Article 8Prohibited species
1.It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
(a)basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU and non-EU waters;
(b)angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;
(c)common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(d)undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(e)porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in international waters; and
(f)guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.
2.The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.