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Sandeel EU waters of 2a, 3a and 4(1) 112 780 0 -100% 0 -100%
Greater silver smelt EU and int. waters of 1 and 2 90 90 0% 90 0%
Greater silver smelt EU waters of 3 and 4 1 234 1 234 0% 1 234 0%
Greater silver smelt EU and int. waters of 5, 6 and 7 4 661 3 729 -20% 3 729 -20%
Tusk EU and int. waters of 1, 2 and 14 21 21 0% 21 0%
Tusk 3a, EU water of subdivisions 22-32 31 31 0% 31 0%
Tusk EU waters of 4 251 251 0% 251 0%
Tusk EU and int. waters of 5, 6 and 7 4 130 4 130 0% 4 130 0%
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Tusk Norwegian waters of 4 170 Not relevant - Not relevant -
Boarfish EU and int. waters of 6, 7 and 8 21 830 19 152 -12% 19 152 -12%
Herring 3a (directed) 29 326 24 528 -16% 24 528 -16%
Herring EU and Norwegian waters of 4
north of 53º 30' N 385 008 385 008 0% 385 008 0%
Herring Norwegian waters south of 62º N 38 5008 385 008 0% 385 008 0%
Herring 3a (by-catches) 6 659 6 659 0% 6 659 0%
Herring 4, 7d and EU waters of 2a (by-
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Herring 4c, 7d(2) 385 008 385 008 0% 385 008 0%
Herring EU and int. waters of 5b, 6b and
6aN(1) 4 170 3 480 -17% 3 480 -17%
Herring 6aS(1), 7b, 7c 1 630 1 630 0% 1 630 0%
Herring 6Clyde(1) To be
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Herring 7a(1) 6 896 8 064 +17% 8 064 +17%
Herring 7e and 7f 930 930 0% 930 0%
Herring 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1) and 7k(1) 4 742 869 -82% 869 -82%
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Anchovy 8 33 000 31 892 -3% 31 892 -3%
Anchovy 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 4 902 0 -100% 0 -100%
Cod Skagerrak 4 205 2 103 -50% 2 103 -50%
Cod Kattegat 567 130 -77% 130 -77%
Cod
4; EU waters of 2a; that part of 3a
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Kattegat
29 437 14 718 -50% 14 718 -50%
Cod Norwegian waters south of 62º N Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Cod
6b (Rockall); EU and int. waters of
5b west of 12º 00' W and of 12 and
14
74 74 0% 74 0%
Cod 6a; EU and int. waters of 5b east of
12º 00' W (by-catches) 1 735 1 023 -41% 1 279 -26%
Cod 7a (by-catches) 807 257 -68% 257 -68%
Cod 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters
of CECAF (by-catches) 1 610 189 -88% 805 -50%
Cod 7d 1 715 858 -50% 858 -50%
Megrims EU waters of 2a and 4 2 887 2 922 +1% 2 922 +1%
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Megrims EU and int. waters of 5b; 6 5 782 5 901 +2%- 5 901 +2%-
Megrims 7 18 132 18 732 +3% 18 732 +3%
Megrims 8abde 1 704 1 794 +5% 1 794 +5%
Megrims 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 1 872 2 089 +12% 2 322 +24%
Anglerfish EU waters of 2a and 4 20 237 14 085 -30% 14 085 -30%
Anglerfish Norwegian waters of 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Anglerfish 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.
waters of 12 and 14 11 453 7 971 -30% 7 971 -30%
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Anglerfish 7 32 999 35 299 +7% 35 299 +7%
Anglerfish 8abde 8 371 9 008 +8% 9 008 +8%
Anglerfish 8c, 9, 10, CECAF 34.1.1 4 166 4 023 -3% 4 023 -3%
Haddock 3a, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 1 780 2 193 +23% 2 193 +23%
Haddock 4; EU waters of 2a 28 950 35 653 +23% 35 653 +23%
Haddock Norwegian waters south of 62º N Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Haddock EU and int. waters of 6b, 12 and 14 10 469 10 472 0% 10 472 0%
Haddock 5b,6a 3 226 3 973 +23% 3 973 +23%
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Haddock 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters of
CECAF 34.1.1 8 329 10 859 +30% 10 859 +30%
Haddock 7a 3 739 3 156 -16% 3 156 -16%
Whiting 3a 1 660 1 660 0% 1 295 -22%
Whiting 4; EU waters of 2a 17 191 17 158 0% 17 158 0%
Whiting 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.
waters of 12 and 14 (by-catches) 1 112 937 -16% 937 -16%
Whiting 7a (by-catches) 1 246 721 -42% 721 -42%
Whiting 7b-h, 7j, 7k 19 184 10 863 -43% 10 863 -43%
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Whiting 8 2 540 2 203 -13% 2 540 0%
Whiting and pollack Norwegian waters south of 62º N Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Northern hake -
global TAC including
all areas
overall northern TACs (3a / 2a and
4 / 5b, 6, 7, 12 and 14 / 8abde)
SPLIT BY MANAGEMENT
AREAS IN ROWS BELOW
141 160 112 903 -20% 112 903 -20%
Hake 3a, EU waters of subdivisions 22-32 4 286 3 403 -21% 3 403 -21%
Hake 2a and 4 4 994 3 940 -21% 3 940 -21%
Hake 5b, 6, 7, 12 and 14 79 762 63 325 -21% 63 325 -21%
Hake 8abde 52 118 42 235 -19% 42 235 -19%
Hake 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 9 258 7 406 -20% 8 752 -5%
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Blue whiting Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Blue whiting 1 to 7, 8abde, 12, 14 (EC and Int.
waters) Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Blue whiting 8c, 9, 10, CECAF 34.1.1 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Blue whiting EU waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of
56°30' N and 7 west of 12°W Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Lemon sole and witch 2a(EC), and 4(North Sea)(EC) 7 874 5 580 -29% 6 785 -14%
Blue ling EC and int. waters of 5b, 6, 7 11 778 11 150 -5% 11 150 -5%
Blue ling int. waters of 12 (by-catches) 229 137 -40% 137 -40%
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Blue ling EU and int. waters of 2 and 4 (by-
catches) 53 32 -40% 32 -40%
Blue ling EU and int. waters of 3a 8 5 -38% 5 -38%
Ling EU and intl. waters of 1 and 2 36 36 0% 117 225%
Ling 3a 170 170 0% 179 +5%
Ling EU waters of 2a and 4 4 035 4 035 0% 4 237 +5%
Ling EU and intl. waters of 5 33 33 0% 33 0%
Ling EU and intl. waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
12, 14 20 396 20 396 0% 20 396 0%
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Ling Norwegian waters of 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Norway lobster 3a; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-
32 13 733 13 733 0% 13 733 0%
Norway lobster EU waters of 2a and 4 22 103 23 002 +4% 23 002 +4%
Norway lobster Norwegian waters of 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Norway lobster 6; EU and int. waters of 5b 15 092 15 899 +5% 15 899 +5%
Norway lobster 7 19 784 16 815 -15% 16 815 -15%
Norway lobster 8abde 3 878 3 886 0% 3 886 0%
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Norway lobster 8c 2,7 2,7 0% 2,7 0%
Norway lobster 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 401 386 -4% 386 -4%
Northern prawn 3a 4 314 4 430 -3% 4 430 -3%
Northern prawn EU waters of 2a and 4 1 566 0 -100% 1 200 -23%
Northern prawn Norwegian waters south of 62º N Not relevant Not relevant Not relevant Not relevant Not relevant
Penaeus shrimps French Guyana To be
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Plaice Skagerrak 16 782 19 647 -17% 16 655 -15%
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Plaice Kattegat 1 705 1 141 -33% 1 141 -33%
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4; EU waters of 2a; that part of 3a
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125 435 146 852 +17% 146 852 +17%
Plaice EU waters of 5b, 6, 12, 14 658 658 0% 658 0%
Plaice 7a 3 075 2 790 -9% 2 790 -9%
Plaice 7bc 74 74 0% 74 0%
Plaice 7de 10 354 9 154 -12% 9 154 -12%
Plaice 7fg 1 662 2 003 +21% 2 003 +21%
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Plaice 7hjk (by-catches) 109 67 -39% 67 -39%
Plaice 8, 9, 10, EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 395 316 -20% 355 -10%
Pollack 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.
waters of 12 and 14 397 238 -40% 238 -40%
Pollack 7 12 163 7 298 -40% 12 163 0%
Pollack 8abde 1 482 1 334 -10% 1 482 0%
Pollack 8c 231 208 -10% 208 -10%
Pollack 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
282 254 -10% 254 -10%
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34.1.1
Saithe 3a and 4; EU waters of 2a 93 614 79 813 -15% 79 813 -15%
Saithe 6; EU and int. waters of 5b, 12 and
14 9 713 8 280 --15% 8 280 --15%
Saithe Norwegian waters south of 62º N Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Saithe 7, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters of
CECAF 34.1.1 3 176 3 176 0% 3 176 0%
Turbot and brill EU waters of 2a and 4 8 122 5 876 -27% 6 498 -20%
Skates and rays EU waters of 2a and 4 1 654 1 588 -4% 1 737 +5%
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Skates and rays EU waters of 3a 47 47 0% 47 0%
Skates and rays EU waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k 10 184 10 184 0% 10 184 0%
Small eyed ray EU waters of 7f 7g 192 192 0% 192 0%
Skates and rays 7d 1 404 1 250 -11% 1 474 +5%
Skates and rays EU waters of 8 and 9 4 759 4 759 0% 4 759 0%
Undulate ray EU waters of 7d and 7e 234 234 0% 234 0%
Undulate ray EU waters of 8 33 33 0% 33 0%
Undulate ray EU waters of 9 50 50 0% 50 0%
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Greenland halibut EU waters of 2a and 4; EU and int.
waters of 5b and 6 2 500 2 500 0% 2 500 0%
Mackerel 3a and 4; EU waters of 2a, 3b, 3c
and Subdivisions 22-32 653 438 922 064 +41% 922 064 +41%
Mackerel
6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; EU and int.
waters of 5b; int. waters of 2a, 12
and 14
653 438 922 064 +41% 922 064 +41%
Mackerel 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 653 438 922 064 +41% 922 064 +41%
Mackerel Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Common sole 3a; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-
502 533 +6% 533 +6%
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Common sole EU waters of 2a and 4 12 555 17 545 +40% 17 545 +40%
Common sole 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.
waters of 12 and 14 57 57 0% 57 0%
Common sole 7a 414 457 +10% 457 +10%
Common sole 7bc 42 42 0% 42 0%
Common sole 7d 2 515 2 797 +11% 2 797 +11%
Common sole 7e 1 242 1 478 +19% 1 478 +19%
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Common sole 7fg 841 1 652 +96% 1 652 +96%
Common sole 7hjk 382 213 -44% 329 -14%
Common sole 8ab 3 872 3 666 -5% 3 666 -5%
Sole 8c-e, 9 and 10; EU waters of
CECAF 34.1.1 1 072 643 -40% 858 -20%
Sprat (and associated
bycatches) 3a 26 624 13 312 -50% 13 312 -50%
Sprat (and associated
bycatches) EU waters of 2a and 4 112 102 0 -100% 0 -100%
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Sprat 7de 2 637 1 506 -43% 1 506 -43%
Picked dogfish EU waters of 3a N/A N/A - N/A -
Picked dogfish EU waters of 2a and 4 N/A N/A - N/A -
Picked dogfish EU and intern. waters of 1, 5, 6, 7,
8, 12 and 14
270 by-catch
avoidance
270 by-catch
avoidance 0%
270 by-catch
avoidance 0%
Horse mackerel EU waters of 4b, 4c and 7d 15 179 13 763 -9% 13 763 -9%
Horse mackerel
EU waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k,
8abde; EU and intern. waters of 5b;
intern. waters of 12 and 14
119 118 70 617 -41% 70 617 -41%
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Horse mackerel 8c 18 858 11 179 -41% 11 179 -41%
Horse mackerel 9 94 017 46 659 -50% 116 871 +24%
Horse mackerel 10, CECAF(Azores) To be
establishes
To be
established -
To be
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Horse mackerel CECAF(Madeira) To be
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To be
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To be
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Horse mackerel CECAF(Canaries) To be
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To be
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To be
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Norway pout 3a; EU waters of 2a and 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Norway pout Norwegian waters of 4
Industrial fish Norwegian waters of 4 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Other species EU waters of 5b, 6 and 7 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Other species Norwegian waters of 4 10 000 Not relevant - Not relevant -
Other species EU waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of
56° 30' N Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Herring EU, Faroese, Norwegian and int.
waters of 1 and 2 588 562 525 594 -11% 525 594 -11%
Cod Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Cod Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and
Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Cod 1 and 2b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Cod and haddock Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Grenadier Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Grenadier Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Capelin 2b 0 0 - 0 -
Capelin Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Blue whiting Faroese waters Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Ling and blue ling Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Northern prawn Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Northern prawn Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Not relevant Union: 2 800 - Not relevant -
Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Saithe Int. waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Saithe Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Greenland halibut Int. waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant 1 300 +55% 1 800 +100%
Greenland halibut Greenland waters of NAFO 1 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Greenland halibut Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Redfish (shallow
pelagic)
EU and int. waters of 5; int. waters
of 12 and 14 0 0 - 0 -
Redfish (deep pelagic) EU and intern. waters of 5; intern.
waters of 12 and 14 6 000 5 500 -8% 5 500 -8%
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Redfish Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Redfish Int. waters of 1 and 2 13 168 13 686 +4% 13 686 +4%
Redfish (pelagic) Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and
Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Redfish (demersal) Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and
Greenland waters of 5 and 14 Not relevant pm - Not relevant -
Redfish Icelandic waters of 5a
Redfish Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Other species (1) Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
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Other species (1) Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Flatfish Faroese waters of 5b Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Other (by-catch) Greenland waters Not relevant Not relevant - Not relevant -
Snow crab Greenland waters of NAFO 1 N/A - - - -
Atlantic halibut Greenland waters of 4 and 14 N/A - - - -
Atlantic halibut Greenland waters of NAFO 1 N/A - - - -
Porbeagle French Guiana waters, Kattegat
and Atlantic N/A - - N/A -
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2020 EU TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES IN THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH SEA
COMMISSION
PROPOSAL COUNCIL AGREEMENT
SPECIES MANAGEMENT AREA Final TAC
2019
TAC 2020
tonnes
TAC
variation
2020-2019
TAC 2020 TAC variation
2020-2019
Whiting I9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF
34.1.1 N/A - - N/A -
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