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Council Regulation (EU) 2022/110 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 21, 31 January 2022, pp. 165.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Crustaceans Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing vessel Marine fisheries Marine fishes Marine mammals Non-commercial fishing Protection of species Aquatic animals
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall apply from 1 January 2022.
Abstract

This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks for the year 2022. This Regulation applies to Union fishing vessels exploiting the following fish stocks: (I) European eel (Anguilla anguilla), red coral (Corallium rubrum) and common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the Mediterranean Sea; (II) blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris), giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea), European hake (Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the western Mediterranean Sea; (III) anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the Adriatic Sea; (IV) European hake (Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), common sole (Solea solea), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris), red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Adriatic Sea; (V) giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) and blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) in the Strait of Sicily as defined in Article 4(e), in the Ionian Sea and in the Levant Sea; (VI) blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) in the Alboran Sea; and (VII) sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in the Black Sea. This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions. Article 4 lists the fishing zones in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amended by

Council Regulation (EU) 2023/195 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/110 as regards the fishing opportunities for 2022 applicable in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.

Legislation | European Union | 2023

Keyword: Crustaceans, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Fishing vessel, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Marine mammals, Non-commercial fishing, Protection of species, Total allowable catch, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX