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2021 EU TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES IN THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH SEA

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PROPOSAL COUNCIL AGREEMENT

SPECIES MANAGEMENT AREA

Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

tonnes

TAC

variation

2020-2021

TAC 2021 TAC variation

2020-2021

Sandeel EU waters of 2a, 3a and 4(1) 228 837 0 -100% 0 -100%

Greater silver smelt EU and int. waters of 1 and 2 51 13 -75% 13 -75%

Greater silver smelt EU waters of 3 and 4 1 214 304 -75% 304 -75%

Greater silver smelt EU and int. waters of 5, 6 and 7 3 521 881 -75% 881 -75%

Tusk EU and int. waters of 1, 2 and 14 15 5 -67% 5 -67%

Tusk 3a, EU water of subdivisions 22-32 31 0 -100% 0 -100%

Tusk EU waters of 4 149 38 -74% 38 -74%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Tusk EU and int. waters of 5, 6 and 7 867 216 -75% 216 -75%

Tusk Norwegian waters of 4 166 41 -75% 41 -75%

Boarfish EU and int. waters of 6, 7 and 8 17 935 4 484 -75% 4 484 -75%

Herring 3a (directed) 21 257 5 314 -75% 5 314 -75%

Herring EU and Norwegian waters of 4

north of 53º 30' N

175 172 43 793 -75% 43 793 -75%

Herring Norwegian waters south of 62º N 948 237 -75% 237 -75%

Herring 3a (by-catches) 6 659 1665 -75% 1 665 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Herring 4, 7d and EU waters of 2a (by-

catches)

8 791 2 198 -75% 2198 -75%

Herring 4c, 7d(2) 38 401 9 601 -75% 9 601 -75%

Herring EU and int. waters of 5b, 6b and

6aN(1)

1 379 345 -75% 345 -75%

Herring 6aS(1), 7b, 7c 1 360 340 -75% 340 -75%

Herring 6Clyde(1) to be

established

- - - -

Herring 7a(1) 2 099 525 -75% 525 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Herring 7e and 7f 465 116 -75% 116 -75%

Herring 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1) and 7k(1) 868 219 -75% 219 -75%

Anchovy 8 31 892 0 -100% 33 000 +3,5%

Anchovy 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

4 018 0 -100% 0 -100%

Cod Skagerrak 2 035 510 -75% 510 -75%

Cod Kattegat 130 123 -5% 123 -5%

Cod 4; EU waters of 2a; that part of 3a

not covered by the Skagerrak and

6 484 1 621 -75% 1 621 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Kattegat

Cod Norwegian waters south of 62º N 382 96 -75% 96 -75%

Cod

6b (Rockall); EU and int. waters of

5b west of 12º 00' W and of 12 and

14

29 3 -90% 3 -90%

Cod 6a; EU and int. waters of 5b east of

12º 00' W (by-catches)

508 128 -75% 128 -75%

Cod 7a (by-catches) 183 46 -75% 46 -75%

Cod 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters

of CECAF (by-catches)

773 194 -75% 194 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Cod 7d 779 194 -75% 194 -75%

Megrims EU waters of 2a and 4 111 28 -75% 28 -75%

Megrims EU and int. waters of 5b; 6 4 050 1 013 -75% 1 013 -75%

Megrims 7 16 047 4 012 -75% 4 012 -75%

Megrims 8abde 1 794 448 -75% 448 -75%

Megrims 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

2 322 2 072 -11% 2 072 -11%

Anglerfish EU waters of 2a and 4 2 624 657 -75% 657 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Anglerfish Norwegian waters of 4 1 395 349 -75% 349 -75%

Anglerfish 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.

waters of 12 and 14

5 518 1 380 -75% 1 380 -75%

Anglerfish 7 28 951 7 239 -75% 7 239 -75%

Anglerfish 8abde 9 008 2 252 -75% 2 252 -75%

Anglerfish 8c, 9, 10, CECAF 34.1.1 4 023 3 521 -12% 3 521 -12%

Haddock 3a, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 2 193 526 -76% 526 -76%

Haddock 4; EU waters of 2a 4 392 1 099 -75% 1 099 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

tonnes

TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Haddock Norwegian waters south of 62º N 707 177 -75% 177 -75%

Haddock EU and int. waters of 6b, 12 and 14 2 030 508 -75% 508 -75%

Haddock 5b,6a 879 220 -75% 220 -75%

Haddock 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters of

CECAF 34.1.1

9 773 2 443 -75% 2 443 -75%

Haddock 7a 1 644 412 -75% 412 -75%

Whiting 3a 1 295 324 -75% 324 -75%

Whiting 4; EU waters of 2a 5 089 1 273 -75% 1 273 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Whiting 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.

waters of 12 and 14 (by-catches)

333 83 -75% 83 -75%

Whiting 7a (by-catches) 442 111 -75% 111 -75%

Whiting 7b-h, 7j, 7k 9 854 2 464 -75% 2 464 -75%

Whiting 8 2 540 2 201 -13% 2 201 -13%

Whiting and pollack Norwegian waters south of 62º N 190 48 -75% 48 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

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

100 813 25 206 -75% 25 206 -75%

Hake 3a, EU waters of subdivisions 22-32 3 403 851 -75% 851 -75%

Hake 2a and 4 3 230 808 -75% 808 -75%

Hake 5b, 6, 7, 12 and 14 51 945 12 987 -75% 12 987 -75%

Hake 8abde 42 235 10 560 -75% 10 560 -75%

Hake 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

8 752 7 639 -13% 8 314 -5%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

34.1.1

Blue whiting Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 0 0 0% 0 0%

Blue whiting 1 to 7, 8abde, 12, 14 (EC and Int.

waters)

261 806 104 722 -60% 170 173 -35%

Blue whiting 8c, 9, 10, CECAF 34.1.1 44 757 11 190 -75% 11 190 -75%

Blue whiting EU waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of

56°30' N and 7 west of 12°W

not relevant - - - -

Lemon sole and witch 2a(EC), and 4(North Sea)(EC) 2 640 661 -75% 661 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Blue ling EC and int. waters of 5b, 6, 7 8 684 2172 -75% 2 172 -75%

Blue ling int. waters of 12 (by-catches) 136 34 -75% 34 -75%

Blue ling EU and int. waters of 2 and 4 (by-

catches)

23 8 -65% 8 -65%

Blue ling EU and int. waters of 3a 5 2 -60% 2 -60%

Ling EU and intl. waters of 1 and 2 91 24 -74% 24 -74%

Ling 3a 166 41 -75% 41 -75%

Ling EU waters of 2a and 4 976 245 -75% 245 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Ling EU and intl. waters of 5 27 8 -70% 8 -70%

Ling EU and intl. waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,

12, 14

8 070 2 019 -75% 2 019 -75%

Ling Norwegian waters of 4 1 244 311 -75% 311 -75%

Norway lobster 3a; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-

32

13 733 10 826 -21% 12 360 -10%

Norway lobster EU waters of 2a and 4 3 078 771 -75% 771 -75%

Norway lobster Norwegian waters of 4 568 142 -75% 142 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Norway lobster 6; EU and int. waters of 5b 376 94 -75% 94 -75%

Norway lobster 7 11 299 2 824 -75% 2 824 -75%

Norway lobster 8abde 3 886 3 984 3% 3 984 3%

Norway lobster 8c 2,7 2,4 -11% 2,4 -11%

Norway lobster 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

386 371 -3,9% 374 -3,1%

Northern prawn 3a 3 266 817 -75% 817 -75%

Northern prawn EU waters of 2a and 4 936 47 -95% 47 -95%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Northern prawn Norwegian waters south of 62º N 323 81 -75% 81 -75%

Penaeus shrimps French Guyana to be

established

- - - -

Plaice Skagerrak 16 655 4 164 -75% 4 164 -75%

Plaice Kattegat 1 141 349 -69% 414 -64%

Plaice

4; EU waters of 2a; that part of 3a

not covered by the Skagerrak and

the Kattegat

64 190 16 048 -75% 16 048 -75%

Plaice EU waters of 5b, 6, 12, 14 270 67 -75% 67 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Plaice 7a 1 642 412 -75% 412 -75%

Plaice 7bc 74 19 -74% 19 -74%

Plaice 7de 6 491 1 623 -75% 1 623 -75%

Plaice 7fg 1 563 392 -75% 392 -75%

Plaice 7hjk (by-catches) 59 15 -75% 15 -75%

Plaice 8, 9, 10, EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

355 155 -56% 155 -56%

Pollack 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.

151 39 -74% 39 -74%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

waters of 12 and 14

Pollack 7 10 042 2511 -75% 2 511 -75%

Pollack 8abde 1 482 1037 -30% 1 482 0%

Pollack 8c 208 166 -20% 166 -20%

Pollack 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

254 203 -20% 203 -20%

Saithe 3a and 4; EU waters of 2a 31 736 7 935 -75% 7 935 -75%

Saithe 6; EU and int. waters of 5b, 12 and

4 230 1 058 -75% 1 058 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

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Saithe Norwegian waters south of 62º N 880 220 -75% 220 -75%

Saithe 7, 8, 9 and 10; EU waters of

CECAF 34.1.1

2 742 686 -75% 686 -75%

Turbot and brill EU waters of 2a and 4 5 494 1 374 -75% 1 374 -75%

Skates and rays EU waters of 2a and 4 612 154 -75% 154 -75%

Skates and rays EU waters of 3a 47 12 -74% 12 -74%

Skates and rays EU waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k 7 552 1 888 -75% 1 888 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Small eyed ray EU waters of 7f 7g 142 35 -75% 35 -75%

Skates and rays 7d 1 252 313 -75% 313 -75%

Skates and rays EU waters of 8 and 9 4 749 1 188 -75% 1 188 -75%

Undulate ray EU waters of 7d and 7e 176 44 -75% 44 -75%

Undulate ray EU waters of 8 33 9 -73% 9 -73%

Undulate ray EU waters of 9 50 13 -74% 13 -74%

Greenland halibut EU waters of 2a and 4; EU and int.

waters of 5b and 6

340 88 -74% 88 -74%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Mackerel 3a and 4; EU waters of 2a, 3b, 3c

and Subdivisions 22-32

30 316 15 159 -50% 19 705 -35%

Mackerel

6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; EU and int.

waters of 5b; int. waters of 2a, 12

and 14

153 384 92 029 -40% 99 699 -35%

Mackerel 8c, 9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

42 112 23 162 -45% 27 372 -35%

Mackerel Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a 14 453 8 672 -40% 9 394 -35%

Common sole 3a; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-

32

533 596 12% 596 12%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Common sole EU waters of 2a and 4 16 784 4 196 -75% 4 196 -75%

Common sole 6; EU and int. waters of 5b; int.

waters of 12 and 14

46 12 -74% 12 -74%

Common sole 7a 361 90 -75% 90 -75%

Common sole 7bc 42 34 -19% 34 -19%

Common sole 7d 2 259 565 -75% 565 -75%

Common sole 7e 608 152 -75% 152 -75%

Common sole 7fg 1 187 297 -75% 297 -75%


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2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Common sole 7hjk 274 69 -75% 69 -75%

Common sole 8ab 3 666 3 358 -8% 3 399 -7%

Sole 8c-e, 9 and 10; EU waters of

CECAF 34.1.1

858 502 -41% 686 -20%

Sprat (and associated

bycatches) 3a

35 177 0 -100% 0 -100%

Sprat (and associated

bycatches) EU waters of 2a and 4

158 778 0 -100% 0 -100%

Sprat 7de 715 178 -75% 178 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Picked dogfish EU waters of 3a - - - - -

Picked dogfish EU waters of 2a and 4 - - - - -

Picked dogfish EU and intern. waters of 1, 5, 6, 7,

8, 12 and 14

170 43 -75% 43 -75%

Horse mackerel EU waters of 4b, 4c and 7d 9 949 2 488 -75% 2 488 -75%

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

62 598 25 039 -60% 40 688 -35%

Horse mackerel 8c 11 179 2 796 -75% 2 796 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Horse mackerel 9 116 871 123 045 5% 123 045 5%

Horse mackerel 10, CECAF(Azores) to be

established

- - - -

Horse mackerel CECAF(Madeira) to be

established

- - - -

Horse mackerel CECAF(Canaries) to be

established

- - - -

Norway pout 3a; EU waters of 2a and 4 65 000 5 625 -91% 5 625 -91%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Norway pout Norwegian waters of 4 0 0 0% 0 0%

Industrial fish Norwegian waters of 4 800 200 -75% 200 -75%

Other species EU waters of 5b, 6 and 7 not relevant not relevant - not relevant -

Other species Norwegian waters of 4 6 875 1 719 -75% 1 719 -75%

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

26 721 6 681 -75% 6 681 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Cod Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 11 431 2 859 -75% 2 859 -75%

Cod Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and

Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14

1 595 0 -100% 0 -100%

Cod 1 and 2b 24 009 6 004 -75% 28 431 +18%

Cod and haddock Faroese waters of 5b 124 32 -74% 32 -74%

Grenadier Greenland waters of 5 and 14 75 0 -100% 0 -100%

Grenadier Greenland waters of NAFO 1 60 0 -100% 0 -100%

Capelin 2b - - - - -


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Capelin Greenland waters of 5 and 14 0 0 0% 0 0%

Haddock Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 378 95 -75% 95 -75%

Blue whiting Faroese waters 1 400 350 -75% 350 -75%

Ling and blue ling Faroese waters of 5b 1 777 444 -75% 444 -75%

Northern prawn Greenland waters of 5 and 14 2 000 0 -100% 0 -100%

Northern prawn Greenland waters of NAFO 1 2 800 0 -100% 0 -100%

Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 2 368 592 -75% 592 -75%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Saithe Int. waters of 1 and 2 0 0 0% 0 0%

Saithe Faroese waters of 5b 1997 500 -75% 500 -75%

Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 25 6 -76% 6 -76%

Greenland halibut Int. waters of 1 and 2 1 800 1 800 0% 1 800 0%

Greenland halibut Greenland waters of NAFO 1 575 0 -100% 0 -100%

Greenland halibut Greenland waters of 5 and 14 4515 0 -100% 0 -100%

Redfish (shallow

pelagic)

EU and int. waters of 5; int. waters

of 12 and 14

0 0 0% 0 0%


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Final TAC

2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Redfish (deep pelagic) EU and intern. waters of 5; intern.

waters of 12 and 14

850 0 -100% 0 -100%

Redfish Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 1350 338 -75% 338 -75%

Redfish Int. waters of 1 and 2 to be

established

to be

established

- to be

established

-

Redfish (pelagic) Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and

Greenland waters of 5 and 14

658 0 -100% 0 -100%

Redfish (demersal) Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and

Greenland waters of 5 and 14

1986 0 -100% 0 -100%


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2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Redfish Icelandic waters of 5a 0 0 0% 0 0%

Redfish Faroese waters of 5b 99 25 -75% 25 -75%

Other species (1) Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 164 41 -75% 41 -75%

Other species (1) Faroese waters of 5b 534 133 -75% 133 -75%

Flatfish Faroese waters of 5b 16 4 -75% 4 -75%

Other (by-catch) Greenland waters 800 0 -100% 0 -100%

Snow crab Greenland waters of NAFO 1 - - - - -


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2020 (adjusted

without UK's

share)

TAC 2021

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TAC

variation

2020-2021


2020-2021

Atlantic halibut Greenland waters of 4 and 14 - - - - -

Atlantic halibut Greenland waters of NAFO 1 - - - - -

Porbeagle French Guiana waters, Kattegat

and Atlantic

- - - - -

Whiting I9 and 10; EU waters of CECAF

34.1.1

- - - - -

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