Date: 2023-06-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1316 of 23 June 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
This Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1316, dated June 23, 2023, establishes a fisheries closure for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Portugal. The regulation addresses the exhaustion of the 2023 quota allocated to Portugal for this stock, as outlined in Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194.
Specifically, the regulation prohibits fishing activities targeting bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by Portuguese-flagged vessels, effective May 30, 2023. This includes prohibitions on retaining on board, relocating, transhipping, or landing bigeye tuna caught by these vessels after this date.
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 regulation was adopted by the European Commission on behalf of the President, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Member of the Commission.
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, and managing the EU's day-to-day business.
Atlantic Ocean: An ocean bounded by Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west.
Portugal: A country located in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: A European Union regulation establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194: A European Union regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks for 2023.
Bigeye tuna: A species of tuna found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
Virginijus Sinkevičius: A Lithuanian politician serving as European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.
29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/1
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/1316
of 23 June 2023
establishing 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 2009establishing 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) 2023/194(2)lays down quotas for 2023.
(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 2023.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated for 2023 to Portugal for the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean referred to in the Annex
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 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.
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in
Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing
opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1).L 163/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2023
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 June 2023.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission29.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/3
ANNEX
No 02/TQ194
Member State Portugal
Stock BET/ATLANT (including BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS)
Species Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
Zone Atlantic Ocean
Closing date 30.5.2023