Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/813 of 20 May 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos for artisanal vessels flying the flag of Portugal

Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/813 of 20 May 2022 establishing a fisheries closure for Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos for artisanal vessels flying the flag of Portugal 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 OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. , and in particular Article 36(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1). lays down quotas for 2022. (2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. (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 2022 to Portugal for the stock of Bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos 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 artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal 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, 20 May 2022. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Virginijus Sinkevičius Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX No02/TQ109Member StatePortugal (artisanal vessels)StockBFT/AVARCHSpeciesBluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynnus)ZoneSpecific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira).Closing date3.5.2022