Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1105 of 10 April 2024 establishing a fisheries closure for yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union fishing under the quota allocated to others
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1105of 10 April 2024establishing a fisheries closure for yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union fishing under the quota allocated to othersTHE 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) 2024/257Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (OJ L, 2024/257, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/257/oj). lays down quotas for 2024.(2)According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of yellowtail flounder in NAFO Divisions 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Contracting Party to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) fishing under the quota allocated to "others" have exhausted that quota for 2024.(3)Considering that vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union are fishing for that stock, it is necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: