Scope
Article 2
1. This Regulation applies to Union fishing vessels exploiting the following fish stocks: (a) European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) in the Mediterranean Sea, as defined in Article 4(b); (b) 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, as defined in Article 4(c); (c) anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ) and sardine ( Sardina pilchardus ) in the Adriatic Sea, as defined in Article 4(d); (d) 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, as defined in Article 4(d); (e) sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) and turbot ( Psetta maxima ) in the Black Sea, as defined in Article 4(e). 2. This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.