Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1151 of 12 July 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV as well as in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area by vessels flying the flag of Latvia
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1151of 12 July 2016establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV as well as in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area by vessels flying the flag of Latvia THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policyOJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1., and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1). lays down quotas for 2016.(2)According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2016.(3)It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2016 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 July 2016.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,João Aguiar MachadoDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and FisheriesANNEX
No13/TQ72
Member StateLatvia
StockRED/N1G14P and RED/*5-14P
SpeciesRedfish (Sebastes spp.)
ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV + international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area
Closing date9.6.2016