Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2006 of  20 July 2006  prohibiting fishing for anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII

21.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1116/2006
of 20 July 2006
prohibiting fishing for anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof;
Whereas:
(1) The Community’s fishing effort for vessels fishing for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay ICES Sub-area VIII (Bay of Biscay) is laid down provisionally in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5(3) of that Regulation the Commission shall immediately stop fishing activities concerning anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII if STECF advises that the spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 is less than 28 000 tonnes.
(3) STECF has estimated the spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 to 18 640 tonnes.
(4) As the anchovy spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 is below the threshold of 28 000 tonnes, the fishery has to be prohibited for the remainder of 2006,