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

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, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 lays down quotas for 2020.
Council 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).
(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 1 Quota exhaustion
The 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 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.

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, 19 November 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
No	30/TQ/123
Member State	Portugal
Stock	BET/ATLANT
Species	Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) including special condition BET/*ATLLL and BET/*ATLPS
Zone	Atlantic Ocean
Closing date	27.10.2020