Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1754 of 19 November 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1754of 19 November 2020establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal 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 Union 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) 2020/123Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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 (OJ L 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1). lays down quotas for 2020.(2)According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.(3)It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to Portugal for the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal shall be prohibited from the date set out in the 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, 19 November 2020.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Virginijus SinkevičiusMember of the CommissionANNEX
No30/TQ/123
Member StatePortugal
StockBET/ATLANT
SpeciesBigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) including special condition BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS
ZoneAtlantic Ocean
Closing date27.10.2020