Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1750

of 15 October 2020

establishing a fisheries closure for anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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) 2020/1232 lays down quotas for 2020.
(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium 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 1Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Belgium for the stock of anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2Prohibitions

1.

Fishing for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to search for fish, shoot, set or haul a fishing gear for the purpose of fishing that stock.

2.

Transshipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fishery products from that stock caught by those vessels shall remain authorised for catches taken prior to that date.

3.

Unintended catches of species from that stock by those vessels shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels, recorded, landed and counted against quotas in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3.

Article 3Entry 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, 15 October 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus Sinkevičius

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

No

21/TQ123

Member State

Belgium

Stock

ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.)

Species

Anglerfish (Lophiidae)

Zone

8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

Closing date

1.10.2020