Date: 2018-04-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/652 of 23 April 2018 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
**Policy Summary: Temporary Prohibition of Redfish Fishing in NAFO 3M Area**
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/652, enacted on April 23, 2018, establishes a temporary prohibition of directed fishing activities for redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Division 3M area by vessels flying the flag of or registered in any Member State of the European Union. This regulation is based on the Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, which establishes a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
The prohibition was implemented because available information indicated that EU vessels had exhausted their allocated midterm quota for redfish in the NAFO 3M area for the period before July 1, 2018. Consequently, directed fishing for redfish (identified by the code REDN3M) by EU-flagged vessels in this zone was prohibited from March 22, 2018, until June 30, 2018, inclusive.
The regulation entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
The enacting authority for this regulation is the European Commission, represented by Joo Aguiar Machado, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
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.
NAFO 3M area: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) area 3M, a specific zone in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean subject to fisheries regulations.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: A Council Regulation establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120: A Council Regulation laying down quotas for 2018.
Redfish (Sebastes spp.): A species of fish, the fishing of which is being regulated by the Commission Regulation.
Joo AGUIAR MACHADO: Director-General Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Brussels: The city where the regulation was adopted.
L 108/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.4.2018
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/652
of 23 April 2018
establishing a temporary 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 Union 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) 2018/120 (2) lays down quotas for 2018.
(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 European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota
allocated for the period before 1 July 2018.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2018,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member States referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to
therein for the period from 1 January 2018 until 30 June 2018 included shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date
set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Directed fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or
registered in the Member States referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex until 30 June
2018 included.
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 2018.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
João AGUIAR MACHADO
Director-General
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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)
2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).27.4.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/21
ANNEX
No 07/TQ120
Member State European Union (All Member States)
Stock RED/N3M.
Species Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
Zone NAFO 3M
Closing period 22 March 2018 until 30 June 2018