Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2061 of 11 November 2021 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2021-2026)

The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: (1) Category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab: Spain4150 tonnesItaly600 tonnesPortugal250 tonnes In this category, no more than 15 vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time. (2) Category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners: Spain6000 tonnes In this category, no more than four vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time. (3) Category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers: Spain: Black hake3500 tonnesSquid1450 tonnesCuttlefish600 tonnes In this category, no more than six vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time. (4) Category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls: Spain3000 tonnes In this category, no more than six vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time. (5) Category 4 – Tuna seiners (14000 tonnes – reference tonnage): Spain17 annual licencesFrance12 annual licences (6) Category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7000 tonnes – reference tonnage): Spain14 annual licencesFrance1 annual licence (7) Category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers: Germany13038,4 tonnesFrance2714,6 tonnesLatvia55966,6 tonnesLithuania59837,6 tonnesNetherlands64976,1 tonnesPoland27106,6 tonnesIreland8860,1 tonnes During the period of application of the Protocol, the Member States shall have the following number of quarterly licences: Germany4France2Latvia20Lithuania22Netherlands16Poland8Ireland2 The Member States shall inform the Commission if certain licences may be made available to other Member States. In this category, no more than 19 vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time. (8) Category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels: Ireland15000 tonnes If not used, these fishing opportunities shall be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category. In this category, no more than two vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 15 November 2021 (date of signature of the Protocol).