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:

   Spain	4 150 tonnes
   Italy	600 tonnes
   Portugal	250 tonnes

   In this category, no more than 18 vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

2. Category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:

   Spain

   6 000 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 hake	3 500 tonnes
   Squid	1 450 tonnes
   Cuttlefish	600 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:

   Spain

   3 000 tonnes

   In this category, no more than six vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

5. Category 4 – Tuna seiners (14 000 tonnes – reference tonnage):

   Spain	17 annual licences
   France	12 annual licences

6. Category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7 000 tonnes – reference tonnage):

   Spain	14 annual licences
   France	1 annual licence

7. Category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers:

   Germany	13 038,4 tonnes
   France	2 714,6 tonnes
   Latvia	55 966,6 tonnes
   Lithuania	59 837,6 tonnes
   Netherlands	64 976,1 tonnes
   Poland	27 106,6 tonnes
   Ireland	8 860,1 tonnes

   During the period of application of the Protocol, the Member States shall have the following number of quarterly licences:

   Germany	4
   France	2
   Latvia	20
   Lithuania	22
   Netherlands	16
   Poland	8
   Ireland	2

   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:

   Ireland

   15 000 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).