Commission Regulation (EC) No 1037/2005 of 1 July 2005 establishing emergency measures for the protection and recovery of the anchovy stock in ICES Sub-area VIII
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1037/2005of 1 July 2005establishing emergency measures for the protection and recovery of the anchovy stock in ICES Sub-area VIIITHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries PolicyOJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)New scientific information from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) indicates that urgent measures are necessary for the protection and recovery of the anchovy stock in ICES Sub-area VIII. The fishery should therefore be closed with immediate effect for a period of three months.(2)The Commission will, within the closure period, make an assessment of whether the closure should be reviewed after consulting the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries.(3)It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to take, on its own initiative, emergency measures to protect the anchovy stock,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: