Council Regulation (EC) No. 2848/2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required.

This Regulation fixes for 2001, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, fishing opportunities applicable to Community vessels.
Community vessels are authorized to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, Poland and the Russian Federation. Article 6 sets out the conditions for landing catch and by-catch, Article 7 the access limits and under Article 8 are set the special conditions for North Sea herring. Chapter III establishes fishing opportunities and associated conditions for third-country vessels and Chapter IV licensing arrangements for Community vessels.
Further are set special provisions for Community vessels fishing in areas covered by regional fisheries organizations (i. e. NAFO and CCAMLR) and the allowed mesh size. Annexes regard, among others, the fishing opportunities applicable for Community vessels in areas where catch limitations exist and for vessels from third countries in Community waters, by species and by area, the fishing opportunities applicable in 2001 for herring to be landed unsorted for purposes other than human consumption, stocks subject to the various measures of regulation, special measures concerning North sea herring; quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters and minimum landing sizes. (22 Articles and 14 Annexes)