Regional Quota

Only catches that meet all the conditions count as counter contribution towards regional quota.

Conditions for counter contribution

The following catches count as counter contribution towards regional quota:

• Catches landed for processing within the relevant community during the current fishing year.

• Catches that are kept separate from other catches and are:

  • weighed and specifically registered upon weighing at the port scales as “regional quota for processing”.

• Catches that have not previously been counted towards regional quota.

• Catches of all fish species specified in the accompanying table.

Catches sold at a fish auction do not count towards counter contribution unless special rules permit it.

What processing counts as counter contribution?

The following processing counts as counter contribution to regional quota:

• Filleting

• Splitting

• Freezing

• Salting

• Drying

The salting of lumpfish roe is also considered processing within the meaning of the rules on regional quota.

Allocation of counter contribution

When allocating a counter contribution to regional quota, the Directorate of Fisheries compares the following data:

• Weighing notes

• Weighing and processing reports (VOR reports)

• Data from fish markets

Catch does not count as counter contribution

The following prevent a catch from being counted as counter contribution to regional quota:

• If it is stated in VOR reports that a catch registered as a regional quota for processing does not meet the conditions for processing (i.e. filleting, splitting, freezing, salting or drying).

• If a catch is registered on a weighing note as a regional quota for processing but was auctioned at a fish market.