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 policy1, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1202 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: