European Union and the United Kingdom - fisheries consultations: written record 2026

Annexes

Annex 1

Please refer to the separate PDF of the technical annexes published alongside this agreed record.

Annex 2 

TACs not included in Inter-annual quota flexibility – TAC list:

• BLI/24-
• BLI/03A 
• COD/07A  
• COD/7XAD34 
• HAD/7X7A34
• HER/7G-K 
• JAX/4BC7D
• NOP/2A3A4
• PRA/2AC4-C
• SBR/678- 

Annex 3 

Cumulative UK and EU landings of non-quota species from each other's waters. Each year these figures will be updated quarterly with provisional figures available from the most recent data exchange between the Parties.  

NQS landings (tonnes)  

Year	UK Q1	UK Q2	UK Q3	UK Q4	EU Q1	EU Q2	EU Q3	EU Q4
Provisional 2025 totals	2,544	4,635	6,276	No data yet	6,702	11,016	15,217	No data yet
2024 totals	2,526	4,837	7,438	10,753	5,766	9,494	13,337	19,723

Annex 4 – Prohibited species

UK Prohibited Species

Below is the UK’s ‘Absolute Prohibited Species’ listed in the UK’s. Including Regulation 2020/123 (Articles 16 and 22), Regulation 2019/1241 (Article 10 and Annex I) and Regulation 2018/2025 (Article 7 and Annex I).” 

This list is for transparency purposes only. Vessel licences and the relevant legislation continue to be the authoritative documents to provide for prohibitions.  

United Kingdom Waters: 

• angel shark (Squatina squatina)  
• the Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)   
• common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)  
• hatpin urchin (Centrostephanus longispinus)  
• reef manta ray (Manta alfredi)  
• giant manta ray (Manta birostris)  
• narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)  
• dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)  
• smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)  
• largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis)  
• green sawfish (Pristis zijsron)  
• devil fish (Mobula mobular)  
• lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei)  
• spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica)  
• smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni)  
• longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee)  
• Munk’s devil ray (Mobula munkiana)  
• Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana)  
• shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii)  
• lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma)  
• basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) 
• white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 
• porbeagle (Lamna nasus) 
• whale shark (Rhincodon typus) 
• shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

United Kingdom waters of ICES division 4b:  

• houting (Coregonus oxyrhynchus) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES divisions 2a, and 7d and ICES subarea 4 

• starry ray (Raja radiata) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 

• leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus)  
• Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis)  
• kitefin shark (Dalatias licha)  
• birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea)  
• great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 

• tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines. Furthermore, tope shark may only be taken with rod and line in English, Scottish and Welsh waters. 
• smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus pusillus) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and  8  

• common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 6 

• undulate ray (Raja undulata)    

United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 2 and 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

• spurdog, picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) greater than 100cm in length 

United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10 

• orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) 

 United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 5 to 10 

• deep-water catsharks (apristurus spp.)  
• frilled shark (chlamydoselachus anguineus)  
• gulper sharks (centrophorus spp.)  
• Portuguese dogfish (centroscymnus coelolepis)  
• longnose velvet dogfish (centroscymnus crepidater )
• black dogfish (centroscyllium fabricii)  
• birdbeak dogfish (deania calcea)  
• kitefin shark (dalatias licha)  
• great lanternshark (etmopterus princeps)  
• velvet belly (etmopterus spinax)  
• mouse catshark (galeus murinus)  
• bluntnose six-gill shark (hexanchus griseus)  
• sailfin roughshark (sharpback shark) (oxynotus paradoxus)  
• knifetooth dogfish (scymnodon ringens)  
• Greenland shark (somniosus microcephalus) 

United Kingdom waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h  

• Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) 

In United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8  

• white skate (Raja alba)  

United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 2, and 4 to 8  

• salmon (Salmo salar)    
• sea trout (Salmo trutta)   

United Kingdom waters of ICES subareas 5 to 8   

• guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae)    

 ICCAT prohibitions set out in UK legislation (Article 22 of Regulation 2020/123 TAC and Quota Regulation)

• oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus)  
• bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)  
• thresher sharks (of the Alopias genus)  
• hammerhead (of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo))  
• silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) 

EU prohibited species

This list is for transparency purposes only. Vessel licences and relevant legislation continue to be the authoritative documents governing prohibitions. 

Union waters  

• angel shark (Squatina squatina)
• the Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)
• common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
• hatpin urchin (Centrostephanus longispinus)
• reef manta ray (Manta alfredi)
• giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
• narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)
• dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)
• smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)
• largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis)
• green sawfish (Pristis zijsron)
• devil fish (Mobula mobular)
• lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei)
• spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica)
• smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni)
• longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
• Munk’s devil ray (Mobula munkiana)
• Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana)
• shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii)
• lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma)
• basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
• white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
• porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
• whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
• bigeye tresher shark (Alopias superciliosus)
• thresher sharks (Alopias spp)
• silky shark (Carcharhinus falcimormis)
• whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
• sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Union waters, except ICES subarea 4

• blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus)
• Great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps)
• Rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa) 
• Opal chimaera (Chimaera opalescens) 
• Smallspine spookfish (Harriotta haeckeli)
• Narrownose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana) 
• Small-eyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis) 
• Portuguese rabbitfish (Hydrolagus lustanicus) 
• Large-eyed rabbit fish (Ratfish) (Hydrolagus mirabilis)
• Pale chimaera (Hydrolagus pallidus)
• Straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica)
• Round skate (Raja fyllae)
• Arctic skate (Raja hyperborea)

Union waters of ICES sub-areas 1, 2 and 4 to 10

• salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) when fishing with any towed net within the waters outside the six-mile limit measured from Member States’ baselines in ICES sub-areas 1, 2 and 4-10

Union waters of ICES division 4b

• houting (Coregonus oxyrhynchus)

Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and divisions 3a and 7d

•  starry ray (Amblyraja radiata)

Union waters of ICES subareas 4 and 6 to 10, and Union waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 

• leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) 
• Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) 
• kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) 
• birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea)

Union waters of ICES subareas 4 and 6 to 8, Union waters of ICES sub-areas 5, 6, 7 and 8

• tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines

Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and Union waters of ICES sub-areas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14

• smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus pusillus)

Union waters of ICES sub-areas 3, 4, and 6 to 10

• common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)

Union waters of ICES subareas 4 and 6 to 10, and Union waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 

• great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps)

Union waters of ICES division 3a

• thornback ray (Raja clavata)

Union waters of ICES sub-areas 6, 9 and 10 

• undulate ray (Raja undulata)

Union waters of ICES subareas 3 to 4 and 6 and 10

• orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)

Union waters of ICES subareas 6 to 10, and Union waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 

• deep-water catsharks (apristurus spp.) 
• frilled shark (chlamydoselachus anguineus) 
• longnose velvet dogfish (centroscymnus crepidater) 
• black dogfish (centroscyllium fabricii) 
• velvet belly (etmopterus spinax) 
• mouse catshark (galeus murinus) 
• bluntnose six-gill shark (hexanchus griseus) 
• sailfin roughshark (sharpback shark) (oxynotus paradoxus) 
• knifetooth dogfish (scymnodon ringens) 
• Greenland shark (somniosus microcephalus)

Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7g, 7h and 7k

• Norwegian skate (Dipturus) nidarosiensis)

Union waters of ICES subareas 6 to 10

• white skate (Raja alba)

Union waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10 and 12

• guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae)

Union waters of ICES divisions 3a, 4a and 4b

• berried female European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Union waters of the Mediterranean sea13 

• berried female lobster (Homarus gammarus) 
• date shell (Lithophaga lithophaga) 
• fan mussel (Pinna nobilis) 
• common piddock (Pholas dactylus) 
• common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) 

ICCAT Convention area

• North Atlantic shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
• Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae spp)