orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14; (h) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters; (43) Gear codes: GTR, GTN, GNS, GNC. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 27/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (i) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (j) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 6 and Union waters of ICES subarea 10; (k) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters; (l) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean; or (m) deep-sea species listed in Part D of Annex IA in Union, United Kingdom and international waters of ICES zones 1, 2 (except United Kingdom waters of division 2a), 5 to 10, 12 and 14, and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, as well as in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4, where specified in that Annex. 2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. Article 24 Data transmission When Member States submit by electronic means to the Commission or the body designated by it data relating to catches and fishing effort pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annexes to this Regulation. CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters Article 25 Fishing authorisations 1. The maximum numbers of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, are set out in Part A of Annex V. 2. Where, in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, a Member State, after notifying the Commission, transfers quota to another Member State in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, the transfer shall be accompanied, where relevant, by an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations. The total number of authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded. That transfer of fishing authorisations shall be notified by the transferring Member State to the Commission at the time of the notification to the Commission of the quota transfer. CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities managed by regional fisheries management organisations Section 1 General provisions Article 26 Quota transfers or exchanges 1. Where the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) permit quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to that RFMO, a Member State (the ‘Member State concerned’) may discuss an outline of the quota transfer or exchange with a Contracting Party to that RFMO and establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of that outline. 28/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 2. On being notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange. If the Commission endorses that outline, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by the intended quota transfer or exchange. It shall notify the secretariat of the relevant RFMO of the transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that RFMO. 3. The Commission shall inform the Member States of any agreed quota transfer or exchange. 4. The fishing opportunities received or transferred by the Member State concerned under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, its allocation as of the moment when the transfer or exchange takes effect under the terms of the agreement with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such transfers or exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities. Section 2 ICCAT Convention area Article 27 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations 1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex VI. 2. The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex VI. 3. The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex VI. 4. The number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex VI. 5. The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI. 6. The number of authorised farms to operate for bluefin tuna and the maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex VI. 7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) as a target species in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council(44) shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation. 8. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 m length fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the ICCAT Convention area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI. (44) Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 (OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2107/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 29/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 28 Recreational fisheries Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share from their allocated quotas to recreational fisheries, as set out in Annex ID. Article 29 Prohibitions relating to thresher sharks and shortfin mako 1. In addition to the prohibitions established in Articles 32 to 36 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107, direct fishing for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus shall be prohibited. That additional prohibition shall be without prejudice to the prohibition to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass for bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) set out in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107. 2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N, caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention area. Article 30 FADs for tropical tunas 1. It shall be prohibited to use FADs in the ICCAT Convention area from 17 March to 30 April. 2. From 2 March to 16 March, Member States shall ensure that their fishing vessels do not deploy FADs. Section 3 CCAMLR Convention area Article 31 Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish for the 2026-2027 fishing season 1. Member States may participate in, or authorise their fishing vessels to participate in, longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (FAO) subareas 48.6, 88.1 and 88.2 and FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in the period from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027, in accordance with Article 7(2) to (7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004(45). 2. By way of derogation from the deadlines set out in Article 7(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, Member States intending to participate in, or authorise their fishing vessels to participate in, exploratory fisheries as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 1 June 2026. Article 32 Toothfish fishery during the 2025-2026 fishing season 1. In addition to the special requirements for exploratory fisheries set out in Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, fishing for toothfish in the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of fishing vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII of this Regulation. For that fishery, the TACs, and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply. (45) Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/ 601/oj). 30/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 2. Direct fishing for shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive. 3. Where applicable, fishing for toothfish in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the fishing season. 4. Fishing shall take place over a geographical and bathymetric range as large as possible, so as to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and avoid an overconcentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 48.6, 88.1 and 88.2 shall be prohibited in depths shallower than 550 m. Article 33 Krill fishery during the 2026-2027 fishing season 1. For the purposes of Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, Member States intending to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention area during the period from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027 shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 May 2026, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII of this Regulation. 2. By way of derogation from the deadlines set out in Article 7(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and on the basis of the information provided by the Member States concerned, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat by 30 May 2026. 3. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each fishing vessel to be authorised to participate in the krill fishery. 4. A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention area shall notify the Commission thereof only in respect of authorised fishing vessels that, at the time of the notification: (a) are flying its flag; or (b) are flying the flag of another CCAMLR member and are expected to be flying the flag of that Member State at the time the fishery takes place. 5. Where an authorised fishing vessel notified to the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is prevented from participating in a krill fishery due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure, the Member State concerned may authorise its replacement by another fishing vessel. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat, with the Commission in copy, providing: (a) full details of the intended replacement fishing vessel or vessels, including the information provided for in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004; and (b) a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 31/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Section 4 IOTC Area of Competence Article 34 Limitation of fishing capacity of fishing vessels 1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VIII. 2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII. 3. Member States may reallocate fishing vessels assigned to one of the fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that such change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort in respect of the fish stocks concerned. 4. Where a transfer of capacity to the fleet of a Member State is proposed, that Member State shall ensure that fishing vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised fishing vessels or on the record of fishing vessels of other RFMOs managing tuna fisheries. Fishing vessels that appear on any RFMO’s list of vessels that have engaged in illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing activities may not be transferred. 5. Member States may increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 only within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC. Article 35 Drifting FADs and supply vessels 1. Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited. 2. A purse seine fishing vessel shall follow no more than 250 operational buoys at any time. 3. No more than 400 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse seine fishing vessel. 4. No more than three supply vessels shall operate in support of not fewer than 12 purse seine fishing vessels, all flying the flag of a Member State. This paragraph shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel. 5. A single purse seine fishing vessel shall not be supported by more than one supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time. 6. The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised fishing vessels. Section 5 SPRFMO Convention area Article 36 Pelagic fisheries 1. Only those Member States that have actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IH. 32/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 may use the fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH only if they send the following information to the Commission by the fifteenth day of the following month, so that the Commission can communicate it to the SPRFMO Secretariat: (a) a list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention area; and (b) monthly catch reports. Section 6 IATTC Convention area Article 37 Purse seine fisheries 1. Purse seine fishing vessels shall not fish for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) or skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis): (a) either from 00:00 hours on 6 August 2026 to 24:00 hours on 8 October 2026 or from 00:00 hours on 9 November 2026 to 24:00 hours on 11 January 2027 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150° W, — latitude 40° N, — latitude 40° S; and (b) from 00:00 hours on 9 October 2026 to 24:00 hours on 8 November 2026 in the area defined by the following limits: — longitude 96° W, — longitude 110° W, — latitude 4° N, — latitude 3° S. 2. For each of the fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall inform the Commission before 15 June 2026 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the fishing vessel has selected. 3. Purse seine fishing vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention area shall retain on board and then tranship or land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna that they catch. 4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply: (a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or (b) during the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set. 5. For each of the purse seine fishing vessels fishing in the IATTC Convention area and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall transmit to the Commission by 1 February data on annual catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area in the previous year. The Commission shall compile and promptly transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 33/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 6. The closure periods referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended for Union purse seine fishing vessels, on the basis of their catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area during the previous year, as follows: (a) for fishing vessels that caught between 1 200 tonnes and 1 499 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 10 days; (b) for fishing vessels that caught between 1 500 tonnes and 1 799 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 13 days; (c) for fishing vessels that caught between 1 800 tonnes and 2 099 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 16 days; (d) for fishing vessels that caught between 2 100 tonnes and 2 399 tonnes, the closure period is extended by 19 days; and (e) for fishing vessels that caught 2 400 tonnes or more, the closure period is extended by 22 days. 7. The extensions of the closure periods referred to in the paragraph 6 apply as follows: (a) for the closure period referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the additional days are added before the start of that closure period; and (b) for the closure period referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), the additional days are added after the end of that closure period. 8. For each of the fishing vessels concerned, the relevant flag Member State shall inform the Commission of the extensions of the closure periods when informing the Commission of the selected closure periods pursuant to paragraph 2. Article 38 Drifting FADs 1. A purse seine fishing vessel shall have no more than the number of FADs set out in the table below active at any time in the IATTC Convention area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the fishing vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall be activated only on board a purse seine vessel. Fishing vessels with a capacity below 1 200 m3 210 FADs Fishing vessels with a capacity equal to or greater than 1 200 m3 340 FADs 2. During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 37(1), point (a), of this Regulation a purse seine fishing vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention area: (a) refrain from deploying FADs; and (b) recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed. Article 39 Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries The total annual catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention area by each Member State’s longline fishing vessels are set out in Annex IL. 34/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 40 Records of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks Fishing vessel operators shall record the number of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) performed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/56 of the European Parliament and of the Council(46), with indication of status (dead or alive) and report that information to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit that information collected during 2025 to the Commission by 31 January 2026. Section 7 SEAFO Convention area Article 41 Prohibition of directed fishing for deep-water sharks Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SEAFO Convention area shall be prohibited: (a) ghost catshark (Apristurus manis); (b) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi); (c) shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus); (d) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps); (e) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus); (f) skates (Rajidae); (g) velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus); (h) sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order; (i) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias). Section 8 WCPFC Convention area Article 42 Measures for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and South Pacific albacore fisheries 1. Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are allocated to purse seine fishing vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the high seas areas between 20° N and 20° S of the WCPFC Convention area. 2. Union fishing vessels shall not target South Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S. 3. The maximum number of Union purse seine fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tuna in the high seas areas between 20° N and 20° S of the WCPFC Convention area shall not exceed the limits set out in Annex IX, Table 2. (46) Regulation (EU) 2021/56 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2021 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (OJ L 24, 26.1.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/56/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 35/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 43 Management of fishing with FADs 1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse seine fishing vessels, tender vessels, and any other vessels operating in support of purse seine fishing vessels, shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2026 and 24:00 hours on 15 August 2026. 2. In addition to the prohibition set out in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S for one additional month, from 00:00 hours on 1 April 2026 to 24:00 hours on 30 April 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 May 2026 to 24:00 hours on 31 May 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 November 2026 to 24:00 hours on 30 November 2026, or from 00:00 hours on 1 December 2026 to 24:00 hours on 31 December 2026. 3. The Member States concerned shall jointly determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse seine fishing vessels flying their flag. The Member States shall jointly inform the Commission by 15 February 2026 of the closure period selected. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the WCPFC of the joint closure period selected by Member States concerned before 1 March 2026. 4. Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse seine fishing vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a purse seine fishing vessel. Article 44 Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas of the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX. Article 45 Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish south of 20° S by longliners in 2026 do not exceed the limit set out in Table 2 of Annex IG. They shall also ensure that this does not result in a shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of 20° S. Section 9 Bering Sea Article 46 Prohibition on fishing for pollock in the high seas of the Bering Sea It shall be prohibited to fish for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the high seas of the Bering Sea. Section 10 SIOFA Agreement Area Article 47 Limits to bottom fishing Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag that fish in the SIOFA Agreement Area: (a) limit their annual bottom fishing effort to the levels set out in Annex X; (b) do not engage in bottom fishing except using demersal longlines; 36/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (c) do not fish in the benthic fishery closures of Gulden Draak, Rusky, Fools-Flat, East Broken Ridge, Mid-Indian Ridge, Atlantis Bank, Bridle, Banana and Middle of What, as defined in Annex IK; (d) do not fish in the benthic fishery closures of Walter’s Shoal, Coral and Magneto, as defined in Annex IK, except with demersal longlines and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas; and (e) do not fish using demersal longlines in subarea 5, as defined in Annex IK. Article 48 Toothfish fishery measures Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag that fish for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the SIOFA Agreement Area: (a) do not fish in depths shallower than 500 metres; (b) have at least one scientific observer on board at all times with a target of observing 25 % of hooks hauled per line over the duration of the fishing deployment; and (c) tag and release toothfish specimens at a rate of at least five fish per tonne of green weight caught; once 30 or more toothfish have been caught a minimum overlap statistic of at least 60 % shall apply for tag release. Article 49 Prohibition of directed fishing for deep-water sharks Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SIOFA Agreement Area shall be prohibited: (a) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis), except in the context of the by-catch allowance as set out in Annex IK; (b) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus); (c) gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus); (d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha); (e) Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi); (f) dark-mouth chimaera (Chimaera buccanigella); (g) Falkor chimaera (Chimaera didierae); (h) seafarer’s ghostshark (Chimaera willwatchi); (i) longnose velvet dogfish (Centroselachus crepidater); (j) largespine velvet dogfish (Scymnodon macracanthus); (k) velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus); (l) whitecheek lanternshark (Etmopterus alphus); (m) smallbelly catshark (Apristurus indicus); (n) Pacific longnose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana); ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 37/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (o) narrowhead catshark (Bythaelurus tenuicephalus); (p) frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus); (q) bigeyed six-gill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai); (r) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus); (s) southern sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus); (t) goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni); (u) blue-eye lanternshark (Etmopterus viator); (v) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi); (w) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus); (x) little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato); (y) shortspine spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii); (z) longsnout dogfish (Deania quadrispinosa); (za) arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum); (zb) Cristina’s skate (Bathyraja tunae); (zc) paddlenose chimaera (Rhinochimaera africana); (zd) dusky snout catshark (Bythaelurus naylori). Section 11 NPFC Convention area Article 50 Chub mackerel fishery 1. For Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area, flag Member States shall transmit the following aggregated data to the Commission by the following dates: (a) monthly catches under the catch limits for chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) for all NPFC Contracting Parties for trawlers and purse seiners respectively, as set out in Annex IM when utilisation of those catch limits is below 60 %, by the seventh day of the following month; and (b) weekly catches of chub mackerel under the catch limits referred to in point (a) when utilisation of those catch limits is above 60 % and below 95 %, by Tuesday of the following week. The Commission shall compile and promptly transmit that data to the NPFC Executive Secretary. 2. Within two days of the issue date of notifications of the NPFC Executive Secretary that the utilisation of the catch limits referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), has reached 95 %, the Commission shall close the fisheries under those catch limits. 3. The Commission shall compile and transmit annual catches of chub mackerel in the NPFC Convention area to the NPFC Executive Secretary by the end of February of the following year. 4. This Article shall apply in addition to the reporting obligations on catches set out in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 38/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Article 51 Prohibition of fishing for sharks 1. Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land sharks in the NPFC Convention area. 2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. Article 52 Prohibition of fishing for anadromous fish 1. Union fishing vessels fishing in the NPFC Convention area shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) and Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). 2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN UNION WATERS Article 53 Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or of the Faroe Islands Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or of the Faroe Islands may be authorised by the Commission to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation. Article 54 Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised by the Commission to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation. Article 55 Quota transfers or exchanges with the United Kingdom 1. Any quota transfer or exchange between the Union and the United Kingdom shall take place in accordance with this Article. 2. A Member State intending to transfer or exchange quotas with the United Kingdom shall discuss with the United Kingdom an outline of the quota transfer or exchange. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of that outline. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 39/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 3. If the Commission endorses an outline of the quota transfer or exchange referred to in paragraph 2 notified by the Member State concerned, it shall express, without undue delay, its consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange. The Commission shall notify the Member States and the United Kingdom of the agreed quota transfer or exchange. 4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the United Kingdom under the agreed quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned as of the moment when the quota transfer or exchange has been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Such transfers or exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities. Article 56 Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of that Regulation. Article 57 Fishing authorisations The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country fishing vessels operating in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Article 58 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches The conditions laid down in Article 7 shall apply to the catches and by-catches of third-country fishing vessels fishing under the fishing authorisations referred to in Article 57 of this Regulation, mutatis mutandis. Article 59 Prohibited species 1. Third-country fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species in Union waters: (a) sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all Union waters; (b) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a and 7d, and Union waters of ICES subarea 4; (c) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4 and 6 to 10; (d) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8; (e) orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in Union waters of ICES subareas 3, 4 and 6 to 10; (f) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all Union waters; (g) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (h) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10; (i) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in Union waters of the Mediterranean; 40/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (j) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all Union waters; or (k) deep-sea species listed in Part D of Annex IA in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 to 10 and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, as well as in Union waters of ICES subarea 4, where specified in that Annex. 2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS Article 60 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2025/202 Regulation (EU) 2025/202, is amended as follows: (1) in Article 19, the title is replaced by the following: ‘Article 19 Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 2025’; (2) the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 19a Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat in 2026 1. Union fishing vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls and seines(*)with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears: (a) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet; (b) sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish; (c) seltra panel with 300 mm square mesh size; or (d) highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which shall result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, for fishing vessels exclusively carrying on board such a gear, in a proportion of cod catches of less than 1,5 % of total catches. 2. Union fishing vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear that complies with the requirements set in Part B of Annex V, to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, except for the gears that comply with the alternative requirement set in the second sentence of the footnotes in point 1.1 of that Part. By 31 March, the Member State concerned shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission. 3. This Article does not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. (*) Gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX, PTB, SDN, SSC, SX.’; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 41/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (3) in Article 63, point (e) is replaced by the following: ‘(e) Article 19 shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025;’; (4) in Article 63, the following point is inserted: ‘(ea) Article 19a shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex V of that Regulation regarding remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;’; (5) in Annex IA, Part B, Table 59 is replaced by the following: ‘Table 59 Species: Blue whiting Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/8C3411) Spain 44 604 (2) Analytical TAC Portugal 11 151 (2) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 55 755 (1)(2) TAC 1 447 054 (1) Special condition: from the Union quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: To be established (2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.’ Article 61 Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Article 62 Entry into force and application 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2. This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. However: (a) Article 13(1) shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Part A of Annex VII to that Regulation regarding the minimum conservation reference size for pollack in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF area 34.1.1 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier; 42/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (b) Article 14(1) to (8) shall apply from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027; (c) Article 14(9) shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027; (d) Articles 19 and 20 shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026; (e) Article 21 shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 becomes applicable, whichever is earlier; (f) Article 22 shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 or until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex V of that Regulation regarding remedial measures for common sole in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic Sea becomes applicable, whichever is earlier; (g) Article 26 shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2027; (h) Article 29(2) shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026 or the date on which an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 introducing a prohibition to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N, caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention area becomes applicable, whichever is earlier; (i) Article 32 and Annex VII shall apply from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026; (j) Article 37(1), point (a), shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 11 January 2027; (k) Article 40(3) shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026 or the date on which an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/56 regarding the recording by fishing vessel operators of the number of releases of oceanic whitetip sharks within indication of status and the reporting of that information to the Member State of which they are nationals becomes applicable, whichever is earlier; (l) Section 11 shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027 or until the date on which a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down corresponding measures becomes applicable; (m) Annexes IA to IJ, and IL shall also apply in 2027 and 2028, where specified in those Annexes; (n) Article 60(5) shall apply from 1 January 2025; (o) Annex IK shall apply from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026, where specified in that Annex; (p) Annexes IM and XI shall apply from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027; (q) Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027; (r) catch and effort limits fixed by this Regulation for the year 2026 and, where specified in this Regulation, also in 2027 and in 2028, shall continue to apply in 2026, and where relevant in 2027 and in 2028, exclusively for the purposes of: (i) exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 43/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (ii) deductions and additions pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (iii) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; and (iv) deductions and adjustments pursuant to Articles 105, 106, 107 and 107a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of this Article, Articles 9 to 14, 16 to 23, 29, 40, 41, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52 and 59 shall continue to apply from the day after the application end dates set out in that paragraph until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2027. This paragraph shall not apply where the application of the provisions referred to in paragraph 2 ends as a result of start of application of the legal acts referred to therein. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2026 For the Council The President M. PANAYIOTOU 44/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEX I: TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area ANNEX IA: Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters ANNEX IB: North-East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1 ANNEX IC: North-West Atlantic – NAFO Convention area ANNEX ID: ICCAT Convention area ANNEX IE: SEAFO Convention area ANNEX IF: Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution ANNEX IG: WCPFC Convention area ANNEX IH: SPRFMO Convention area ANNEX IJ: IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX IK: SIOFA Agreement area ANNEX IL: IATTC Convention area ANNEX IM: NPFC Convention area ANNEX II: Fishing effort for fishing vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e ANNEX III: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 ANNEX IV: Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod ANNEX V: Fishing authorisations ANNEX VI: ICCAT Convention area ANNEX VII: CCAMLR Convention area ANNEX VIII: IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX IX: WCPFC Convention area ANNEX X: SIOFA Agreement area ANNEX XI: NPFC Convention area ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 45/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA The tables in the Annexes set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto. All fishing opportunities set out in the Annexes to this Regulation shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof. The references to fishing zones in the Annexes are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species. Only scientific names identify species for regulatory purposes. For the purposes of this Regulation, a comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species listed in the Annexes is provided below, for ease of reference. Annexes IA to IM are part of Annex I. Comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species listed in the annexes to this Regulation Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels Aphanopus carbo BSF Black scabbardfish Argentina silus ARU Greater silver smelt Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos Brosme brosme USK Tusk Caproidae BOR Boarfishes Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish Chaceon spp. GER Deep sea red crabs Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crabs Clupea harengus HER Herring Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni TOA Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus spp. TOT Toothfishes Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy 46/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Euphausia superba KRI Krill Gadus morhua COD Cod Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Katsuwonus pelamis SKJ Skipjack tuna Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Lophiidae ANF Anglerfishes Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers Macrourus berglax RHG Roughhead grenadier Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue whiting Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon sole Molva dypterygia BLI Blue ling ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 47/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Molva molva LIN Ling Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Pagellus bogaraveo SBR Red seabream Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfishes Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Pseudopentaceros spp. EDW Pelagic armourheads Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray Leucoraja circularis RJI Sandy ray Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray Raja undulata RJU Undulate ray Rajiformes SRX Skates and rays Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut Rostroraja alba RJA White skate Scomber japonicus MAS Chub mackerel Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus maximus TUR Turbot Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill 48/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Sebastes spp. RED Redfishes Sebastes mentella REB Beaked redfish Solea solea SOL Common sole Solea spp. SOO Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Picked dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus alalunga ALB Albacore Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack mackerel Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 49/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IA SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1 TO 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS PART A Autonomous Union stocks Table 1 Species: Anchovy Zone: 8 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/08.) Spain 29 700 Analytical TAC France 3 300 Union 33 000 TAC 33 000 Table 2(1) Species: Anchovy Zone: 9W(1)and 10 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/9WX10) Spain 0 (2) Analytical TAC Portugal 0 (2) Union 0 (2) TAC 0 (2) (1) Part of subarea 9 west of the line connecting the following points: Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W (2) This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. 50/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 2(2) Species: Anchovy Zone: 9S(1)and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/9SX3411) Spain 10 938 Precautionary TAC Portugal 338 Union 11 276 TAC 11 639 (1) Part of subarea 9 south of the line connecting the following points: Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W Table 4 Species: Megrims Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Lepidorhombus spp. (LEZ/8C3411) Spain 4 375 Analytical TAC France 219 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 146 Union 4 740 TAC 4 986 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 51/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 5 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Lophiidae (ANF/8C3411) Spain 4 293 Analytical TAC France 4 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 854 Union 5 151 TAC 5 381 Table 6 Species: Whiting Zone: 8 Merlangius merlangus (WHG/08.) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 396 Analytical TAC France 594 Union 990 TAC 990 Table 7 Species: Hake Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Merluccius merluccius (HKE/8C3411) Spain 10 982 Analytical TAC France 1 054 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 5 125 Union 17 161 TAC 17 445 52/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 8 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 3a Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/03A.) Denmark 5 653 Analytical TAC Germany 16 Sweden 2 023 Union 7 692 TAC 8 410 Table 9 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/8ABDE.) Spain 198 Analytical TAC France 3 098 Union 3 296 TAC 4 014 Table 10 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 8c, functional unit 25 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/8CU25) Year Each 2026, 2027 and 2028 Spain 0 Analytical TAC France 0 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 0 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 0 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 53/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 11 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 8c, functional unit 31 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/8CU31) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 31 Analytical TAC France 1 Union 32 TAC 35 Table 12 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/9/3411) Spain 46 (1) Analytical TAC Portugal 139 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, unless otherwise specified in footnotes 1 and 2. Union 185 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, unless TAC 185 (1)(2) otherwise specified in footnotes 1 and 2. (1) Shall not be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of division 9a. Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply in functional units 26 and 27. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply in functional units 26 and 27. (2) Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following amount may be taken in functional unit 30 of division 9a (NEP/*9U30): 15 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply in functional unit 30. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply in functional unit 30. Table 13 Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Zone: French Guiana waters Penaeus spp. (PEN/FGU.) France To be established (1) Precautionary TAC Union To be established (1)(2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies TAC To be established (1)(2) (1) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France. 54/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 14 Species: Plaice Zone: Kattegat Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 1 388 Analytical TAC Germany 16 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Sweden 156 Union 1 560 TAC 2 349 Table 16 Species: Plaice Zone: 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/8/3411) Year Each 2026, 2027 and 2028 Spain 17 Precautionary TAC France 65 Portugal 17 Union 99 TAC 99 Table 17 Species: Pollack Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e Pollachius pollachius (POL/8ABDE.) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 142 (1) Analytical TAC France 692 (1) Union 834 (1) TAC 834 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 55/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 18 Species: Pollack Zone: 8c Pollachius pollachius (POL/08C.) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 85 (1) Analytical TAC France 9 (1) Union 94 (1) TAC 94 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 19 Species: Pollack Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Pollachius pollachius (POL/9/3411) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 111 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Portugal 4 (1)(2)(3) Union 115 (1)(2) TAC 115 (1)(2) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Special condition: of which up to 100 % may be fished in 8c (POL/*08C.). (3) In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding the following amount (POL/93411P). Exclusively for by-catches and no directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 38 Table 20 Species: Common sole Zone: 3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24 Solea solea (SOL/3ABC24) Denmark 96 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 6 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 9 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 4 (1) Union 115 (1) TAC 115 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) This quota may only be fished in Union waters of 3a and of subdivisions 22-24. 56/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 22 Species: Common sole Zone: 8a and 8b Solea solea (SOL/8AB.) Belgium 30 Analytical TAC Spain 5 France 2 195 Netherlands 164 Union 2 394 TAC 2 482 Table 23 Species: Sole Zone: 8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Solea spp. (SOO/8CDE34) Year Each 2026 and 2027 Spain 185 Precautionary TAC Portugal 307 Union 492 (1) TAC 492 (1) (1) Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following quantity of common sole (Solea solea) shall be taken (SOL/8CDE34): 190 Table 24 Species: Horse mackerel Zone: 9 Trachurus spp. (JAX/09.) Spain 13 988 (1) Analytical TAC Portugal 40 079 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 54 067 TAC 56 520 (1) Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 57/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 25 Species: Horse mackerel Zone: 10; Union waters of CECAF(1) Trachurus spp. (JAX/X34PRT) Portugal To be established Precautionary TAC Union To be established (2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to the Azores. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal. Table 26 Species: Horse mackerel Zone: Union waters of CECAF(1) Trachurus spp. (JAX/341PRT) Portugal To be established Precautionary TAC Union To be established (2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to Madeira. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal. Table 27 Species: Horse mackerel Zone: Union waters of CECAF(1) Trachurus spp. (JAX/341SPN) Spain To be established Precautionary TAC Union To be established (2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain. 58/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 PART B Shared stocks Table 1 Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a Ammodytes spp. SAN/2A3A4.(1) Denmark To be established (1)(2) Analytical TAC Germany To be established (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless otherwise specified in footnote 3. Sweden To be established (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply, unless Union To be established (1)(2) otherwise specified in footnote 3. United To be established Kingdom TAC To be established (1) Catches in the different sandeel management areas set out below shall be reported separately. (2) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OT1/*2A3A4X). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III: Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_7R) (3) (3) (3) Denmark To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Germany To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Sweden To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Union To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established United Kingdom To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Total To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established (3) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 59/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 2 Species: Greater silver smelt Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2 Argentina silus (ARU/1/2.) Germany 26 Analytical TAC France 8 Netherlands 20 Union 54 United 41 Kingdom TAC 95 Table 3 Species: Greater silver smelt Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; Union waters of 3a Argentina silus (ARU/3A4-C) Denmark 1 163 Analytical TAC Germany 12 France 8 Ireland 8 Netherlands 54 Sweden 45 Union 1 290 United 21 Kingdom TAC 1 311 Table 4 Species: Greater silver smelt Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5 Argentina silus (ARU/567.) Germany 666 Analytical TAC France 14 Ireland 617 Netherlands 6 953 Union 8 250 United 488 Kingdom TAC 8 738 60/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 5 Species: Tusk Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 Brosme brosme (USK/1214EI) Germany 5 (1) Precautionary TAC France 5 (1) Others 2 (1)(2) Union 12 (1) United 5 (1) Kingdom TAC 17 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS). Table 6 Species: Tusk Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 Brosme brosme (USK/04-C.) Denmark 42 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 13 (1) France 29 (1) Sweden 4 (1) Others 4 (2) Union 92 (1) United 63 (1) Kingdom TAC 155 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'N (USK/*6AN58). (2) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 61/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 7 Species: Tusk Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5 Brosme brosme (USK/567EI.) Germany 74 (1) Precautionary TAC Spain 260 (1) France 3 078 (1) Ireland 297 (1) Others 74 (2) Union 3 783 (1) Norway 0 (3)(4)(5) United 1 622 (1) Kingdom TAC 5 405 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (USK/*04-C.). (2) Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5 shall not exceed the amount (OTH/*5B67-) given below. By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 0 (4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with longlines in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 0 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 0 (5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount: 0 Table 8 Species: Tusk Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 Brosme brosme (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Denmark 25 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 0 France 0 Netherlands 0 Union 25 TAC Not relevant 62/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 9 Species: Boarfishes Zone: 6, 7 and 8 Caproidae (BOR/678-) Denmark 7 293 Analytical TAC Ireland 20 537 Union 27 830 United 1 890 Kingdom TAC 29 720 Table 10 Species: Herring(1) Zone: 3a Clupea harengus (HER/03A.) Denmark 7 344 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Germany 117 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 7 682 (1)(2)(3) Union 15 143 (1)(2)(3) Norway Not relevant (2) TAC 328 566 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A.) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a: Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969 Norway 250 (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 4 (HER/*4-UK), and 50 % may be fished in Union waters of 4b (HER/*4B-EU). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 63/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 11 Species: Herring(1) Zone: Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53°30'N Clupea harengus (HER/4AB.) Denmark 38 730 Analytical TAC Germany 25 421 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 15 874 Netherlands 37 108 Sweden 2 731 Union 119 864 Norway 91 013 (2) United 59 156 Kingdom TAC 328 566 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in Union waters of 4b (HER/*04B-C): 2 700 Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*4N-S62) Union 2 700 Table 12 Species: Herring Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Clupea harengus (HER/4N-S62) Sweden 846 (1) Analytical TAC Union 846 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. 64/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 13 Species: Herring Zone: 3a Clupea harengus (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 3 818 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Germany 34 (1)(2)(3) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Sweden 615 (1)(2)(3) Union 4 467 (1)(2)(3) TAC 328 566 (2) (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. (2) Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a: Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969 (3) Special condition: up to 100 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*4-EU-BC). Table 14 Species: Herring(1) Zone: 4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a Clupea harengus (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 34 Analytical TAC Denmark 6 597 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 34 France 34 Netherlands 34 Sweden 32 Union 6 765 United 101 Kingdom TAC 328 566 (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 65/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 15 Species: Herring(1) Zone: 4c and 7d(2) Clupea harengus (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 7 500 (3) Analytical TAC Denmark 507 (3) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 333 (3) France 7 569 (3) Netherlands 12 552 (3) Union 28 461 (3) United 4 156 (3) Kingdom TAC 328 566 (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock, i.e. the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51°56'N, 1°19,1'E) to latitude 51°33'N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.). Table 16 Species: Herring Zone: 6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b(1) Clupea harengus (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 142 (2) Analytical TAC France 27 (2) Ireland 192 (2) Netherlands 142 (2) Union 503 (2) United 998 (2) Kingdom TAC 1 501 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of division 6a which lies east of 7°W and north of 55°N, or west of 7°W and north of 56°N, excluding the Clyde. (2) It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the divisions subject to this TAC that lies between 56°N and 57°30'N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom’s territorial sea. 66/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 17 Species: Herring Zone: 6aS(1), 7b, 7c Clupea harengus (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 2 972 Precautionary TAC Netherlands 297 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 3 269 TAC 3 269 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56°00'N and west of 07°00'W. Table 18 Species: Herring Zone: 7a(1) Clupea harengus (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 41 Analytical TAC Union 41 United 4 137 Kingdom TAC 4 178 (1) This zone is reduced by the area 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. Table 19 Species: Herring Zone: 7e and 7f Clupea harengus (HER/7EF.) France 77 Precautionary TAC Union 77 United 77 Kingdom TAC 154 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 67/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 20 Species: Herring Zone: 7a south of 52°30'N; 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1)and 7k(1) Clupea harengus (HER/7G-K.) Germany 10 (2) Analytical TAC France 54 (2) Ireland 750 (2) Netherlands 54 (2) Union 868 (2) United 1 (3) Kingdom TAC 869 (1) This zone is increased by the area 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. (2) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. (3) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection as assessed by ICES. Table 21 Species: Cod Zone: Skagerrak Gadus morhua (COD/03AN.) Belgium 4 Analytical TAC Denmark 1 277 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 32 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 8 Sweden 223 Union 1 544 TAC 1 596 68/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 22 Species: Cod Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat Gadus morhua (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 267 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 1 536 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 973 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 330 (1) Netherlands 868 Sweden 10 Union 3 984 (4) Norway 1 898 (2) United 5 282 (1)(3) Kingdom TAC 11 164 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30"N (COD/*6AN58). (2) Of which no more than the following quantity may be taken in Union waters (COD/*3AX4-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC: 1 579 (3) Of which up to the following quantities of cod may be fished (COD/*4BC) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b and 4c: 250 (4) Of which up to the following quantities of cod may be fished (COD/*4BC) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b and 4c: Belgium 101 Denmark 577 Germany 367 France 124 Netherlands 327 Sweden 4 Union 1 500 Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 2 883 Table 23 Species: Cod Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Gadus morhua (COD/4N-S62) Sweden 382 (1) Analytical TAC Union 382 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) By-catches of haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 69/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 24 Species: Cod Zone: 6b; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b west of 12°00'W and of 12 and 14 Gadus morhua (COD/5W6-14) Belgium 0 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 2 (1) France 11 (1) Ireland 5 (1) Union 18 (1) United 56 (1) Kingdom TAC 74 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 25 Species: Cod Zone: 6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b east of 12°00'W Gadus morhua (COD/5BE6A) Belgium 1 Analytical TAC Germany 7 Article 8 of this Regulation applies France 78 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 31 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 117 United 508 Kingdom TAC 625 70/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 26 Species: Cod Zone: 7a Gadus morhua (COD/07A.) Belgium 4 (1) Analytical TAC France 12 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 74 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 1 (1) Union 91 (1) United 74 (1) Kingdom TAC 165 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 27 Species: Cod Zone: 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Gadus morhua (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 8 (1) Analytical TAC France 136 (1) Article 8 of this Regulation applies Ireland 27 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 0 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 171 (1) United 20 (1) Kingdom TAC 191 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 71/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 28 Species: Cod Zone: 7d Gadus morhua (COD/07D.) Belgium 28 (1)(2) Analytical TAC France 546 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 16 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 590 (1)(2) United 60 (1)(3) Kingdom TAC 650 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4). (3) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4X). Table 29 Species: Witch flounder Zone: Union waters of 3a Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (WIT/03A-C.) Denmark 802 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 1 (1) Netherlands 1 (1) Sweden 167 (1) Union 971 (1) TAC 971 (1) Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C1). 72/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 30 Species: Megrims Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Lepidorhombus spp. (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 9 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 8 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 8 (1) France 50 (1) Netherlands 40 (1) Union 115 (1) United 2 950 (1) Kingdom TAC 3 065 (1) Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'N (LEZ/*6AN58). Table 31 Species: Megrims Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Lepidorhombus spp. (LEZ/56-14) Spain 570 (1) Analytical TAC France 2 225 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Ireland 650 (1) Union 3 445 (1) United 2 745 (1) Kingdom TAC 6 190 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 73/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 32 Species: Megrims Zone: 7 Lepidorhombus spp. (LEZ/07.) Belgium 397 (1) Analytical TAC Spain 4 405 (2) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 5 346 (2) Ireland 2 431 (2) Union 12 579 United 3 445 (2) Kingdom TAC 16 024 (1) 10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. (2) 35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE). Table 33 Species: Megrims Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e Lepidorhombus spp. (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 833 Analytical TAC France 673 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 1 506 TAC 1 585 74/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 34 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Lophiidae (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 386 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 850 (1)(2) Germany 415 (1)(2) France 79 (1)(2) Netherlands 292 (1)(2) Sweden 10 (1)(2) Union 2 032 (1)(2) United 17 355 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 19 387 (1) Special condition: of which up to 30 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'N (ANF/*6AN58). (2) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30'N, United Kingdom and international waters of 5b and international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14). Table 35 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 Lophiidae (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 36 Analytical TAC Denmark 926 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 15 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 13 Union 990 TAC Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 75/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 36 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Lophiidae (ANF/56-14) Belgium 316 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 361 (1) Spain 338 (1) France 3 890 (1) Ireland 880 (1) Netherlands 304 (1) Union 6 089 (1) United 4 882 (1) Kingdom TAC 10 971 (1) Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C). Table 37 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: 7 Lophiidae (ANF/07.) Belgium 3 982 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 444 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 1 582 (1) France 25 550 (1) Ireland 3 265 (1) Netherlands 516 (1) Union 35 339 (1) United 10 783 (1) Kingdom TAC 46 122 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE). 76/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 38 Species: Anglerfishes Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e Lophiidae (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 1 793 Analytical TAC France 9 978 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 11 771 TAC 12 358 Table 39 Species: Haddock Zone: 3a Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/03A.) Belgium 27 Analytical TAC Denmark 4 573 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 291 Netherlands 5 Sweden 541 Union 5 437 TAC 5 675 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 77/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 40 Species: Haddock Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 530 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 3 643 (1)(2) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 2 318 (1)(2) France 4 042 (1) Netherlands 398 (1)(2) Sweden 325 (1)(2) Union 11 256 (1) Norway 21 237 (3) United 59 844 Kingdom TAC 92 337 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'N (HAD/*6AN58). (2) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 3a (HAD/*03A.). (3) Of which 17 671 tonnes may be taken in Union waters (HAD/*04-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/*04N-) Union 6 970 Table 41 Species: Haddock Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/4N-S62) Sweden 707 (1) Analytical TAC Union 707 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. 78/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 42 Species: Haddock Zone: United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6b; international waters 12 and 14 Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 26 Analytical TAC Germany 27 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 1 198 Ireland 858 Union 2 109 United 11 951 Kingdom TAC 14 060 Table 43 Species: Haddock Zone: 6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 25 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 26 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 1 132 (1) Ireland 812 (1) Union 1 995 (1) United 8 294 Kingdom TAC 10 289 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (HAD/*2AC4.). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 79/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 44 Species: Haddock Zone: 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 16 (1) Analytical TAC France 989 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 329 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 334 (1) United 365 (1) Kingdom TAC 1 824 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries for haddock are permitted under this quota. Table 45 Species: Haddock Zone: 7a Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/07A.) Belgium 8 Analytical TAC France 36 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Ireland 214 Union 258 United 328 Kingdom TAC 586 80/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 46 Species: Whiting Zone: 3a Merlangius merlangus (WHG/03A.) Denmark 362 Precautionary TAC Netherlands 1 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 39 Union 402 TAC 455 Table 47 Species: Whiting Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Merlangius merlangus (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 2 456 Analytical TAC Denmark 10 621 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 2 763 France 15 963 Netherlands 6 139 Sweden 14 Union 37 956 Norway 15 934 (1) United 105 449 Kingdom TAC 159 344 (1) Of which 13 259 tonnes may be taken in Union waters (WHG/*04-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/*04N-) Union 21 407 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 81/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 48 Species: Whiting Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Merlangius merlangus (WHG/56-14) Germany 26 Analytical TAC France 523 Article 8 of this Regulation applies Ireland 1 280 Union 1 829 United 3 535 Kingdom TAC 5 364 Table 49 Species: Whiting Zone: 7a Merlangius merlangus (WHG/07A.) Belgium 3 (1) Analytical TAC France 37 (1) Article 8 of this Regulation applies Ireland 211 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 1 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 252 (1) United 394 (1) Kingdom TAC 646 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 82/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 50 Species: Whiting Zone: 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k Merlangius merlangus (WHG/7X7A-C) Belgium 394 Analytical TAC France 24 234 Ireland 11 231 Netherlands 197 Union 36 056 (3)(4) United 4 685 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 41 575 (1) Of which up to the following quantity may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (WHG/*7XAD). Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted. 260 (2) Of which up to the following quantity may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WHG/*07D.). 4 425 (3) Of which up to the following quantities may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (WHG/*7XAD). Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted. Belgium 22 France 1 347 Ireland 624 Netherlands 11 Union 2 004 (4) Of which up to the following quantities may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WHG/*07D.). Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in area 7d: Belgium 372 France 22 888 Ireland 10 607 Netherlands 186 Union 34 053 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 83/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 51 Species: Whiting and pollack Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius (W/P/4N-S62) Sweden 190 (1) Precautionary TAC Union 190 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. Table 52 Species: Hake Zone: 3a Merluccius merluccius (HKE/03A.) Denmark 1 516 (1) Analytical TAC Sweden 129 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 1 645 TAC 1 645 (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Table 53 Species: Hake Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Merluccius merluccius (HKE/2AC4-C) Belgium 15 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 623 (1)(2) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 72 (1)(2) France 138 (1)(2) Netherlands 36 (1)(2) Union 884 (1)(2) United 1 020 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 1 904 (1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.). (2) Special condition: of which up to 6 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30'N (HKE/*6AN58). 84/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 54 Species: Hake Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 Merluccius merluccius (HKE/04-N.) Belgium 12 Analytical TAC Denmark 1 108 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 125 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 51 Netherlands 89 Sweden Not relevant Union 1 385 TAC Not relevant Table 55 Species: Hake Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Merluccius merluccius (HKE/571214) Belgium 272 (1) Analytical TAC Spain 8 711 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 13 453 (1) Ireland 1 630 (1) Netherlands 175 (1) Union 24 241 (1) United 6 366 (1) Kingdom TAC 30 607 (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom and international waters of 2a. Member States shall notify such transfers in advance to the Commission. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 36 Spain 1 455 France 1 455 Ireland 182 Netherlands 18 Union 3 146 United Kingdom 819 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 85/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 56 Species: Hake Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e Merluccius merluccius (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 9 (1) Analytical TAC Spain 6 287 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies France 14 120 Netherlands 18 (1) Union 20 434 TAC 20 756 (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14) Belgium 2 Spain 1 821 France 3 279 Netherlands 5 Union 5 107 Table 57 Species: Blue whiting Zone: Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/24-N.) Denmark to be established Analytical TAC Union to be established TAC 851 344 86/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 58 Species: Blue whiting Zone: United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/1X14) Denmark 38 983 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 15 157 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 33 049 (1)(2) France 27 129 (1) Ireland 30 188 (1) Netherlands 47 537 (1) Portugal 3 070 (1)(2) Sweden 9 643 (1) Union 204 756 (1)(3) Norway 47 905 (4)(5) Faroe Islands Not relevant United Not relevant Kingdom TAC 851 344 (1) Special condition: within a total access limit of to be established tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): to be established % (2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10 and to Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (3) Special condition: from the Union quotas in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: To be established (4) May be fished in Union waters of 4, 6a North of 56°30'N, 6b and 7 West of 12°W (WHB/*46AB7-EU). (5) Special condition: from the Norwegian quota, the following quantity may be fished in Union waters of 4, 6a North of 56°30'N, 6b and 7 West of 12° W: To be established ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 87/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 59 Species: Blue whiting Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/8C3411) Spain 26 242 Analytical TAC Portugal 6 561 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 32 803 (1) TAC 851 344 (1) Special condition: from the Union quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: To be established Table 60 Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L/W/2AC4-C) Belgium 97 Analytical TAC Denmark 269 Germany 34 France 73 Netherlands 223 Sweden 3 Union 699 (3)(4) United 1 357 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 2 056 (1) Of which up to the following quantity of lemon sole may be fished (LEM/2AC47D). That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (LEM/*07D.). 605 (2) Of which up to the following quantity of witch flounder may be fished (WIT/2AC47D). That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WIT/*07D.). 752 88/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (L/W/2AC4-C) (3) Of which up to the following quantities of lemon sole (LEM/2AC43A7D) may be fished. That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C), Union waters of 3a (LEM/*03A-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (LEM/*07D.). Belgium 43 Denmark 120 Germany 15 France 33 Netherlands 99 Sweden 1 Union 311 (4) Of which up to the following quantities of witch flounder may be fished (WIT/2AC43A7D). That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C), Union waters of 3a (WIT/*03A-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WIT/*07D.). Belgium 54 Denmark 148 Germany 19 France 41 Netherlands 124 Sweden 2 Union 388 Table 61 Species: Lemon sole Zone: Union waters of 3a Microstomus kitt (LEM/03A-C.) Denmark 92 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 1 (1) Netherlands 5 (1) Sweden 3 (1) Union 101 (1) TAC 101 (1) Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C1). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 89/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 62 Species: Lemon sole Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d Microstomus kitt (LEM/07D.) Belgium 42 (1) Analytical TAC France 21 (1) Netherlands 4 (1) Union 67 (1) United 16 (1) Kingdom TAC 83 (1) Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C2). Table 63 Species: Blue ling Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5 Molva dypterygia (BLI/5B67-) Germany 109 Analytical TAC Estonia 16 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 343 France 7 811 Ireland 30 Lithuania 7 Poland 3 Others 30 (1) Union 8 349 Norway 0 (2) Faroe Islands 0 (3) United 2 783 Kingdom TAC 11 132 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/5B67_AMS). (2) To be fished in Union waters of 4, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C). (3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56°30'N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation. 90/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 64 Species: Blue ling Zone: International waters of 12 Molva dypterygia (BLI/12INT-) Estonia 0 Analytical TAC Spain 37 France 1 Lithuania 0 Others 0 (1) Union 38 United 0 Kingdom TAC 38 (1) The unallocated ‘Others’ quota for Member States without shares is exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/12INT_AMS). Table 65 Species: Blue ling Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 2; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 Molva dypterygia (BLI/24-) Denmark 2 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 2 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 2 (1) France 8 (1) Others 2 (1)(2) Union 16 (1) United 6 (1) Kingdom TAC 22 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) The unallocated ‘Others’ quota for Member States without shares is exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/24_AMS). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 91/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 66 Species: Blue ling Zone: Union waters of 3a Molva dypterygia (BLI/03A-) Denmark 1,5 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 1 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 1,5 (1) Union 4 (1) TAC 4 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 67 Species: Ling Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2 Molva molva (LIN/1/2.) Denmark 5 Precautionary TAC Germany 5 France 5 Others 2 (1) Union 19 United 6 Kingdom TAC 25 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (LIN/1/2_AMS). Table 68 Species: Ling Zone: Union waters of 3a Molva molva (LIN/03A-C.) Belgium 8 Analytical TAC Denmark 61 Germany 8 Sweden 24 Union 101 United 0 Kingdom TAC 101 92/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 69 Species: Ling Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 Molva molva (LIN/04-C.) Belgium 9 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 133 (1)(2) Germany 83 (1)(2) France 74 (1) Netherlands 3 (1) Sweden 6 (1)(2) Union 308 (1) United 1 269 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 1 586 (1) Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30′N (LIN/*6AN58). (2) Special condition: of which up to 35 % but no more than 75 tonnes may be fished in Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C). Table 70 Species: Ling Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 5 Molva molva (LIN/05EI.) Belgium 1 (1) Precautionary TAC Denmark 1 (1) Germany 1 (1) France 1 (1) Union 4 (1) United 1 (1) Kingdom TAC 5 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 93/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 71 Species: Ling Zone: 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; international waters of 12 and 14 Molva molva (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 27 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 5 (1) Germany 98 (1) Ireland 527 (1) Spain 1 971 (1) France 2 101 (1) Portugal 5 (1) Union 4 734 (1) Norway 0 (2)(3)(4) Faroe Islands 0 (5)(6) United 2 901 (1) Kingdom TAC 7 635 (1) Special condition: of which up to 50 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.). (2) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 0 (3) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they shall amount to: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 0 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 0 (4) The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount: 0 (5) Including tusk. To be fished in 6a north of 56°30'N and 6b (LIN/*6BAN.). (6) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6a and 6b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 6a and 6b shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.): 0 94/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 72 Species: Ling Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 Molva molva (LIN/04-N.) Belgium 4 Precautionary TAC Denmark 443 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 12 France 5 Netherlands 1 Union 465 TAC Not relevant Table 73 Species: Norway lobster Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/2AC4-C) Belgium 1 158 Analytical TAC Denmark 1 158 Germany 17 France 34 Netherlands 596 Union 2 963 United 19 180 Kingdom TAC 22 143 Table 74 Species: Norway lobster Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 200 Analytical TAC Germany 0 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 200 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 95/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 75 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/5BC6.) Spain 33 Analytical TAC France 132 Ireland 221 Union 386 United 15 981 Kingdom TAC 16 367 Table 76 Species: Norway lobster Zone: 7 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/07.) Spain 682 (1) Analytical TAC France 2 764 (1) Ireland 4 191 (1) Union 7 637 (1) United 5 530 (1) Kingdom TAC 13 167 (1) (1) Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional Unit 16 of subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16) Spain 654 France 410 Ireland 787 Union 1 851 United Kingdom 318 96/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 77 Species: Northern prawn Zone: 3a Pandalus borealis (PRA/03A.) Denmark 0 (1) Analytical TAC Sweden 0 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 0 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 0 (1) (1) This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Table 78 Species: Northern prawn Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Pandalus borealis (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 0 Precautionary TAC Netherlands 0 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 0 Union 0 United 0 Kingdom TAC 0 Table 79 Species: Northern prawn Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Pandalus borealis (PRA/4N-S62) Denmark 25 Analytical TAC Sweden 123 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 148 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 97/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 80 Species: Plaice Zone: Skagerrak Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/03AN.) Belgium 103 Analytical TAC Denmark 13 392 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 69 Netherlands 2 575 Sweden 717 Union 16 856 TAC 19 346 Table 81 Species: Plaice Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 6 026 Analytical TAC Denmark 19 583 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 5 649 France 1 130 Netherlands 37 660 Union 70 048 Norway 10 122 (1) United 38 277 Kingdom TAC 144 605 (1) Of which 8 423 tonnes may be taken in Union waters (PLE/*3AX4-EU). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/*04N-) Union 32 865 98/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 82 Species: Plaice Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/56-14) France 13 Precautionary TAC Ireland 173 Union 186 United 288 Kingdom TAC 474 Table 83 Species: Plaice Zone: 7a Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/07A.) Belgium 17 Analytical TAC France 7 Ireland 132 Netherlands 5 Union 161 United 314 Kingdom TAC 614 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 99/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 84 Species: Plaice Zone: 7d and 7e Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 292 Analytical TAC France 973 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 265 (3)(4) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply United 811 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 2 203 (1) Of which up to the following quantity may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (PLE/*07D.): 215 (2) Of which up to the following quantity may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7e (PLE/*07E.): 596 (3) Of which up to the following quantities may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (PLE/*07D.): Belgium 242 France 807 Union 1 049 (4) Of which up to the following quantities may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7e (PLE/*07E.): Belgium 50 France 166 Union 216 Table 85 Species: Plaice Zone: 7f and 7g Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/7FG.) Belgium 27 Analytical TAC France 48 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 7 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 82 United 30 Kingdom TAC 114 100/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 86 Species: Plaice Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k Pleuronectes platessa (PLE/7HJK.) Belgium 8 Analytical TAC France 15 Article 8 of this Regulation applies Ireland 53 Netherlands 31 Union 107 United 23 Kingdom TAC 130 Table 87 Species: Pollack Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Pollachius pollachius (POL/56-14) Spain 1 Analytical TAC France 45 Ireland 13 Union 59 United 34 (1) Kingdom TAC 93 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 101/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 88 Species: Pollack Zone: 7 Pollachius pollachius (POL/07.) Belgium 63 (1) Analytical TAC Spain 4 (1) France 1 447 (1) Ireland 154 (1) Union 1 668 (1) United 556 Kingdom TAC 2 224 (1) (1) Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE). Table 89 Species: Saithe Zone: 3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Pollachius virens (POK/2C3A4) Belgium 15 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 1 836 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 4 637 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 10 913 (1) Netherlands 46 (1) Sweden 252 (1) Union 17 699 (1) Norway 29 608 (2) United 6 746 Kingdom TAC 54 053 (1) Special condition: of which up to 15 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30′N (POK/*6AN58). (2) Of which 23 388 tonnes may be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (POK/*04N-) Union 15 980 102/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 90 Species: Saithe Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14 Pollachius virens (POK/56-14) Germany 244 (1) Analytical TAC France 2 423 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 81 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 2 748 (1) Norway 0 United 2 860 Kingdom TAC 5 608 (1) Special condition: of which up to 30 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (POK/*2AC4C) Table 91 Species: Saithe Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N Pollachius virens (POK/4N-S62) Sweden 880 (1) Analytical TAC Union 880 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species. Table 92 Species: Saithe Zone: 7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Pollachius virens (POK/7/3411) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC France 83 Ireland 41 Union 124 United 22 Kingdom TAC 146 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 103/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 93 Species: Turbot and brill Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Scophthalmus maximus and Scophthalmus rhombus (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 364 Analytical TAC Denmark 777 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 198 France 94 Netherlands 2 753 Sweden 6 Union 4 192 (3)(4) United 1 048 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 5 240 (1) Of which up to the following quantity of turbot may be fished (TUR/2AC4-C): 654 (2) Of which up to the following quantity of brill may be fished (BLL/2AC47DE). That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7de (BLL/*7DE.). 394 (3) Of which up to the following quantities of turbot may be fished (TUR/2AC4-C): Belgium 227 Denmark 485 Germany 124 France 58 Netherlands 1 719 Sweden 3 Union 2 616 (4) Of which up to the following quantities of brill may be fished (BLL/2AC43A7DE). That quantity may be fished in the following areas and catches shall be reported separately: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C), Union waters of 3a (BLL/*03A-C) and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7de (BLL/*7DE.). Belgium 137 Denmark 292 Germany 75 France 35 Netherlands 1 035 Sweden 2 Union 1 576 104/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 94 Species: Brill Zone: Union waters of 3a Scophthalmus rhombus (BLL/03A-C.) Denmark 145 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 0 (1) Netherlands 14 (1) Sweden 27 (1) Union 186 (1) TAC 186 (1) Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C1). Table 95 Species: Brill Zone: 7d and 7e Scophthalmus rhombus (BLL/07DE.) Belgium 172 (1) Analytical TAC France 384 (1) Netherlands 4 (1) Union 560 (1) United 353 (1) Kingdom TAC 913 (1) Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C2). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 105/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 96 Species: Skates and rays Zone: Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Rajiformes (SRX/2AC4-C) Belgium 583 (1)(2)(3)(4) Precautionary TAC Denmark 23 (1)(2)(3) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 29 (1)(2)(3) France 92 (1)(2)(3)(4) Netherlands 498 (1)(2)(3)(4) Union 1 225 (1)(3) United 2 727 (1)(2)(3)(4) Kingdom TAC 3 952 (3) (1) Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately. (2) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres’ length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, which was retained by the United Kingdom. (3) Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom waters of 2a and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. (4) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 7d (SRX/*07D2.), without prejudice to the relevant prohibitions set out in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D2.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D2.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D2.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D2.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). Table 97 Species: Skates and rays Zone: Union waters of 3a Rajiformes (SRX/03A-C.) Denmark 84 (1) Precautionary TAC Sweden 24 (1) Union 108 (1) TAC 108 (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately. 106/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 98 Species: Skates and rays Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k Rajiformes (SRX/67AKXD) Belgium 783 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Precautionary TAC Estonia 4 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 3 516 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Germany 10 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Ireland 1 131 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Lithuania 18 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Netherlands 3 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Portugal 19 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Spain 946 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Union 6 430 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) United 2 890 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Kingdom TAC 9 320 (3)(4)(5)(6) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of that species in 7e shall be counted against the quantities provided for in the separate TAC (RJU/7DE.). When accidentally caught in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7f-k, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 107/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Species: Skates and rays Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k Rajiformes (SRX/67AKXD) (4) Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in 7e, 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in 7f and 7g and in 7e provided below may be taken. Species: Small-eyed ray Zone: 7f and 7g Raja microocellata (RJE/7FG.) Belgium 6 (1) 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 Estonia 0 (1) France 25 (1) Germany 0 (1) Ireland 8 (1) Lithuania 0 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Portugal 0 (1) Spain 7 (1) Union 46 (1) United Kingdom 57 (1) TAC 103 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Species: Small-eyed ray Zone: 7e Raja microocellata (RJE/07E.) Belgium 1 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Estonia 0 France 6 Germany 0 Ireland 2 Lithuania 0 Netherlands 0 Portugal 0 Spain 2 Union 11 United Kingdom 5 TAC 16 108/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Species: Skates and rays Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k Rajiformes (SRX/67AKXD) (5) Of which up to the following quantities of shagreen ray (RJF/67AKXD) may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k: Species: Shagreen ray Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k Leucoraja fullonica (RJF/67AKXD) Belgium 11 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Estonia 0 (1) France 51 (1) Germany 0 (1) Ireland 16 (1) Lithuania 0 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Portugal 0 (1) Spain 14 (1) Union 92 (1) United Kingdom 42 (1) TAC 134 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % of shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) may be fished in waters of 7d (RJF/*07D.), without prejudice to the relevant prohibitions in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Catches of shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) shall be reported separately (RJF/*07D.). (6) Of which up to the following quantities of sandy ray (RJI/67AKXD) may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k: Species: Sandy ray Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k Leucoraja circularis (RJI/67AKXD) Belgium 2 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Estonia 0 (1) France 11 (1) Germany 0 (1) Ireland 3 (1) Lithuania 0 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Portugal 0 (1) Spain 3 (1) Union 19 (1) United Kingdom 8 (1) TAC 27 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % of sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) may be fished in waters of 7d (RJI/*07D.), without prejudice to the relevant prohibitions in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Catches of sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) shall be reported separately (RJI/*07D.). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 109/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 99 Species: Skates and rays Zone: 7d Rajiformes (SRX/07D.) Belgium 299 (1)(2)(3)(4) Precautionary TAC France 2 509 (1)(2)(3)(4) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 16 (1)(2)(3)(4) Union 2 824 (1)(2)(3)(4)(6) United 529 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) Kingdom TAC 3 353 (4) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/*2AC4C). Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (RJH/*04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*2AC4C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*2AC4C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*2AC4C) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata). (4) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of this species shall be counted against the quantities provided for in the separate TAC (RJU/7DE.). (5) Of which up to 3 tonnes of small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d. (6) Of which up to the following quantities of small-eyed ray (RJE/07D.) may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d: Belgium 1 France 12 Netherlands 0 Union 13 110/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 100 Species: Undulate ray Zone: 7d and 7e Raja undulata (RJU/7DE.) Belgium 283 (1) Analytical TAC Estonia 1 (1) France 1 390 (1) Germany 3 (1) Ireland 367 (1) Lithuania 6 (1) Netherlands 3 (1) Portugal 6 (1) Spain 306 (1) Union 2 365 (1) United 1 274 (1) Kingdom TAC 3 639 (1) (1) The specimens may only be landed whole or gutted. For Union fishing vessels, this is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Union and United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Table 101 Species: Skates and rays Zone: Union waters of 8 and 9 Rajiformes (SRX/89-C.) Belgium 12 (1)(2) Precautionary TAC France 2 207 (1)(2) Portugal 1 789 (1)(2) Spain 1 800 (1)(2) Union 5 808 (1)(2) United 13 (1)(2) Kingdom TAC 5 821 (2) (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 111/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Species: Skates and rays Zone: Union waters of 8 and 9 Rajiformes (SRX/89-C.) (2) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas 8 and 9 may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. These provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Union law for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species: Undulate ray Zone: Union waters of 8 Raja undulata (RJU/8-C.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 13 (1) Portugal 10 Spain 10 (2) Union 33 United Kingdom 0 TAC 33 (1) An additional 28,5 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/8-C.SEN). France shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to relative stability. (2) An additional 21,5 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/8-C.SEN). Spain shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to relative stability. Species: Undulate ray Zone: Union waters of 9 Raja undulata (RJU/9-C.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 20 Portugal 15 (1) Spain 15 Union 50 United Kingdom 0 TAC 50 (1) An additional 50 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/9-C.SEN). Portugal shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to relative stability. 112/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 102 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: 6; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/2A-C46) Denmark 23 Analytical TAC Germany 40 Estonia 23 Spain 23 France 375 Ireland 23 Lithuania 23 Poland 23 Union 553 Norway 0 United 1 468 Kingdom TAC 2 021 Table 103 Species: Mackerel Zone: 3a; United Kingdom, Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c; 3d and 4; Norwegian waters 2a and 4a Scomber scombrus (MAC/2A34-N.) Belgium 135 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Denmark 6 802 (1)(2)(3)(5) Germany 140 (1)(2)(3) France 424 (1)(2)(3) Netherlands 426 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 1 443 (1)(2)(3)(4) Union 9 370 (1)(2)(3) TAC 156 921 (1) (1) This quota shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 113/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Species: Mackerel Zone: 3a; United Kingdom, Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c; 3d and 4; Norwegian waters 2a and 4a Scomber scombrus (MAC/2A34-N.) (2) Special condition: within the limits of those quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: United Kingdom and United Kingdom and international waters of 3a Union waters of 3a, 4b 4b 4c 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 (MAC/*03A.) and 4c (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) and 14 (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*2AX14) Belgium 0 0 0 0 81 Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 4 081 Germany 0 0 0 0 84 France 0 490 0 0 254 Netherlands 0 490 0 0 256 Sweden 0 0 390 10 866 Union 0 5 110 390 10 5 622 (3) Within the limits of those quotas, and in agreement with the relevant coastal State, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the following two zones: Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters and 4a (MAC/*FRO1) (MAC/*02A4AN-) Belgium To be established To be established Denmark To be established To be established Germany To be established To be established France To be established To be established Netherlands To be established To be established Sweden To be established To be established Union To be established To be established (4) Special condition: the following quantity may be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN): 242 When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species. (5) Within the limit of this quota, the following transfers are made by Denmark to be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6, 7, 8d; Union waters of 8a, 8b and 8e; international waters of 12 and 14; and United Kingdom and international waters of 2a and 5b (MAC/*2A14): Germany 94 Spain 0 Estonia 1 France 63 Ireland 313 Latvia 1 Lithuania 1 Netherlands 137 Poland 7 114/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 104 Species: Mackerel Zone: 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 Scomber scombrus (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 2 945 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Spain 3 (1)(2) Estonia 24 (1)(2) France 1 964 (1)(2) Ireland 9 817 (1)(2) Latvia 18 (1)(2) Lithuania 18 (1)(2) Netherlands 4 295 (1)(2) Poland 207 (1)(2) Union 19 291 (1)(2) Norway 0 (2)(3)(4) Faroe Islands 0 (5) United Not relevant (2) Kingdom TAC 156 921 (1) (1) This quota shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. (2) Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910). (3) May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56°30'N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H). (4) The amount of access limit indicated below may be fished by Norway north of 56°30'N (MAC/*N5630). The amounts not counted under footnote 2 shall be counted against the catch limit established by Norway. To be established (5) This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56°30'N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in 2a, 4a north of 59°N (MAC/*24N59). Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods: United Kingdom waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters January to 14 February and (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2) from 1 August to 31 December (MAC/*4A-UK) Germany 2 945 To be established To be established Spain 3 To be established To be established Estonia 24 To be established To be established France 1 964 To be established To be established Ireland 9 817 To be established To be established Latvia 18 To be established To be established Lithuania 18 To be established To be established Netherlands 4 295 To be established To be established Poland 207 To be established To be established Union 19 291 To be established To be established United Kingdom Not relevant Not relevant Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 115/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 105 Species: Mackerel Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Scomber scombrus (MAC/8C3411) Spain 5 907 (1)(2) Analytical TAC France 39 (1)(2) Portugal 1 221 (1)(2) Union 7 167 TAC 156 921 (1) (1) This quota shall apply from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. (2) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State. Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 8b (MAC/*08B.) Spain 496 France 3 Portugal 103 Table 106 Species: Common sole Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Solea solea (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 900 Analytical TAC Denmark 411 Germany 720 France 180 Netherlands 8 121 Union 10 332 Norway 5 (1) United 2 117 Kingdom TAC 12 454 (1) May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-EU). 116/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 107 Species: Common sole Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Solea solea (SOL/56-14) Ireland 46 Precautionary TAC Union 46 United 11 Kingdom TAC 57 Table 108 Species: Common sole Zone: 7a Solea solea (SOL/07A.) Belgium 279 Analytical TAC France 4 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Ireland 69 Netherlands 88 Union 440 United 96 Kingdom TAC 545 Table 109 Species: Common sole Zone: 7d Solea solea (SOL/07D.) Belgium 335 Analytical TAC France 669 Union 1 004 United 255 Kingdom TAC 1 275 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 117/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 110 Species: Common sole Zone: 7e Solea solea (SOL/07E.) Belgium 38 (1) Analytical TAC France 411 (1) Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Union 449 (1) United 758 (1) Kingdom TAC 1 213 (1) (1) Special condition: up to 3 % may be fished in United Kingdom and European Union waters of 7h and reported under the following code: (SOL/*07H). Table 111 Species: Common sole Zone: 7f and 7g Solea solea (SOL/7FG.) Belgium 567 Analytical TAC France 57 Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Ireland 28 Union 652 United 320 Kingdom TAC 989 Table 112 Species: Common sole Zone: 7h, 7j and 7k Solea solea (SOL/7HJK.) Belgium 14 Precautionary TAC France 28 Ireland 77 Netherlands 23 Union 142 United 28 Kingdom TAC 170 118/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 113 Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Zone: 3a Sprattus sprattus (SPR/03A.) Denmark 0 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Germany 0 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 0 (1)(2)(3) Union 0 (1)(2)(3) TAC 0 (2) (1) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (2) This quota shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. (3) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. Table 114 Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Sprattus sprattus (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 0 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 0 (1)(2) Germany 0 (1)(2) France 0 (1)(2) Netherlands 0 (1)(2) Sweden 0 (1)(2)(3) Union 0 (1)(2) Norway 0 (1) Faroe Islands 0 (1)(4) United 0 (1) Kingdom TAC 0 (1) (1) The quota shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. (2) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/*2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (3) Including sandeels. (4) May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 119/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 115 Species: Sprat Zone: 7d and 7e Sprattus sprattus (SPR/7DE.) Belgium 0 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 0 (1) Germany 0 (1) France 0 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Union 0 (1) United 0 (1) Kingdom TAC 0 (1) (1) The quota shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Table 116 Species: Picked dogfish Zone: Union waters of 3a Squalus acanthias (DGS/03A-C.) Denmark 237 Analytical TAC Sweden 558 Union 795 TAC 795 120/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 117 Species: Picked dogfish Zone: Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Squalus acanthias (DGS/2AC4-C) Belgium 41 Analytical TAC Denmark 234 Germany 42 France 75 Netherlands 64 Sweden 3 Union 459 United 1 958 Kingdom TAC 2 417 Table 118 Species: Picked dogfish Zone: 6, 7 and 8; United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 1, 12 and 14 Squalus acanthias (DGS/15X14) Belgium 473 Analytical TAC Germany 101 Spain 245 France 2 017 Ireland 1 273 Netherlands 7 Portugal 10 Union 4 126 United 3 537 Kingdom TAC 7 663 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 121/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 119 Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d Trachurus spp. (JAX/4BC7D) Belgium 1 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 266 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 23 (1)(2)(3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 5 (1)(2) France 22 (1)(2)(3) Ireland 17 (1)(2) Netherlands 160 (1)(2)(3) Portugal 1 (1)(2) Sweden 75 (1)(2) Union 570 (1) Norway 0 (4) United 388 (1)(2)(3) Kingdom TAC 970 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Up to 0 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*4BC7D). By-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by- catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (3) Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota fished in division 7d may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: United Kingdom waters of 4a; 6, 7a-c, e-k; 8a-b, d-e; United Kingdom waters of 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/*7D-EU) (4) May not be fished in Union waters of 7d. 122/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 120 Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Zone: United Kingdom waters of 2a and 4a; 6, 7a-c, e-k; 8a-b, d-e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 Trachurus spp. (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 6 201 (1)(3)(5) Analytical TAC Germany 4 838 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) Spain 6 599 (4)(5) France 2 490 (1)(2)(4)(5) Ireland 16 113 (1)(5) Netherlands 19 413 (1)(2)(5) Portugal 636 (4)(5) Sweden 675 (1)(5) Union 56 965 Faroe Islands 0 (3) United 6 016 (1)(2)(5) Kingdom TAC 64 072 (1) Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota utilised in United Kingdom waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June may be accounted for as utilised under the quota concerning the zone of United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*2A4AC). (2) Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota may be fished in 7d (JAX/*07D.). (3) Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56°30'N only), 7e, 7f, 7h. (4) Special condition: up to 80 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C2). (5) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, and whiting (OTH/*2A-14), that meet the conditions of Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. By-catches of boarfish, haddock and whiting counted against the quota and other by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 cannot, together, exceed 9 % of the quota. Table 121 Species: Horse mackerel Zone: 8c Trachurus spp. (JAX/08C.) Spain 8 638 (1) Analytical TAC France 150 Portugal 854 (1) Union 9 642 TAC 10 142 (1) Special condition: up to 0 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 123/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 122 Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Zone: 3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a Trisopterus esmarkii (NOP/2A3A4.) Year 2026 2027 Analytical TAC Denmark 282,738 (1)(2) 0 (4) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 0,054 (1)(2)(3) 0 (4) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 0,208 (1)(2)(3) 0 (4) Union 283,000 (1)(2)(3) 0 (4) United 100,000 (1)(2)(3) 0 (4) Kingdom TAC 400 (1) 0 (4) (1) May only be fished from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026. (2) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (3) By-catch quota may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only. (4) May only be fished from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. Table 123 Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (I/F/04-N.) Sweden 800 (1)(2) Precautionary TAC Union 800 Article (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2) Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 400 Table 124 Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 6 and 7 (OTH/67-EU) Union Not relevant Precautionary TAC Norway 0 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Taken with longlines only. 124/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 125 Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (OTH/04-N.) Belgium 12 Precautionary TAC Denmark 1 112 Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 125 France 52 Netherlands 89 Sweden Not relevant (1) Union 1 390 (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Quota of ‘other species’ allocated by Norway to Sweden at a traditional level. (2) Species not covered by other TACs. Table 126 Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of 4 and 6a north of 56°30'N (OTH/46AN-EU) Union Not relevant Precautionary TAC Norway 300 (1)(2) Faroe Islands 0 TAC Not relevant (1) Limited to 4 (OTH/*4-EU). (2) Species not covered by other TACs. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 125/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 PART C Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) of this Regulation are the following: For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; skates and rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k. For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3b, 3c and in subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and United Kingdom waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b and in international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k; skates and rays in Union waters of 7d; skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in 7d and 7e. For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b and in international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in functional unit 16 of subarea 7. 126/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 PART D Prohibited deep-sea species (1) Deep-sea sharks Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Apristurus spp. API Deep-sea catsharks Centrophorus spp.(1) CWO Gulper sharks Centroscyllium fabricii CFB Black dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis(2) CYO Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus crepidater CYP Longnose velvet dogfish Chlamydoselachus anguineus HXC Frilled shark Dalatias licha(3) SCK Kitefin shark Deania calcea(4) DCA Birdbeak dogfish Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark Etmopterus spinax ETX Velvet belly Galeus melastomus SHO Blackmouth dogfish Galeus murinus GAM Mouse catshark Hexanchus griseus SBL Bluntnose sixgill shark Oxynotus paradoxus OXN Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) Scymnodon ringens SYR Knifetooth dogfish Somniosus microcephalus GSK Greenland shark (1) Shall also apply to leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4. (2) Shall also apply in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4. (3) Shall also apply in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4. (4) Shall also apply in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4. (2) Deep-sea rays (Rajiformes) Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Raja fyllae RJY Round skate Raja hyperborea RJG Arctic skate Raja nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 127/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 (3) Deep-sea Chimaeras Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Chimaera monstrosa CMO Rabbit fish Chimaera opalescens WCH Opal chimaera Harriotta haeckeli HCH Smallspine spookfish Harriotta raleighana HCR Narrownose chimaera Hydrolagus affinis CYA Small-eyed rabbitfish Hydrolagus lusitanicus KXA Portuguese rabbitfish Hydrolagus mirabilis CYH Large-eyed rabbit fish (ratfish) Hydrolagus pallidus CYZ Pale chimaera Rhinochimaera atlantica RCT Straightnose rabbitfish 128/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 PART F Shared deep-sea stocks Table 1 Species: Black scabbardfish Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 Aphanopus carbo (BSF/56712-) Germany 7 (1) Analytical TAC Estonia 3 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 18 (1) Spain 35 (1) France 491 (1) Latvia 23 (1) Lithuania 0 (1) Poland 0 (1) Others 2 (2) Union 579 (1) United 35 (1) Kingdom TAC 614 (1) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in Union and international waters of 8, 9 and 10 (BSF/*8910-). (2) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BSF/56712_AMS). Table 2 Species: Black scabbardfish Zone: Union and international waters of 8, 9 and 10 Aphanopus carbo (BSF/8910-) Spain 3 Analytical TAC France 8 Portugal 1 032 Union 1 043 TAC 1 043 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 129/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 3 Species: Alfonsinos Zone: United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 Beryx spp. (ALF/3X14-) Ireland 5 (1) Precautionary TAC Spain 40 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 11 (1) Portugal 118 (1) Union 174 (1) United 5 (1) Kingdom TAC 179 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 4 Species: Roundnose grenadier Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b Coryphaenoides rupestris (RNG/5B67-) Germany 3 (1)(2)(4) Precautionary TAC Estonia 19 (1)(2)(4) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 86 (1)(2)(4) Spain 21 (1)(2)(4) France 1 092 (1)(2)(4) Lithuania 25 (1)(2)(4) Poland 13 (1)(2)(4) Others 3 (1)(2)(3)(4) Union 1 262 (1)(2)(4) United 64 (1)(2)(4) Kingdom TAC 1 326 (1)(2) (1) Of which no more than 10 % may be fished in Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 (RNG/*8X14- for roundnose grenadier and RHG/*8X14- for roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) by-catches). (2) No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/5B67-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. (3) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (RNG/5B67_AMS for roundnose grenadier and RHG/5B67_AMS for roughhead grenadier). (4) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries of grenadiers are permitted under this quota. 130/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 5 Species: Roundnose grenadier Zone: Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 Coryphaenoides rupestris (RNG/8X14-) Germany 11 (1)(2)(3) Precautionary TAC Ireland 2 (1)(2)(3) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 1 195 (1)(2)(3) France 55 (1)(2)(3) Latvia 19 (1)(2)(3) Lithuania 2 (1)(2)(3) Poland 374 (1)(2)(3) Union 1 658 (1)(2)(3) United 5 (1)(2)(3) Kingdom TAC 1 663 (1)(2) (1) Of which no more than 10 % may be fished in 6 and 7 and United Kingdom and international waters of 5b (RNG/*5B67- for roundnose grenadier and RHG/*5B67- for roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) by-catches). (2) No directed fisheries of roughhead grenadier are permitted. By-catches of roughhead grenadier (RHG/8X14-) shall be counted against this quota. They may not exceed 1 % of the quota. (3) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries of grenadiers are permitted under this quota. Table 6 Species: Red seabream Zone: 6, 7 and 8 Pagellus bogaraveo (SBR/678-) Ireland 3 (1) Precautionary TAC Spain 85 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 4 (1) Others 3 (1)(2) Union 95 (1) United 11 (1) Kingdom TAC 105 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SBR/678_AMS). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 131/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 7 Species: Red seabream Zone: Union and international waters of 10 Pagellus bogaraveo (SBR/10-) Year 2026 2027 Spain 3 3 Analytical TAC Portugal 376 419 Union 379 422 United 3 4 Kingdom TAC 382 426 132/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IB NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 Table 1 Species: Herring Zone: United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 Clupea harengus (HER/1/2-) Belgium 11 Analytical TAC Denmark 10 675 Germany 1 869 Spain 35 France 461 Ireland 2 763 Netherlands 3 820 Poland 540 Portugal 35 Finland 165 Sweden 3 956 Union 24 330 United Not relevant Kingdom TAC 533 914 Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters north of 62°N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) Union To be established 2, 5b north of 62°N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium To be established Denmark To be established Germany To be established Spain To be established France To be established Ireland To be established Netherlands To be established Poland To be established Portugal To be established Finland To be established Sweden To be established ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 133/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 2 Species: Cod Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Gadus morhua (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 2 091 Analytical TAC Greece 260 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 2 332,5 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Ireland 260 France 1 920 Portugal 2 332,5 Union 9 196 TAC Not relevant Table 3 Species: Cod Zone: Greenland waters in ICES subareas II, V, XII, XIV Gadus morhua (COD/N1GL14) Germany 2 050 (1) Analytical TAC Union 2 050 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) May not be fished from 1 March to 31 May within the ‘Kleine Bank management area’ bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 65°00'N 38°00'W 2 65°00'N 35°15'W 3 64°00'N 35°15'W 4 64°00'N 38°00'W 134/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 4 Species: Cod Zone: Svalbard waters; international waters of 1 and 2b Gadus morhua (COD/1/2B.) Germany 908 (1)(2)(4) Analytical TAC Spain 2 348 (1)(2)(4) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 388 (1)(2)(4) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Poland 427 (1)(2)(4) Portugal 496 (1)(2)(4) Others 42 (1)(2)(3)(4) Union 4 609 (1)(2)(4) TAC Not relevant (1) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the Spitzbergen and Bear Island zone and the associated by-catches of haddock are without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. (2) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul in the Spitzbergen and Bear Island zone. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod. (3) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland and Portugal. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (COD/1/2B_AMS). (4) May only be fished between 1 January 2026 and 30 June 2026. Table 5 Species: Cod and haddock Zone: Faroese waters of 5b Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus (C/H/05B-F.) Germany To be established Analytical TAC France To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 135/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 6 Species: Grenadiers Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Macrourus spp. (GRV/514GRN) Union 60 (1) Analytical TAC TAC Not relevant (2) 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 (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The amount below is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 40 Table 7 Species: Grenadiers Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Macrourus spp. (GRV/N1GRN.) Union 45 (1) Analytical TAC TAC Not relevant (2) 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 (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The amount below is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 55 Table 8 Species: Capelin Zone: 2b Mallotus villosus (CAP/02B.) Union 0 Analytical TAC TAC 0 136/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 9 Species: Capelin Zone: Greenland waters in ICES subareas II, V, XII, XIV Mallotus villosus (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 (2) Analytical TAC Germany 0 (2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Sweden 0 (2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply All Member 0 (1) States Union 0 (2) Norway 0 (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Denmark, Germany and Sweden may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS). (2) This quota shall apply from 15 October 2026 to 15 April 2027. Table 10 Species: Haddock Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Melanogrammus aeglefinus (HAD/1N2AB.) Germany 312 Analytical TAC France 188 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 500 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Table 11 Species: Blue whiting Zone: Faroese waters Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/2A4AXF) Denmark To be established Analytical TAC Germany To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands To be established Union To be established (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 137/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 12 Species: Ling and blue ling Zone: Faroese waters of 5b Molva molva and Molva dypterygia (B/L/05B-F.) Germany To be established Analytical TAC France To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union To be established (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC To be established (1) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): To be established Table 13 Species: Northern prawn Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Pandalus borealis (PRA/514GRN) Denmark 800 Analytical TAC France 800 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 600 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Norway 1 500 Faroe Islands To be established TAC Not relevant Table 14 Species: Northern prawn Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Pandalus borealis (PRA/N1GRN.) Denmark 1 125 Analytical TAC France 1 125 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 2 250 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant 138/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 15 Species: Saithe Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Pollachius virens (POK/1N2AB.) Germany 345 Analytical TAC France 55 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 400 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Table 16 Species: Saithe Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 Pollachius virens (POK/1/2INT) Union 0 Analytical TAC TAC Not relevant Table 17 Species: Saithe Zone: Faroese waters of 5b Pollachius virens (POK/05B-F.) Belgium To be established Analytical TAC Germany To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands To be established Union To be established TAC Not relevant Table 18 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/1N2AB.) Germany 165 (1) Analytical TAC Union 165 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 139/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 19 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/1/2INT) Union 1 711 (1) Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 20 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/N1G-S68) Germany 1 625 (1) Analytical TAC Union 1 625 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Norway 275 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished south of 68°N. Table 21 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: Greenland waters in ICES subareas II, V, XII & XIV Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/5-14GL) Germany 4 125 Analytical TAC Union 4 125 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Norway 650 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Faroe Islands To be established TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time. 140/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 22 Species: Beaked redfish Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Sebastes mentella (REB/1N2AB.) Germany 851 Analytical TAC Spain 106 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 93 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 450 Union 1 500 TAC Not relevant Table 23 Species: Redfish Zone: International waters of 1 and 2 Sebastes spp. (RED/1/2INT) Union To be established (1)(2) Analytical TAC TAC To be established 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 (1) This quota may only be fished from 1 July to 30 November. Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board. (2) The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 141/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 24 Species: Redfish (pelagic) Zone: Greenland waters in ICES subareas XII, XIV and in NAFO division 1F Sebastes spp. (RED/N1G14P) Germany 0 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC France 0 (1)(2)(3) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 0 (1)(2)(3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Norway 0 (1)(2) Faroe Islands 0 (1)(2)(4) TAC Not relevant (1) This quota may only be fished from 10 May to 31 December. (2) May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 64°45'N 28°30'W 2 62°50'N 25°45'W 3 61°55'N 26°45'W 4 61°00'N 26°30'W 5 59°00'N 30°00'W 6 59°00'N 34°00'W 7 61°30'N 34°00'W 8 62°50'N 36°00'W 9 64°45'N 28°30'W (3) Special condition: may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P). (4) May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN). 142/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 25 Species: Redfish (demersal) Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Sebastes spp. (RED/N1G14D) Germany 1 194 (1) Analytical TAC France 6 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 200 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Norway 900 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) May only be fished by trawl, and only north and east of the line defined by the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 59°15'N 54°26'W 2 59°15'N 44°00'W 3 59°30'N 42°45'W 4 60°00'N 42°00'W 5 62°00'N 40°30'W 6 62°00'N 40°00'W 7 62°40'N 40°15'W 8 63°09'N 39°40'W 9 63°30'N 37°15'W 10 64°20'N 35°00'W 11 65°15'N 32°30'W 12 65°15'N 29°50'W Table 26 Species: Redfish Zone: Faroese waters of 5b Sebastes spp. (RED/05B-F.) Belgium To be established Analytical TAC Germany To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union To be established TAC Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 143/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 27 Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 (OTH/1N2AB.) Germany 143 (1) Analytical TAC France 57 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 200 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 28 Species: Other species(1) Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (OTH/05B-F.) Germany To be established Analytical TAC France To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant (1) Excluding fish species of no commercial value. Table 29 Species: Flatfishes Zone: Faroese waters of 5b (FLX/05B-F.) Germany To be established Analytical TAC France To be established Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union To be established Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC Not relevant 144/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 30 Species: By-catches(1) Zone: Greenland waters (B-C/GRL) Union 300 Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 145/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IC NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC – NAFO CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 2J3KL Gadus morhua (COD/N2J3KL) Bulgaria 0 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Germany 0 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Estonia 0 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 0 (1)(2) France 0 (1)(2) Latvia 0 (1)(2) Lithuania 0 (1)(2) Poland 0 (1)(2) Portugal 0 (1)(2) Romania 0 (1)(2) Union 0 (1)(2) TAC 0 (1)(2) (1) This quota shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. (2) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC 15 April 2027 and 23:59 UTC 30 June 2027. During this period, this species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 2 Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 3NO Gadus morhua (COD/N3NO.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 0 (1) 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 (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater. 146/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 3 Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 3M Gadus morhua (COD/N3M.) Estonia 170,8 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 714,8 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Latvia 170,8 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 170,8 (1) Poland 582,5 (1) Spain 2 197,8 (1) France 306,6 (1) Portugal 3 014,2 (1) Union 7 328,3 (1) TAC 15 360 (1) (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC on 1 January and 24:00 UTC on 31 March. During this period, this species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 4 Species: Witch flounder Zone: NAFO 3L Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (WIT/N3L.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 0 (1) 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 (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 5 Species: Witch flounder Zone: NAFO 3NO Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (WIT/N3NO.) Estonia 64,7 Analytical TAC Latvia 64,6 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 64,6 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 193,9 TAC 1 461 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 147/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 6 Species: American plaice Zone: NAFO 3M Hippoglossoides platessoides (PLA/N3M.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 0 (1) 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 (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 7 Species: American plaice Zone: NAFO 3LNO Hippoglossoides platessoides (PLA/N3LNO.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 0 (1) 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 (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 8 Species: Shortfin squid Zone: NAFO subareas 3 and 4 Illex illecebrosus (SQI/N34.) Estonia 128 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Latvia 128 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 128 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Poland 227 (1)(2) Others 29 467 (1)(2)(3) Union 30 078 (1)(4) TAC 34 000 (1) No vessel may fish for squid between 00:00 UTC on 1 January and 24:00 UTC on 30 June. (2) Between 1 July and 31 December, during a maximum 2-week exemption period, up to a total of three hauls in which any other species for which this Regulation establishes fishing opportunities in the NAFO Convention area and other than squid comprises the largest percentage by weight of the total catch in the haul shall not be considered a directed fishery, provided that the fishing vessel carries on board a control observer, uses a mesh size no smaller than 60 mm, and complies with the NAFO notification and reporting requirements to make use of that 2-week exemption period. After each such haul, the fishing vessel shall immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous haul throughout the subsequent haul. (3) This quantity is available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SQI/N34_AMS). (4) Corresponds to the sum of the quotas of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and the Union’s unspecified share available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. 148/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 9 Species: Yellowtail flounder Zone: NAFO 3LNO Limanda ferruginea (YEL/N3LNO.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC Others 121,4 (2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 24 290 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. If, however, following quota transfers or exchanges or charter, directed fisheries are conducted, catches shall be reported separately (YEL/N3LNO-DIR) and the following shall apply: (a) a by-catch of 15 % of American plaice is permitted. However, if a fishing vessel is carrying an observer: (i) this maxima shall be 2 900 kg or 15 % of American plaice, whichever the greater; and (ii) a vessel may exceed the maxima referred to in point (i) for by-catches of American plaice retained on board during the first 9 fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory Area, provided that American plaice by-catch represents 15 % or less by the end of that period or when the vessel leaves the NAFO Regulatory Area, whichever occurs first; (b) the first two times that catches of American plaice comprise the largest percentage by weight of the total catch in a haul, such catches shall be considered as incidental catch, but the vessel shall immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous haul throughout the subsequent haul. (2) This quantity is available to NAFO Contracting Parties that have not been allocated a quota for this stock, including the Union, and in accordance with applicable NAFO measures. If the Union is assigned an ‘Others’ quota, catches under this shared quota shall be reported separately (YEL/N3LNO-OTH). Once the ‘Others’ quota is exhausted, the by-catch limits shall be as follows: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. Table 10 Species: Capelin Zone: NAFO 3NO Mallotus villosus (CAP/N3NO.) Union 0 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 0 (1) 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 (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 149/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 11 Species: Northern prawn Zone: NAFO 3LNO(1)(2) Pandalus borealis (PRA/N3LNOX) Estonia 0 (3) Analytical TAC Latvia 0 (3) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 0 (3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Poland 0 (3) Spain 0 (3) Portugal 0 (3) Union 0 (3) TAC 0 (3) (1) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 47°20'00"N 46°40'00"W 2 47°20'00"N 46°30'00"W 3 46°00'00"N 46°30'00"W 4 46°00'00"N 46°40'00"W (2) Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area west of a line bound by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 46°00'00"N 47°49'00"W 2 46°25'00"N 47°27'00"W 3 46°42'00"N 47°25'00"W 4 46°48'00"N 47°25'50"W 5 47°16'50"N 47°43'50"W (3) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. 150/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 12 Species: Northern prawn Zone: NAFO 3M(1) Pandalus borealis (PRA/*N3M.) TAC Not relevant (2) Analytical TAC (1) Vessels may also fish this stock in division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 47°20'00"N 46°40'00"W 2 47°20'00"N 46°30'00"W 3 46°00'00"N 46°30'00"W 4 46°00'00"N 46°40'00"W Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December in the area bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 47°55'00"N 45°00'00"W 2 47°30'00"N 44°15'00"W 3 46°55'00"N 44°15'00"W 4 46°35'00"N 44°30'00"W 5 46°35'00"N 45°40'00"W 6 47°30'00"N 45°40'00"W 7 47°55'00"N 45°00'00"W (2) Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort (EFF/*N3M.). The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the beginning of the vessel’s activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Maximum number of fishing Member State days Denmark 0 Estonia 0 Spain 0 Latvia 0 Lithuania 0 Poland 0 Portugal 0 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 151/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 13 Species: Greenland halibut Zone: NAFO 3LMNO Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (GHL/N3LMNO) Estonia 295,6 Analytical TAC Germany 302,0 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Latvia 41,6 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 21,1 Spain 4 046,7 Portugal 1 691,9 Union 6 398,9 TAC 10 914 Table 14 Species: Skates Zone: NAFO 3LNO Rajidae (SKA/N3LNO.) Estonia 283 Analytical TAC Lithuania 62 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 3 403 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 660 Union 4 408 TAC 7 000 Table 15 Species: Redfishes Zone: NAFO 3LN Sebastes spp. (RED/N3LN.) Estonia 296,6 Analytical TAC Germany 204,0 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Latvia 296,6 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 296,6 Union 1 093,8 TAC 6 000 152/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 16 Species: Redfishes Zone: NAFO 3M Sebastes spp. (RED/N3M.) Estonia 1 571 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 513 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Latvia 1 571 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 1 571 (1) Spain 233 (1) Portugal 2 354 (1) Union 7 813 (1) TAC 15 636 (1) (1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within this TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July: 7 818 Table 17 Species: Redfishes Zone: NAFO 3O Sebastes spp. (RED/N3O.) Spain 708 Analytical TAC Portugal 2 092 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 2 800 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 8 000 Table 18 Species: Redfishes Zone: NAFO subarea 2, divisions 1F and 3K Sebastes spp. (RED/N1F3K.) Latvia 0 (1) Analytical TAC Lithuania 0 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 0 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 0 (1) (1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 153/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 19 Species: White hake Zone: NAFO 3NO Urophycis tenuis (HKW/N3NO.) Spain 255 Analytical TAC Portugal 333 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 588 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 1 000 (1) Where, according to NAFO rules, a positive vote by the NAFO Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be as below: Spain 255 Portugal 333 Union 588 154/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Sailfish Zone: ICCAT Convention area, east of 45°W Istiophorus albicans (SAI/ICAE45W) TAC 1 271,00 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 Table 2 Species: Sailfish Zone: ICCAT Convention area, west of 45°W Istiophorus albicans (SAI/ICAW45W) TAC 1 030,00 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 Table 3 Species: Blue marlin Zone: ICCAT Convention area Makaira nigricans (BUM/ICCAT) Spain 22,77 Analytical TAC France 332,82 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 46,21 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 401,80 TAC 1 670,00 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 155/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 4 Species: Blue shark Zone: ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N Prionace glauca (BSH/ICAN05N) Ireland 0,72 Analytical TAC Spain 20 309,50 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 113,96 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 4 024,82 Union 24 449,00 TAC 30 000,00 Table 5 Species: Blue shark Zone: ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N Prionace glauca (BSH/ICAS05N) Spain 12 498,27 Analytical TAC Portugal 4 906,73 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 17 405,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 27 711,00 Table 6 Species: White marlin Zone: ICCAT Convention area Tetrapturus albidus (WHM/ICCAT) Spain 30,50 Analytical TAC Portugal 19,50 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 50,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 355,00 156/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 7 Species: Northern Albacore Zone: ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N, excluding Mediterranean Thunnus alalunga (ALB/ICAN05NXM) Ireland 3 967,52 Analytical TAC Spain 22 362,40 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 7 033,33 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 2 452,65 Union 35 815,90 (1)(2) United 552,80 (3) Kingdom TAC 47 251,00 (1) The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for Northern albacore as a target species shall be: 1 241. (2) Special condition: Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantities may be taken in United Kingdom waters (ALB/*ICAN05NXM-UK): Ireland 62,03 Spain 349,65 France 109,97 Portugal 38,35 Union 560,00 (3) Special condition: Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantities may be taken in Union waters (ALB/*ICAN05NXM-EU): 560,00 Table 8 Species: Southern Albacore Zone: ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N Thunnus alalunga (ALB/ICAS05N) Spain 870,12 Analytical TAC France 285,95 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 608,93 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 1 765,00 TAC 28 000,00 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 157/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 9 Species: Mediterranean Albacore Zone: Mediterranean Thunnus alalunga (ALB/MED) Greece 385,30 Analytical TAC Spain 99,46 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 14,45 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 6,74 Italy 1 128,24 Cyprus 416,06 Malta 39,68 Union 2 089,93 TAC 2 500,00 (1)(2)(3) (1) In order to protect juvenile swordfish, a closure period shall also apply to longline vessels targeting Mediterranean albacore from 1 October to 30 November. In addition, Mediterranean albacore, either as a targeted species or as by-catch, shall not be caught, retained on board, transhipped or landed during the following periods: — Greece, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus: 1 October to 30 November and 1 to 31 March; — Spain, France and Malta: 1 January to 31 March. (2) Each Member State shall limit the number of their fishing vessels authorised to fish for Mediterranean albacore to the number of fishing vessels authorised to fish this species in 2017. Member States may apply a tolerance of 10 % to this capacity limit. (3) Special condition: by-catches of albacore are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (ALB/MED-BC). Dead catches of albacore from sport and recreational fisheries are to be counted against this quota but shall be reported separately (ALB/MED-SR). Table 10 Species: Yellowfin tuna Zone: ICCAT Convention area Thunnus albacares (YFT/ICCAT) TAC 110 000,00 (1) 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 (1) Catches of yellowfin tuna by purse seiners (YFT/*ICCATPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (YFT/*ICCATLL) shall be reported separately. Table 11 Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: ICCAT Convention area Thunnus obesus (BET/ICCAT) Spain 7 523,98 (1) Analytical TAC France 3 195,86 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Portugal 2 856,45 (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 13 576,29 (1) TAC 73 000,00 (1) (1) Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ICCATPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/*ICCATLL) shall be reported separately. As of June, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these fishing vessels on a weekly basis. 158/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 12(1) Species: Bluefin tuna Zone: ICCAT Convention area, east of 45°W Thunnus thynnus (BFT/ICAE45W) Cyprus 220,12 (4) Analytical TAC Greece 409,14 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 7 938,81 (2)(4) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 7 833,53 (2)(3)(4) Croatia 1 238,13 (6) Italy 6 182,61 (4)(5) Malta 507,24 (4) Portugal 746,51 Others 88,53 (1) Union 25 164,62 (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) TAC 48 403,00 (1) (1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/ICAE45W_AMS). (2) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*E45W8301): Spain 1 202,76 France 558,76 Union 1 761,52 (3) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*E45W641): France 100,00 Union 100,00 (4) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex VI (BFT/*E45W641): Spain 158,78 France 313,34(1) Italy 123,65 Cyprus 4,40 Malta 10,14 Union 610,31 (1) Of which 50 % may only be fished in the Gulf of Lion. (5) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI (BFT/*E45W643): Italy 123,65 Union 123,65 (6) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI for farming purposes (BFT/*E45W8303F): Croatia 1 114,32 Union 1 114,32 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 159/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 12(2) Species: Bluefin tuna Zone: ICCAT Convention area, west of 45°W Thunnus thynnus (BFT/ICAW45W) Union 0 Analytical TAC TAC Not relevant 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 Table 13 Species: Shortfin mako Zone: ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N Isurus oxyrinchus (SMA/ICAS05N) Union 257,27 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 1 000,00 (1)(2) 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 (1) Quota set for the purpose of implementing a Union retention allowance for this stock. (2) Exclusively for by-catches. Table 14 Species: Swordfish Zone: ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N, excluding Mediterranean Xiphias gladius (SWO/ICAN05NXM) Spain 6 097,29 (2) Analytical TAC Portugal 1 108,20 (2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Others 162,84 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 7 368,33 TAC 14 769,00 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/ICAN05NXM_AMS). (2) Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N (SWO/*ICAS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*ICAS05N_AMS). 160/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 15 Species: Swordfish Zone: ICCAT Convention area, south of 5°N Xiphias gladius (SWO/ICAS05N) Spain 4 525,88 (1) Analytical TAC Portugal 298,12 (1) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 4 824,00 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply TAC 10 000,00 (1) Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this quantity may be fished in the ICCAT Convention area, north of 5°N (SWO/*ICAN05N). Table 16 Species: Swordfish Zone: Mediterranean Xiphias gladius (SWO/MED) Croatia 13,74 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Cyprus 50,67 (1)(2) Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 1 565,04 (1)(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 109,08 (1)(2) Greece 1 036,02 (1)(2) Italy 3 208,44 (1)(2) Malta 380,64 (1)(2) Union 6 363,63 (1)(2) TAC 9 017,00 (1) This quota may be fished only from 1 April to 31 December. (2) Special condition: by-catches of Mediterranean swordfish are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-BC). Dead catches of Mediterranean swordfish from sport and recreational fisheries are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-SR). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 161/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IE SEAFO CONVENTION AREA The TACs set out in this Annex are not allocated to the Contracting Parties of SEAFO and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the SEAFO Secretariat which will communicate to the SEAFO Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to a TAC exhaustion. Table 1 Species: Alfonsinos Zone: SEAFO Convention area Beryx spp. (ALF/SEAFO) TAC 200 (1) Precautionary TAC (1) No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in subdivision B1 (ALF/*F47NA). Table 2 Species: Deep-sea red crabs Zone: SEAFO subdivision B1(1) Chaceon spp. (GER/F47NAM) TAC 162 (1) Precautionary TAC (1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: — its western boundary on the longitude 0°E, — its northern boundary on the latitude 20°S, — its southern boundary on the latitude 28°S, and — the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian exclusive economic zone. Table 3 Species: Deep-sea red crabs Zone: SEAFO Convention area, excluding subdivision B1 Chaceon spp. (GER/F47X) TAC 200 Precautionary TAC Table 4 Species: Patagonian toothfish Zone: SEAFO subarea D Dissostichus eleginoides (TOP/F47D) TAC 274 Precautionary TAC Table 5 Species: Patagonian toothfish Zone: SEAFO Convention area, excluding subarea D Dissostichus eleginoides (TOP/F47-D) TAC 0 Precautionary TAC 162/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 6 Species: Orange roughy Zone: SEAFO subdivision B1(1) Hoplostethus atlanticus (ORY/F47NAM) TAC 0 (2) Precautionary TAC (1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: — its western boundary on the longitude 0°E, — its northern boundary on the latitude 20°S, — its southern boundary on the latitude 28°S, and — the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian exclusive economic zone. (2) Except for a by-catch allowance of four tonnes (ORY/*F47NA). Table 7 Species: Orange roughy Zone: SEAFO Convention area, excluding subdivision B1 Hoplostethus atlanticus (ORY/F47X) TAC 50 Precautionary TAC Table 8 Species: Pelagic armourheads Zone: SEAFO Convention area Pseudopentaceros spp. (EDW/SEAFO) TAC 135 Precautionary TAC ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 163/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IF SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION Species: Southern bluefin tuna Zone: All areas of distribution Thunnus maccoyii (SBF/F41-81) Union 13 (1) Analytical TAC TAC 13 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 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 164/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IG WCPFC CONVENTION AREA Table 1(1) Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: WCPFC Convention area Thunnus obesus (BET/WCPFC) Union 2 000,00 (1) Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines. Table 1(2) Species: Pacific Bluefin tuna Zone: WCPFC Convention area Thunnus orientalis (BFT/WCPFC) Union 10,00 (1) Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Shall apply to specimens of 30 kg or larger. When accidentally caught, smaller specimens shall not be harmed and be promptly released. Table 2 Species: Swordfish Zone: WCPFC Convention area south of 20°S Xiphias gladius (SWO/F7120S) Union 3 170,36 Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 165/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IH SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Toothfishes Zone: SPRFMO Convention area, research blocks A and B(1) Dissostichus spp. (TOT/SPR-AB) TAC 0 (2)(3)(4) Precautionary TAC Article 3of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply (1) Research block A: NW: 50°30'S, 136°E NE: 50°30'S, 140°30'E SE: 54°50'S, 140°30'E SW: 54°50'S, 136°E Research block B: NW: 52°45'S, 140°30'E NE: 52°45'S, 145°30'E SE: 54°50'S, 145°30'E SW: 54°50'S, 140°30'E (2) This annual TAC is only for exploratory fisheries, as defined in Article 4, point 11, of Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council*. Fishing shall be limited to depths between 600 m and 2 500 m. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 60 consecutive days which may occur any time between 1 May and 15 November. All fishing shall cease immediately if the death of the following occurs: (a) one of any of the following species: wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma), black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis); or (b) three individuals of any of the following species: light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli). Fishing shall further be limited to a maximum number of 5 000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 100 sets. Longlines shall be set at least 3 nautical miles apart from each other, and not set at previous longline locations within one calendar year. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled during the trip, whichever is earlier. * Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area (OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/975/oj). (3) Of which up to 0 tonnes may be fished in research block A. As the catch limit for research block A is approached, shorter lines shall be set to ensure that the catch limit is not exceeded. Catches of toothfishes in research block A shall be reported separately (TOT/SPR-A). (4) Of which up to 0 tonnes may be fished in research block B. As the catch limit for research block B is approached, shorter lines shall be set to ensure that the catch limit is not exceeded. Catches of toothfishes in research block B shall be reported separately (TOT/SPR-B). 166/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 2 Species: Jack mackerel Zone: SPRFMO Convention area Trachurus murphyi (CJM/SPRFMO) Germany 0 Analytical TAC Netherlands 0 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Lithuania 0 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Poland 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 167/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IJ IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE Table 1 Species: Skipjack tuna Zone: IOTC Area of Competence Katsuwonus pelamis (SKJ/IOTC) Spain 84 616 Analytical TAC France 36 845 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Italy 3 539 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 125 000 TAC Not relevant Table 2 Species: Yellowfin tuna Zone: IOTC Area of Competence Thunnus albacares (YFT/IOTC) Spain 42 903 Analytical TAC France 27 710 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Italy 2 365 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Portugal 100 (1) Union 73 078 TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Table 3 Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: IOTC Area of Competence Thunnus obesus (BET/IOTC) Spain 14 792 Analytical TAC France 4 255 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Italy 472 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Portugal 44 (1) Union 19 562 TAC Not relevant (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 168/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IK SIOFA AGREEMENT AREA Table 1 Species: Portuguese dogfish Zone: SIOFA subarea 2(1) Centroscymnus coelolepis (CYO/F517S2) TAC 767,6 (2)(3) Precautionary TAC (1) Area bounded: — to the south, by latitude 36°00'S, — to the east, by longitude 49°00'E, — to the west, by longitude 40°00'E, — to the north, by the adjacent exclusive economic zones. (2) The by-catch allowance set out above is not allocated between SIOFA Parties, hence the Union’s share is undetermined. (3) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this by-catch allowance. Once the by-catch allowance is exhausted, the SIOFA Secretariat will notify SIOFA Contracting Parties. On receiving that notification that the by-catch allowance has been exhausted, Member States shall ensure that their vessels fishing in SIOFA subarea 2 do not retain any Portuguese dogfish for the remainder of the year. That retention prohibition shall apply to any lines in the water following the notification of the SIOFA Secretariat that the by-catch allowance has been exhausted. Vessels with lines in the water at the time that the notification is received may retain Portuguese dogfish that are dead at time of haul and shall release all live Portuguese dogfish on such lines. Table 2 Species: Toothfishes Zone: Del Cano Area(1) Dissostichus spp. (TOT/F517DC) Union 14,66 (2) Precautionary TAC TAC 44 (2) (1) Area bounded: — to the north, by latitude 44°00'S when west of 44°09'E and by latitude 43°30'S when east of 44°09'E, — to the south, by latitude 45°00'S, — to the west and east by the adjacent exclusive economic zones. (2) May only be fished by fishing vessels with observers on board and using longlines during the fishing season from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026. Longlines shall not exceed 3 000 hooks per line and shall be set at minimum three nautical miles from each other. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Del Cano Area. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 169/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Table 3 Species: Toothfishes Zone: Williams Ridge(1) Dissostichus spp. (TOT/F574WR) TAC 140 (2) Precautionary TAC (1) Area bounded by the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 52°50'00"S 80°00'00"E 2 55°00'00"S 80°00'00"E 3 55°00'00"S 85°00'00"E 4 52°50'00"S 85°00'00"E (2) The TAC set out above is not allocated between SIOFA Parties, hence the Union’s share is undetermined. It may only be fished by fishing vessels with observers on board during the fishing season from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026. No more than two longlines not exceeding 6 250 hooks shall be set per grid cell established by SIOFA and an interval of at least 30 days shall apply between fishing trips according to the access conditions established by SIOFA. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a fishing vessel reaches this limit, it shall no longer fish in Williams Ridge. Benthic fishery closures Gulden Draak Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 28°00' 98°00' 2 29°00' 98°00' 3 28°00' 99°00' 4 29°00' 99°00' Rusky Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 31°20' 94°55' 2 31°30' 94°55' 3 31°20' 95°00' 4 31°30' 95°00' 170/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Fools-Flat Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 31°30' 94°40' 2 31°40' 94°40' 3 31°30' 95°00' 4 31°40' 95°00' East Broken Ridge Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 32°50' 100°50' 2 33°25' 100°50' 3 32°50' 101°40' 4 33°25' 101°40' Mid-Indian Ridge Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 13°00' 64°00' 2 15°50' 64°00' 3 15°50' 66°48' 4 15°02' 68°00' 5 15°50' 68°00' Atlantis Bank Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 32°00' 57°00' 2 32°50' 57°00' 3 32°00' 58°00' 4 32°50' 58°00' Bridle Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 38°03' 49°00' 2 38°45' 49°00' 3 38°03' 50°00' 4 38°45' 50°00' ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 171/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Banana Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 30°20' 45°40' 2 30°30' 45°40' 3 30°20' 46°00' 4 30°30' 46°00' Middle of What Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 37°54' 50°23' 2 37°56'30" 50°23' 3 37°54' 50°27' 4 37°56'30" 50°27' Walters Shoal Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 33°00' 43°10' 2 33°20' 43°10' 3 33°00' 44°10' 4 33°20' 44°10' Coral Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 41°00' 42°00' 2 41°40' 42°00' 3 41°00' 44°00' 4 41°40' 44°00' Magneto (formally South Indian Ridge) Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 44°00' 40°52'40,8" 2 45°00' 42°07'26,4" 3 44°00' 46°32'38,4" 4 45°00' 45°42'39,6" 172/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Subarea 5 Point Latitude (S) Longitude (E) 1 25°00' 90°00' 2 36°00' 90°00' 3 25°00' 105°00' 4 36°00' 105°00' ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 173/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IL IATTC CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: IATTC Convention area Thunnus obesus (BET/IATTC) Union 500 (1) Precautionary TAC TAC Not relevant (1) This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines. 174/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IM NPFC CONVENTION AREA Table 1 Species: Chub mackerel Zone: NPFC Convention area Scomber japonicus Union 0 (1)(3)(4)(5) Precautionary TAC NPFC 0 (1)(2)(3)(4) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Contracting Parties, including Union TAC Not relevant (1) May only be fished from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. (2) Special condition: under this catch limit no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the following vessels: Trawlers(*) Purse seiners(*) (MAS/NPFC-TR) (MAS/NPFC-PS) 0 0 (*) The fisheries under those catch limits will be closed by NPFC Contracting Parties, including for the Union by the Commission, within two days from the issue date of the notice of the NPFC Executive Secretary that the utilisation of those catch limits has reached 95 %. (3) Only one trawler flying the flag of a Member State shall be authorised to fish for chub mackerel at any time. That applies without prejudice to any allocation of future fishing opportunities by the Union in the NPFC Convention area, in particular to the Member State authorised to fish in the period from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. (4) Union fishing vessels over 10 000 gross tonnage shall not be authorised to fish for chub mackerel. (5) Catches under this quota shall be reported separately (MAS/NPFC-EU). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 175/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX II FISHING EFFORT FOR FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e Chapter I General provisions 1. SCOPE 1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more present in the Western Channel (ICES division 7e) and carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm as well as static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm, in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472. 1.2. Fishing vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the 3 previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions: (a) such fishing vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2024 management period; (b) such fishing vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and (c) by 31 July 2026, each Member State concerned submits a report to the Commission on those fishing vessels’ catches of sole in the 3 previous years and by 31 January 2027, each Member State concerned submits a report to the Commission on those fishing vessels’catches of sole in 2026. Where any of those conditions is not met, the fishing vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect. 2. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories: (i) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm; and (ii) static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm; (b) ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping; (c) ‘the area’ means ICES division 7e; (d) ‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027. 3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union are present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex. Chapter II Authorisations 4. AUTHORISED FISHING VESSELS 4.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any fishing vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2003 to 2024, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that the equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area. 176/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 4.2. However, a fishing vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to that vessel and that different fishing gear is equal to or greater than the number of days allocated to the regulated gear. 4.3. A fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State which has no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear unless the fishing vessel is allocated a quota following a transfer carried out in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex. Chapter III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels 5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a fishing vessel flying its flag to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I. Table I Maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear during the current management period Regulated gear Maximum number of days Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm Belgium 176 France 188 Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm Belgium 176 France 191 6. KILOWATT DAYS SYSTEM 6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt day system. Through that system, it may authorise any fishing vessel concerned by any regulated gear set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days that is different from the number set out in that table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected. 6.2. The overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the fishing vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each fishing vessel by the number of days at sea it would be granted, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied. 6.3. Any Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing, for the regulated gear set out in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: (a) the list of fishing vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; and (b) the number of days at sea for which each fishing vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and, when point 6.1 is applied, the number of days at sea from which each fishing vessel would benefit. 6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where that is the case, may authorise the Member State concerned to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 177/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 7. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES 7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1). The Commission may consider permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances on a case by case basis, following a written and duly reasoned request from the Member State concerned. Such a request shall identify the fishing vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never resume fishing activities. 7.2. The effort expended in 2003, measured in kilowatt days, of the withdrawn fishing vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all fishing vessels using that gear grouping in 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. 7.3. Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a fishing vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea. 7.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission by 15 June 2026 with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping as set out in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: (a) lists of withdrawn fishing vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; (b) the fishing activity deployed by such fishing vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gear. 7.5. During the current management period, a Member State may reallocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the fishing vessels remaining in its fleet and qualified for the regulated gear. 7.6. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear set out in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period. 8. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE 8.1. Three additional days on which a fishing vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2026 and 31 January 2027 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and its implementing rules concerning national programmes. 8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member. 8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. (1) Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 (OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/ reg/2021/1139/oj). (2) Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/ eli/reg/2017/1004/oj). 178/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 8.4. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its programme without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme 4 weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies. Chapter IV Management 9. GENERAL OBLIGATION Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 10. MANAGEMENT PERIODS 10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. 10.2. The number of days or hours for which a fishing vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned. 10.3. Where a Member State authorises fishing vessels flying its flag to be present within the area for a given number of hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate that it has taken precautionary measures to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a fishing vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period. Chapter V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations 11. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE 11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another fishing vessel flying its flag within that area, provided that the product of the number of days received by a fishing vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor fishing vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. The engine power in kilowatts of the fishing vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. 11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor fishing vessel, shall not be higher than the donor fishing vessel’s average annual days track record in the area, as verified by the fishing logbook, in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that fishing vessel. 11.3. The transfer of days pursuant to point 11.1 shall be permitted between fishing vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. 11.4. Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing spreadsheet formats for the collection and transmission of that information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 61(2) of this Regulation. 12. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1, 4.3, 5, 6 and 10 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 179/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Chapter VI Reporting obligations 13. FISHING EFFORT REPORT Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to fishing vessels falling within the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2 of this Annex. 14. COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis information about total fishing effort deployed within the area by fishing vessels using towed gear and static gear, effort deployed within the area by fishing vessels using different types of gear, and the engine power of those fishing vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex. 15. COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data specified in point 14 and in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon request by the Commission, send detailed information to the Commission on the effort allocated and consumed, covering all or parts of the 2024 and 2025 management periods and using the data format specified in Tables IV and V. 180/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojTable II Reporting format for kW-day information by management period Member State Gear Management period Cumulative effort declaration (1) (2) (3) (4) Table III Data format for kW-day information by management period Maximum number of Alignment(1) Name of field Definition and comments characters/digits L(eft)/R(ight) (1) Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered (2) Gear 2 One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm (3) Management period 4 One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period (4) Cumulative effort declaration 7 R Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period (1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting. Table IV Reporting format for vessel-related information Gear notified Days eligible using notified gear(s) Days spent with notified gear(s) External mark- Length of manage- Member State CFR Transfer of days ing ment period No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (5) (5) (6) (6) (6) (6) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 181/212 OJ L, 30.1.2026 ENTable V Data format for vessel-related information Maximum number of Alignment(1) Name of field Definition and comments characters/digits L(eft)/R(ight) (1) Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which fishing vessel is registered (2) CFR 12 Common fleet register number (CFR) Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (nine characters). Where a series has fewer than nine characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left-hand side (3) External marking 14 L Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011(2) (4) Length of management period 2 L Length of the management period measured in months (5) Gear notified 2 L One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm (6) Special condition applying to notified 3 L Number of days for which the fishing vessel is eligible under Annex II for the notified gear and gear(s) notified length of management period (7) Days spent with notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days during which the fishing vessel was actually present within the area and using a gear corresponding to the gear notified during the notified management period (8) Transfers of days 4 L For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’ (1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting. (2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2011/404/oj). 182/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj EN OJ L, 30.1.2026EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX III MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4 For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as set out in this Annex and the Appendix thereto: Management area for ICES statistical rectangles sandeels 1r 31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5 2r 35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38 41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1 3r 41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0 4 38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0 5r 47–52 F1–F5 6 41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1 7r 47–52 E6–F0 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 183/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Appendix Management areas for sandeels 184/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IV SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD The areas set out in the Table below shall be closed for all gear except for pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls) during the identified period: Time Limited Closures No Area Name Coordinates Time period Additional Comment 1 Stanhope ground 60°25'N - 01°45'E 1 January to 30 April 60°25'N - 02°00'E 60°10'N - 02°00'E 60°10'N - 01°45'E 2 Long Hole 59°07.35'N - 0°31.04'W 1 January to 31 March 59°03.60'N - 0°22.25'W 58°59.35'N - 0°17.85'W 58°56.00'N - 0°11.01'W 58°56.60'N - 0°08.85'W 58°59.86'N - 0°15.65'W 59°03.50'N - 0°20.00'W 59°08.15'N - 0°29.07'W 3 Coral edge 58°51.70'N - 03°26.70'E 1 December to 28 February 58°40.66'N - 03°34.60'E 58°24.00'N - 03°12.40'E 58°24.00'N - 02°55.00'E 58°35.65'N - 02°56.30'E 4 Papa Bank 59°56'N - 03°08'W 1 January to 15 March 59°56'N - 02°45'W 59°35'N - 03°15'W 59°35'N - 03°35'W 5a Foula Deeps 60°17.5'N - 01°45'W 1 November to 31 December 60°11.0'N - 01°45'W 60°11.0'N - 02°10'W 60°20.0'N - 02°00'W 60°20.0'N - 01°50'W ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 185/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Time Limited Closures No Area Name Coordinates Time period Additional Comment 5b Foula Deeps 60°21'N - 02°05'W 1 January to 15 March 60°22'N - 02°27'W 60°06'N - 02°27'W 60°06'N - 02°05'W 6 Egersund Bank 58°07.40'N - 04°33.0'E 1 December to 31 (10 x 25 nm) March 57°53.00'N - 05°12.0'E 57°40.00'N - 05°10.9'E 57°57.90'N - 04°31.9'E 7 East of Fair Isle 59°40'N - 01°3'W 1 January to 15 March 59°40'N - 01°13'W 59°30'N - 01°20'W 59°00'N - 01°20'W 59°00'N - 01°40'W 59°10'N - 01°40'W 59°10'N - 01°28'W 59°30'N - 01°28'W 59°40'N - 01°23'W 8 West Bank 57°15'N - 05°01'E 1 January to 15 (18 x 4 nm) March 56°56'N - 05°00'E 56°56'N - 06°20'E 57°15'N - 06°20'E 9 Revet 57°28.43'N - 08°05.66'E 1 January to 15 (1,5 x 49 nm) March 57°27.44'N - 08°07.20'E 57°51.77'N - 09°26.33'E 57°52.88'N - 09°25.00'E 186/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Time Limited Closures No Area Name Coordinates Time period Additional Comment 10 Rabarberen 57°47.00'N - 11°04.00'E 1 January to 15 East of Skagen March 57°43.00'N - 11°04.00'E (2,7x4 nm) 57°43.00'N - 11°09.00'E 57°47.00'N - 11°09.00'E 11 Krogbund 56°56'N - 06°25'E 1 January to 31 March 56°47'N - 06°25'E 56°47'N - 06°55'E 56°56'N - 06°55'E 12 Lille Fiskerbanke 56°50'N - 06°08'E 1 January to 31 March 56°50'N - 05°52'E 56°38'N - 05°52'E 56°38'N - 06°08'E ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 187/212ANNEX V FISHING AUTHORISATIONS PART A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS Number of fishing Allocation of fishing authorisations Maximum number of vessels Area of fishing Fishery authorisations amongst Member States present at any time Norwegian waters and fishery zone Herring, north of 62°00'N DK 25 around Jan Mayen DE 5 FR 1 59 IE 8 51 NL 9 PL 1 SE 10 Demersal species, north of 62°00'N DE 16 IE 1 ES 20 66 41 FR 18 PT 9 Unallocated 2 Industrial species, south of 62°00'N 450 DK 450 141 188/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj EN OJ L, 30.1.2026Number of fishing Allocation of fishing authorisations Maximum number of vessels Area of fishing Fishery authorisations amongst Member States present at any time Svalbard waters; international waters Fishery for snow crab with pots EE 1 of 1 and 2b(1) ES 1 20 LV 11 Not applicable LT 4 PL 3 (1) The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the Spitzbergen and Bear Island zone is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. PART B MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS Maximum number of vessels present Flag State Fishery Number of fishing authorisations at any time Venezuela(1)(2)(3) Snappers (French Guiana waters) 45 45 (1) To issue those fishing authorisations, proof shall be produced that a valid contract exists between the fishing vessel owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land snapper catches from the fishing vessel concerned in that department, achieving in the authorisation period landings of 75 % of all snapper catches by fishing vessel, so that they may be processed in that undertaking’s premises. Such a contract shall be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall notify that refusal, and state the reasons therefor, to the parties concerned and to the Commission. (2) Fishing activities are authorised on an annual calendar basis. However, a fishing vessel can continue its fishing activities from 16 February to 31 March 2026 after expiry of its fishing authorisation, provided that the operator: — initiated the process to renew its fishing authorisation, — fulfilled all its contractual and information communication obligations. This extension expires upon the entry into force of the Commission decision for a new fishing authorisation or notification of the refusal of the new fishing authorisation. (3) Fishing activities by fishing vessels holding those fishing authorisations may only occur in the period from 16 February 2026 to 14 December 2026. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 189/212 OJ L, 30.1.2026 ENEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX VI 1. Maximum number of Union baitboats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic Spain 60 France 55 Union 115 2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean Spain 364 France 154(1) Italy 30 Cyprus 20(1) Malta 54(1) Union 622 (1) This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by up to 10 longline vessels in accordance with point 4 of this Annex. 3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes Croatia 18 Italy 12 Union 30 4. Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. 190/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojNumber of fishing vessels(1)(2) Greece(3) Spain France Croatia Italy Cyprus(4) Malta(5) Portugal Purse seiners(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Longliners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baitboats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Handline 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trawlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Small-scale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other artisanal(7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) The numbers in this Table will be established following the approval of the Union fishing, farming and capacity management plan by ICCAT, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules. (2) The numbers in this Table may be further increased, provided that the Union’s international obligations are complied with. (3) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels. (4) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. (5) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. (6) The individual numbers of purse seiners in this Table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future. (7) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 191/212 OJ L, 30.1.2026 ENEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Maximum number of traps(1) Member State Number of traps Spain 6 Italy 6 Portugal 2 (1) The numbers in this Table will be adapted following the approval of the Union fishing, farming and capacity management plan by ICCAT, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules. 6. Maximum number of authorised farms and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Maximum number of authorised farms and input of wild-caught bluefin tuna(1) Number of farms Input (in tonnes) Greece 2 785 Spain 10 6 300 Croatia 4 2 947 Italy 13 3 764 Cyprus 3 2 195 Malta 6 8 786 Portugal 2 350 (1) The numbers in this Table will be adapted following the approval of the Union fishing, farming and capacity management plan by ICCAT, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules. 7. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) as a target species, in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107. Member State Maximum number of vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 Portugal 310 192/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX VII CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention area in the period from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 shall be limited to the following: Table A Authorised Member States, subareas and maximum number of fishing vessels Member State Subarea Maximum number of vessels Spain 48.6 1 Spain 88.1 1 Spain 88.2 1 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 193/212Table B TACs and by-catch limits The TACs set out in the Table below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat, which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion. Bycatch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs or research blocks Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Subarea Region Season SSRUs or research blocks catch limit (in ton bn loes c) k/S sSRUs or research catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea(1) Skates and rays G (Mre an cra od ui re ur ss Other spe- (Rajiformes) cies spp.)(2) 48.6 Whole subarea 1 December 2025 to 48.6_2 182 9 29 29 30 November 2026 48.6_3 60 3 9 9 713 48.6_4 181 9 28 28 48.6_5 290 14 46 46 88.1 Whole subarea 1 December 2025 to A, B, C, G(3)(‘N70’) 623 31 99 31 31 August 2026 G, H, I, J, K(4)(‘S70’) 2 163 108 316 108 3 278 Special Research Zone of the Ross 428 21 72 21 Sea Region marine protected area (‘SRZ’) 194/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj EN OJ L, 30.1.2026Bycatch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs or research blocks Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Subarea Region Season SSRUs or research blocks catch limit (in ton bn loes c) k/S sSRUs or research catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea(1) Skates and rays G (Mre an cra od ui re ur ss Other spe- (Rajiformes) cies spp.)(2) 88.2 Whole subarea 1 December 2025 to A, B(3)(N70) Included in the catch limit for N70 in Included in the by-catch limits for N70 in 31 August 2026 sub-area 88.1 sub-area 88.1 A, B(4)(S70) Included in the catch limit for S70 in Included in the by-catch limits for S70 in sub-area 88.1 sub-area 88.1 Part of SSRU_A within SRZ Included in the catch limit for SRZ in Included in the by-catch limits for SRZ in sub-area 88.1 sub-area 88.1 88.2_1 184 1 425 9 29 29 88.2_2 454 22 72 72 88.2_3 468 23 74 74 88.2_4 319 15 51 51 14 December 2025 88.2_H 199 199 9 31 31 to 31 August 2026 (1) The target species is Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). Any Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) caught shall be counted towards the overall catch limit for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). (2) In area 88.1 and in SSRUs A and B in area 88.2, where the catch of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) taken by a single fishing vessel in any two 10-day periods (i.e. from day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20, or day 21 to the last day of the month) in any SSRU exceeds 1 500 kg in each 10-day period and exceeds 16 % of the catch of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) by that vessel in that SSRU, the vessel shall cease fishing in that SSRU for the remainder of the season. (3) All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70°S. (4) All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70°S. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 195/212 OJ L, 30.1.2026 ENEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Appendix Part A Research blocks 48.6 coordinates Research block 48.6_2 coordinates 54°00'S 01°00'E 55°00'S 01°00'E 55°00'S 02°00'E 55°30'S 02°00'E 55°30'S 04°00'E 56°30'S 04°00'E 56°30'S 07°00'E 56°00'S 07°00'E 56°00'S 08°00'E 54°00'S 08°00'E 54°00'S 09°00'E 53°00'S 09°00'E 53°00'S 03°00'E 53°30'S 03°00'E 53°30'S 02°00'E 54°00'S 02°00'E Research block 48.6_3 coordinates 64°30'S 01°00'E 66°00'S 01°00'E 66°00'S 04°00'E 65°00'S 04°00'E 65°00'S 07°00'E 64°30'S 07°00'E Research block 48.6_4 coordinates 68°20'S 10°00'E 68°20'S 13°00'E 69°30'S 13°00'E 69°30'S 10°00'E 69°45'S 10°00'E 69°45'S 06°00'E 69°00'S 06°00'E 69°00'S 10°00'E Research block 48.6_5 coordinates 71°00'S 15°00'W 71°00'S 13°00'W 70°30'S 13°00'W 196/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 70°30'S 11°00'W 70°30'S 10°00'W 69°30'S 10°00'W 69°30'S 09°00'W 70°00'S 09°00'W 70°00'S 08°00'W 69°30'S 08°00'W 69°30'S 07°00'W 70°30'S 07°00'W 70°30'S 10°00'W 71°00'S 10°00'W 71°00'S 11°00'W 71°30'S 11°00'W 71°30'S 15°00'W Research blocks 88.2 coordinates Research block 88.2_1 coordinates 73°48'S 108°00'W 73°48'S 105°00'W 75°00'S 105°00'W 75°00'S 108°00'W Research block 88.2_2 coordinates 73°18'S 119°00'W 73°18'S 111°30'W 74°12'S 111°30'W 74°12'S 119°00'W Research block 88.2_3 coordinates 72°12'S 122°00'W 70°50'S 115°00'W 71°42'S 115°00'W 73°12'S 122°00'W Research block 88.2_4 coordinates 72°36'S 140°00'W 72°36'S 128°00'W 74°42'S 128°00'W 74°42'S 140°00'W ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 197/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 List of small-scale research units (SSRUs) Region SSRU Boundary line 88.1 A From 60°S 150°E, due east to 170°E, due south to 65°S, due west to 150°E, due north to 60°S. B From 60°S 170°E, due east to 179°E, due south to 66°40'S, due west to 170°E, due north to 60°S. C From 60°S 179°E, due east to 170°W, due south to 70°S, due west to 178°W, due north to 66° 40'S, due west to 179°E, due north to 60°S. D From 65°S 150°E, due east to 160°E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150°E, due north to 65°S. E From 65°S 160°E, due east to 170°E, due south to 68°30'S, due west to 160°E, due north to 65°S. F From 68°30'S 160°E, due east to 170°E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160°E, due north to 68°30'S. G From 66°40'S 170°E, due east to 178°W, due south to 70°S, due west to 178°50'E, due south to 70°50'S, due west to 170°E, due north to 66°40'S. H From 70°50'S 170°E, due east to 178°50'E, due south to 73°S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170°E, due north to 70°50'S. I From 70°S 178°50'E, due east to 170°W, due south to 73°S, due west to 178°50'E, due north to 70°S. J From 73°S at coast near 170°E, due east to 178°50'E, due south to 80°S, due west to 170°E, northward along coast to 73°S. K From 73°S 178°50'E, due east to 170°W, due south to 76°S, due west to 178°50'E, due north to 73°S. L From 76°S 178°50'E, due east to 170°W, due south to 80°S, due west to 178°50'E, due north to 76°S. M From 73°S at coast near 169°30'E, due east to 170°E, due south to 80°S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73°S. 198/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Region SSRU Boundary line 88.2 A From 60°S 170°W, due east to 160°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170°W, due north to 60°S. B From 60°S 160°W, due east to 150°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160°W, due north to 60°S. C From 70°50'S 150°W, due east to 140°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150°W, due north to 70°50'S. D From 70°50'S 140°W, due east to 130°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140°W, due north to 70°50'S. E From 70°50'S 130°W, due east to 120°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130°W, due north to 70°50'S. F From 70°50'S 120°W, due east to 110°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120°W, due north to 70°50'S. G From 70°50'S 110°W, due east to 105°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110°W, due north to 70°50'S. H From 65°S 150°W, due east to 105°W, due south to 70°50'S, due west to 150°W, due north to 65°S. I From 60°S 150°W, due east to 105°W, due south to 65°S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60°S. J From 60°S 170°W, due east to 160°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170°W, due north to 60°S. K From 60°S 160°W, due east to 150°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160°W, due north to 60°S. L From 70°50'S 150°W, due east to 140°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150°W, due north to 70°50'S. M From 70°50'S 140°W, due east to 130°W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140°W, due north to 70°50'S. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 199/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Part B Notification of intent to participate in a fishery for krill (Euphausia superba) General information Member: ..................................................................................... Fishing season: ................................................................................ Name of vessel: ............................................................................... Expected level of catch (tonnes): ................................................................... Vessel’s daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight): ............................................... Intended fishing subareas and divisions This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-02 (2019). Subarea/division Tick the appropriate boxes 48.1 □ 48.2 □ 48.3 □ 48.4 □ 58.4.1 □ 58.4.2 □ 200/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Fishing technique: Tick the appropriate boxes □ Conventional trawl □ Continuous fishing system □ Pumping to clear cod-end □ Other method (please specify) Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Product type Annex 21-03/B)(1) Whole frozen Boiled Meal Oil Other product (please specify) (1) If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 201/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Net configuration Net measurements Net 1 Net 2 Other net(s) Net opening (mouth) Maximum vertical opening (m) Maximum horizontal opening (m) Net circumference at mouth(1) (m) Mouth area (m 2) Panel average mesh size(3) (mm) Outer(2) Inner(2) Outer(2) Inner(2) Outer(2) Inner(2) 1st panel 2nd panel 3rd panel … Final panel (cod-end) (1) Expected in operational conditions. (2) Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used. (3) Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019). 202/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Net diagram(s): For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the next meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM). Net diagram(s) must include: 1. Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow). 2. Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019)), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene). 3. Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused). 4. Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill from fouling the mesh or escaping. Marine mammal exclusion device Device diagram(s): ............................................................................. For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the next meeting of WG-EMM. Provide details of each marine mammal exclusion device used, including noting whether it is a seal, whale or other exclusion device. Collection of acoustic data Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar) Manufacturer Model Transducer frequencies (kHz) Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): ...................................................... Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of krill (Euphausia superba) and other pelagic species such as myctophids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 203/212GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT Parameter Method Equation (kg) Description Type Estimation method Unit Holding tank W*L*H*ρ*1 000 W = tank width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m volume L = tank length Constant Measure at the start of fishing m ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre H = depth of krill in tank Haul-specific Direct observation m Flow meter(1) V*F *ρ V = volume of krill and water combined Haul(1) -specific Direct observation litre krill F = fraction of krill in the sample Haul(1) -specific Flow meter volume correction — krill ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre Flow meter(2) (V*ρ)–M V = volume of krill paste Haul(1) -specific Direct observation litre M = amount of water added to the process, Haul(1) -specific Direct observation kg converted to mass ρ = density of krill paste Variable Direct observation kg/litre Flow scale M*(1–F) M = mass of krill and water combined Haul(2) -specific Direct observation kg F = fraction of water in the sample Variable Flow scale mass correction — Plate tray (M–M )*N M = mass of empty tray Constant Direct observation prior to fishing kg tray tray M = mean mass of krill and tray combined Variable Direct observation, prior to freezing with water kg drained N = number of trays Haul-specific Direct observation — 204/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj EN OJ L, 30.1.2026Parameter Method Equation (kg) Description Type Estimation method Unit Meal conversion M *MCF M = mass of meal produced Haul-specific Direct observation kg meal meal MCF = meal conversion factor Variable Meal to whole krill conversion — Cod-end volume W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000 W = cod-end width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m H = cod-end height Constant Measure at the start of fishing m ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre L = cod-end length Haul-specific Direct observation m Other Please specify (1) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a 6-hour period when using the continuous fishing system. (2) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a 2-hour period when using the continuous fishing system. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 205/212 OJ L, 30.1.2026 ENEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Observation steps and frequency Holding tank volume At the start of fishing Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ± 0,05 m) Every month(1) Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank Every haul Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ± 0,1 m) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) Flow meter(1) Prior to fishing Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing) More than once per month(1) Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter Every haul(2) Obtain a sample from the flow meter and: — measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined, — estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) 206/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Flow meter(2) Prior to fishing Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading) Every week(1) Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter Every haul(2) Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) Flow scale Prior to fishing Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing) Every haul(2) Obtain a sample from the flow scale and: — measure the mass of krill and water combined, — estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 207/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 Plate tray Prior to fishing Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ± 0,1 kg) Every haul Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ± 0,1 kg) Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) Meal conversion Every month(1) Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill Every haul Measure the mass of meal produced Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) Cod-end volume At the start of fishing Measure the width and height of the cod-end (precision ± 0,1 m) Every month(1) Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the cod-end Every haul Measure the length of cod-end containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) (1) A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division. (2) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a 6-hour period when using the continuous fishing system. 208/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX VIII IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE 1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage) Spain 22 61 364 France 27 45 383 Portugal 5 1 627 Italy 1 2 137 Union 55 110 511 2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage) Spain 27 11 590 France 41(1) 7 882 Portugal 15 6 925 Union 83 26 397 (1) This number does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte’s fleet development plan. 3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence. 4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 209/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX IX WCPFC CONVENTION AREA 1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels using longlines authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20°S of the WCPFC Convention area Spain 14 Union 14 2. Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas between 20°N and 20°S of the WCPFC Convention area Spain 4 Union 4 210/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/ojEN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX X SIOFA AGREEMENT AREA The annual bottom fishing effort of Union fishing vessels in the SIOFA Agreement Area shall not exceed the following limits: France 237 fishing days Spain 2 vessels Other Member States 0 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj 211/212EN OJ L, 30.1.2026 ANNEX XI NPFC CONVENTION AREA Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to undertake bottom fishing in the NPFC Convention area: Union 0 212/212 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/249/oj