Council Regulation (EU) 2019/2236 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

This Regulation fixes for 2020 the fishing opportunities applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. In particular, it applies to European Union fishing vessels exploiting the following fish stocks: (a) European eel in the Mediterranean Sea; (b) blue and red shrimp, deep-water rose shrimp, giant red shrimp, European hake, Norway lobster and red mullet in the western Mediterranean Sea; (c) anchovy and sardine in the Adriatic Sea; (d) European hake, Norway lobster, common sole, deep-water rose shrimp and red mullet in the Adriatic Sea; (e) sprat and turbot in the Black Sea. This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.