Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2730 of 17 October 2024 establishing a fisheries closure for Mediterranean albacore in the Mediterranean Sea for vessels flying the flag of Italy
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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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 lays down quotas for 2024.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Mediterranean albacore in the Mediterranean Sea by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Italy have exhausted the quota allocated for 2024.
(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 for 2024 to Italy for the stock of Mediterranean albacore in the Mediterranean Sea 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 Italy 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, 17 October 2024. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President
ANNEX
ANNEX
No 10/TQ257 Member State Italy Stock ALB/MED (including ALB/MED-BC and ALB/MED-SR) Species Mediterranean Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) Zone Mediterranean Sea Closing date 21 September 2024