Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1070
of 26 July 2018
amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/19701 establishes, among others, the fishing opportunities for herring in ICES Subdivisions 30-31 (‘the Gulf of Bothnia herring stock’) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council2.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 has been amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/976 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 as regards the Gulf of Bothnia herring stock, taking into account the latest scientific information provided by ICES.
Following that amendment to Regulation (EU) 2016/1139, the fishing opportunities for the Gulf of Bothnia herring stock should be increased.
Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 should therefore be amended accordingly.
The main season for the herring fishery using trap nets starts in May. In order for Member States to allocate the fishing opportunities at national level as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: