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1. For the fleet segment concerned and the list of eligible vessels concerned, a Member State may grant in 2025 to vessels flying its flag an additional allocation of fishing days as provided for in this paragraph and calculated in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5, provided that the vessel receiving the additional allocation fulfils one or more of the following conditions set at national level:

(a) if the vessel removes the otter-twin trawl gears (OTT), a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 24 %; if the vessel is implementing that measure before 1 May 2025, the allocation of fishing days may be increased by 35 %; if the total number of vessels represents more than 40 % of the fleet of the Member State concerned, the Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 40 %;

(b) if the vessel uses a trawl net with 45 mm square mesh in codend, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 9,3 %; if the vessel is implementing that measure before 1 May 2025, the allocation of fishing days may be increased by 18,6 %; if the total number of vessels represents more than 40 % of the fleet of the Member State concerned, the Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 25 %; if the measure applies to all vessels of the Member State concerned, the Member State may increase the allocation of the fishing days by 30 %;

(c) if the vessel uses a trawl net with 50 mm square mesh in codend, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 15,4 %; if the vessel is implementing that measure before 1 May 2025, the allocation of fishing days may be increased by 30,8 %; if the total number of vessels represents more than 40 % of the fleet of the Member State concerned, the Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 40 %; if the measure applies to all vessels of the Member State concerned, the Member State may increase the allocation of the fishing days by 50 %;

(d) if the vessel is subject to a closure period prohibiting fishing activities for trawlers between depths 100 m to 500 m for at least six continuous weeks between May and September, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 10 %;

(e) if the vessel is subject to a closure period prohibiting fishing activity for trawlers in GFCM GSAs 8, 9, 10 and 11 for at least four continuous weeks between May and October, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 15 %;

(f) if the vessel is subject to a closure period prohibiting fishing activity for trawlers in GFCM GSAs 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 for at least four continuous weeks between May and October, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 15 %;

(g) if the vessel is subject to a national closure area covering at least 5 % of their fishing grounds between depths 100 m and 500 m, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 4 %;

(h) if the vessel is subject to a temporary closure area allowing for the reduction of at least 20 % catches of spawners of European hake, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 13 %;

(i) if the vessel is subject to a temporary closure area allowing for the reduction of at least 25 % catches of juveniles of all demersal species or by at least 20 % catches of spawners of all demersal species, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 3 %;

(j) if the vessel is subject to a permanent closure for fishing activity with trawlers at a depth below 800 m, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 3 %;

(k) if the vessel uses a trawl with flying, mid-waters doors, low-contact otter boards or other doors which reduce the contact of the doors and the gear with the seabed, to preserve the essential fish habitats of the demersal species a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 3 %;

(l) if the vessel uses a regulated highly selective gear, the technical specifications of which results in, according to a study by STECF, a reduction of at least 25 % of catches of juveniles of all demersal species or at least 20 % of spawners of all demersal species compared to 2020, such as a sorting grid with 20 mm spacing, a Member State may increase the allocation of fishing days by 3 %.

2. The Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission, when notifying additional allocation of fishing days, the list of fishing vessels that fulfil each of the selected conditions for compensation, as well as the related number of additional fishing days.

3. The Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission, by 15 October at the latest, its notification of additional allocation of fishing days and transmit to the Commission, as soon as possible, the relevant information concerning the fulfilment of the conditions.

4. The additional allocation of fishing days shall be calculated from the maximum effort allowed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/259 proportionally to the relevant number of eligible vessels concerned by the conditions listed in paragraph 1.

5. The Member State concerned shall not allocate additional fishing days that would result in exceeding the level of fishing effort set for the relevant fishing effort group in Regulation (EU) 2024/259.

6. The Member State concerned shall also separately notify every month to the Commission the effort deployed to be counted against the additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 by using the specific reporting codes for that allocation.