Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/376 of 24 February 2021 establishing a temporary fisheries closure for redfishes in NAFO 3M area for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
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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,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 lays down quotas for 2021.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of redfishes in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2021.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2021,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to Member States of the European Union for the stock of redfishes in NAFO 3M area for the period from 1 January 2021 until 30 June 2021 included shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 Prohibitions
Directed fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex to this Regulation until 30 June 2021 included.
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, 24 February 2021. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission
ANNEX
ANNEX
No 02/TQ92 Member State European Union (All Member States) Stock RED/N3M. Species Redfishes (Sebastes spp.) Zone NAFO 3M Closing period 10 February 2021 at 24.00 UTC until 30 June 2021