Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 of 23 March 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards Annex to the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
Date: 2021-03-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, conservation of fish stocks, conservation of resources, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing rights, fishing vessel, international convention, sea fishing








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31.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 190/19








            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/860
of 23 March 2021
         
amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards Annex to the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 (1), and in particular Article 50(1)thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Union is party to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the NAFO Convention), approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (2).












(2)


The European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/833 in order to incorporate the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures in Union law.












(3)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 (3) supplemented Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with a number of NAFO conservation and enforcement measures.












(4)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 (4) amended the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with revised annexes of NAFO adopted at its 2019 annual meeting.












(5)


The NAFO at its annual meeting in September 2020 amended Part VI of Annex I.E of its conservation and enforcement measures, related to the list of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) indicator species. This annex becomes binding on the Union on 1 December 2020.












(6)


These changes should also be incorporated into Union law. Therefore, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 March 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 34 I, 6.2.2020, p. 1).

(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 221, 10.7.2020, p. 5).




ANNEX
The Annex of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended as follows:






1.


point 3 is replaced by the following:






‘(3)


Part VI of Annex I.E to the CEM as referred to in point 21 of Article 3, in Article 21(2) and in point (i) of point (a) of Article 27(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833

VI. List of VME Indicator Species










Common Name and FAO ASFIS 3- ALPHA CODE




Taxon




Family




FAO ASFIS 3-ALPHA CODE





Large-Sized Sponges
(PFR – Porifera)



Asconema foliatum



Rossellidae


ZBA





Aphrocallistes beatrix



Aphrocallistidae


 





Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) ruetzleri



Cladorhizidae


ZAB (Asbestopluma)





Axinella sp.


Axinellidae


 





Chondrocladia grandis



Cladorhizidae


ZHD (Chondrocladia)





Cladorhiza abyssicola



Cladorhizidae


ZCH (Cladorhiza)





Cladorhiza kenchingtonae



Cladorhizidae


ZCH (Cladorhiza)





Craniella spp.


Tetillidae


ZCS (Craniella spp.)





Dictyaulus romani



Euplectellidae


ZDY (Dictyaulus)





Esperiopsis villosa



Esperiopsidae


ZEW





Forcepia spp.


Coelosphaeridae


ZFR





Geodia barrette



Geodiidae


 





Geodia macandrewii



Geodiidae


 





Geodia parva



Geodiidae


 





Geodia phlegraei



Geodiidae


 





Haliclona sp.


Chalinidae


ZHL





Iophon piceum



Acarnidae


WJP





Isodictya palmata



Isodictyidae


 





Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) complicata



Coelosphaeridae


ZDD





Mycale (Mycale) lingua



Mycalidae


 





Mycale (Mycale) loveni



Mycalidae


 





Phakellia sp.


Axinellidae


 





Polymastia spp.


Polymastiidae


ZPY





Stelletta normani



Ancorinidae


WSX (Stelletta)





Stelletta tuberosa



Ancorinidae


WSX (Stelletta)





Stryphnus fortis



Ancorinidae


WPH





Thenea muricata


Pachastrellidae


ZTH (Thenea)





Thenea valdiviae



Pachastrellidae


ZTH (Thenea)





Weberella bursa



Polymastiidae


 




 


 


 


 




Black corals (AQZ – Antipatharia)



Stichopathes sp.


Antipathidae


QYX





Leiopathes cf. expansa



Leiopathidae


 





Leiopathes sp.


Leiopathidae


 





Plumapathes sp.


Myriopathidae


 





Bathypathes cf. patula



Schizopathidae


 





Parantipathes sp.


Schizopathidae


 





Stauropathes arctica



Schizopathidae


SQW





Stauropathes cf. punctata



Schizopathidae


 





Telopathes magnus



Schizopathidae


 




 


 


 


 




Stony Corals (CSS – Scleractinia)



Enallopsammia rostrata*


Dendrophylliidae


FEY





Lophelia pertusa*


Caryophylliidae


LWS





Madrepora oculata*


Oculinidae


MVI





Solenosmilia variabilis*


Caryophylliidae


RZT




 


 


 


 




Small Gorgonians
(GGW)



Acanella arbuscula



Isididae


KQL (Acanella)





Anthothela grandiflora



Anthothelidae


WAG





Chrysogorgia sp.


Chrysogorgiidae


FHX





Metallogorgia melanotrichos*


Chrysogorgiidae


 





Narella laxa



Primnoidae


 





Radicipes gracilis



Chrysogorgiidae


CZN





Swiftia sp.


Plexauridae


 




 


 


 


 




Large Gorgonians
(GGW)



Acanthogorgia armata



Acanthogorgiidae


AZC





Calyptrophora sp.*


Primnoidae


 





Corallium bathyrubrum



Coralliidae


COR (Corallium)





Corallium bayeri



Coralliidae


COR (Corallium)





Iridogorgia sp.*


Chrysogorgiidae


 





Keratoisis cf. siemensii



Isididae


 





Keratoisis grayi



Isididae


 





Lepidisis sp.*


Isididae


QFX (Lepidisis)





Paragorgia arborea



Paragorgiidae


BFU





Paragorgia johnsoni



Paragorgiidae


BFV





Paramuricea grandis



Plexauridae


PZL (Paramuricea)





Paramuricea placomus



Plexauridae


PZL (Paramuricea)





Paramuricea spp.


Plexauridae


PZL (Paramuricea)





Parastenella atlantica



Primnoidae


 





Placogorgia sp.


Plexauridae


 





Placogorgia terceira



Plexauridae


 





Primnoa resedaeformis



Primnoidae


QOE





Thouarella (Euthouarella) grasshoffi*


Primnoidae


 




 


 


 


 




Sea Pens (NTW – Pennatulacea)



Anthoptilum grandiflorum



Anthoptilidae


AJG (Anthoptilum)





Distichoptilum gracile



Protoptilidae


WDG





Funiculina quadrangularis



Funiculinidae


FQJ





Halipteris cf. christii



Halipteridae


ZHX (Halipteris)





Halipteris finmarchica



Halipteridae


HFM





Halipteris sp.


Halipteridae


ZHX (Halipteris)





Kophobelemnon stelliferum



Kophobelemnidae


KVF





Pennatula aculeata



Pennatulidae


QAC





Pennatula grandis



Pennatulidae


 





Pennatula sp.


Pennatulidae


 





Protoptilum carpenteri



Protoptilidae


 





Umbellula lindahli



Umbellulidae


 





Virgularia mirabilis



Virgulariidae


 




 


 


 


 




Tube-Dwelling Anemones



Pachycerianthus borealis



Cerianthidae


WQB




 


 


 


 




Erect Bryozoans (BZN – Bryozoa)



Eucratea loricata



Eucrateidae


WEL




 


 


 


 




Sea Lilies (CWD – Crinoidea)



Conocrinus lofotensis



Bourgueticrinidae


WCF





Gephyrocrinus grimaldii



Hyocrinidae


 





Trichometra cubensis



Antedonidae


 




 


 


 


 




Sea Squirts (SSX – Ascidiacea)



Boltenia ovifera



Pyuridae


WBO





Halocynthia aurantium



Pyuridae


 




 


 


 


 




Unlikely to be observed in trawls; in situ observations only:




Large xenophyophores



Syringammina sp.


Syringamminidae’