Date: 2016-09-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1650 of 9 September 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
**Summary:**
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1650, enacted on September 9, 2016, prohibits fishing for redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization) 3M area by vessels flying the flag of any European Union Member State. This regulation, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on September 15, 2016, was implemented due to the exhaustion of the 2016 quota allocated to EU member states for this stock, as outlined in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72. Effective July 10, 2016, at 12:00 UTC, it is illegal for these vessels to retain on board, relocate, transship, or land redfish caught in the specified zone. The regulation is binding and directly applicable in all EU Member States. The Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, João Aguiar Machado, signed the regulation on behalf of the European Commission President.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: A European Union regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72: A European Union regulation fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
NAFO 3M area: A fishing zone designated by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO).
Redfish (Sebastes spp): A species of fish, the fishing of which is being regulated in the NAFO 3M area.
Joo AGUIAR MACHADO: Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, representing the European Commission.
Brussels: The city where the regulation was adopted.
15.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1650
of 9 September 2016
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of
a Member State of the European Union
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 policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2) 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 1
Quota exhaustion
The 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 2
Prohibitions
Fishing 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 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
(2) Council 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).L 247/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.9.2016
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João AGUIAR MACHADO
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
ANNEX
No 18/TQ72
Member State European Union (All Member States)
Stock RED/N3M.
Species Redfish (Sebastes spp)
Zone NAFO 3M
Closing date 10.7.2016 at 12.00 UTC