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FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA The tables in this Annex set out the fishing opportunities by stock or vessels effort groups and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, including the maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish small pelagics. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The reference to fishing zones are references to GFCM GSAs. For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Merluccius merluccius HKE European hake Mullus barbatus MUT Red mullet Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Parapenaeus longirostris DPS Deep-water rose shrimp Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine Solea solea SOL Common sole 1. Small pelagic stocks – GSAs 17 and 18 Maximum level of catches expressed in tonnes live weight

Species: Small pelagic species (anchovy and sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus Zone: Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718) Italy 35 394 Maximum level of catches Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 56 304 TAC Not relevant Maximum fleet capacity of trawlers and purse seiners actively fishing for small pelagics Member State Gear Number of vessels kW GT Croatia PS 249 77 145,52 18 537,72 Italy PTM-OTM-PS 685 134 556,7 25 852 Slovenia PS 4 433,7 38,5 2. Demersal stocks – GSAs 17 and 18 Maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by types of trawls and fleet segment fishing for demersal stocks in GSAs 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea).

Fishing Days 2022 Gear type Geographical area Stocks concerned Overall length of vessels Effort group code ITALY CROATIA SLOVENIA Trawls (OTB) GFCM sub-areas 17-18 Red mullet; Hake; Deep-water rose shrimp, and Norway lobster < 12 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR1 3 521 10 388 ≥ 12 m and < 24 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR2 79 139 24 202 ≥ 24 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR3 6 934 2 173 Beam trawls (TBB) GFCM sub-area 17 Common sole < 12 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR1 200 0 ≥ 12 m and < 24 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR2 3 747 0 ≥ 24 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR3 3 726 0 Maximum fleet capacity of bottom trawler and beam trawl vessels authorised for fishing demersal stocks Member State Gear Number of vessels kW GT Croatia OTB 495 79 867,99 13 267,99 Italy OTB-TBB 1 363 260 618,37 47 148 Slovenia OTB 11 1 813,00 168,67