
Article 1 
The fishing quota allocated to Spain for the stock of white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2 
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Spain referred to in the Annex shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 March 2020.
For the Commission
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
On behalf of the President
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

No 02/TQ/123
Member State Spain
Stock WHM/ATLANT
Species White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)
Zone Atlantic Ocean
Closing date 1.1.2020