Council Regulation (EU) 2024/259 fixing for 2024 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Aquatic animals Coral Crustaceans Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing vessel Freshwater fishes Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Marine fishes Marine mammals Non-commercial fishing Precautionary principle Protection of species Sustainable use Total allowable catch

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 2024 to 31 December 2024.

Abstract

This Regulation applies to Union fishing vessels operating in the Mediterranean and Black Seas and 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) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Adriatic Sea; (V) European hake (Merluccius merluccius) and deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in the Strait of Sicily; (VI) giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) and blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) in the Strait of Sicily, in the Ionian Sea and in the Levant Sea; (VII) blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) in the Alborean Sea; and (VIII) sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in the Black Sea. This Regulation also applies to other Union fishing activities, including recreational fisheries, where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) No. 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No. 1954/2003 and (EC) No. 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2371/2002 and (EC) No. 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2013 (2022)

Keyword: Framework law, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Foreign fishing, Fishery management and conservation, High seas, Access right, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Institution, Policy/planning, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Integrated management, Bycatch, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX