Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (c. 123)

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR [F1 UNITED KINGDOM] FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER I U.K. General provisions

F2 Article 5 U.K. TACs and allocations

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Textual Amendments

F2 Arts. 5-9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(7)

F2 Article 6 U.K. TACs to be determined by Member States

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Textual Amendments

F2 Arts. 5-9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(7)

F2 Article 7 U.K. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

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Textual Amendments

F2 Arts. 5-9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(7)

F2 Article 8 U.K. Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches with regard to the landing obligation

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Textual Amendments

F2 Arts. 5-9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(7)

F2 Article 9 U.K. Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

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Textual Amendments

F2 Arts. 5-9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(7)

Article 10 U.K. Measures on European seabass fisheries

1. [F3 [F4 It] is] prohibited for [F5 United Kingdom] fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. [F6 [F7 It] is] prohibited to retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.[F8 This prohibition does not apply to by-catches in shore-based fixed gillnets that are not set from a vessel of—

(a) up to—

(i) 26 nets in relation to the IFC authority for the North West,

(ii) 5 nets in relation to the IFC authority for the North East, and

(iii) 1 net in relation to the IFC authority for Devon and Severn, and

(b) up to 50 nets in the Welsh zone.]

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, [F9 during January and during the period from 1 April to the end of December in each calendar year], [F10 United Kingdom] fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:

[F11 (a) using demersal trawls (OTT, OTB, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB), as specified in Annex XI of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (“Annex XI”), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding [F12 3.8 tonnes per vessel per calendar year] and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(b) using seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, and SX), as specified in Annex XI, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding [F13 3.8 tonnes per vessel per calendar year] and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(c) using hooks and lines (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS), as specified in Annex XI, only where the vessel has recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to the end of September 2016, not exceeding [F14 6.2 tonnes per vessel per calendar year];

(d) using fixed gillnets, only where the vessel has recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to the end of September 2016, for by-catches not exceeding [F15 1.6 tonnes per vessel per calendar year].]

F16 ... In the case of a replacement of a [F10 United Kingdom] fishing vessel, [F17 a fisheries administration] may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of [F10 United Kingdom] fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

[F18 Where the replacement vessel F19 ... is 8 metres or under in overall length and has no more than one hull, for the purposes of calculating the fishing capacity of the replacement vessel, and whether it may be subject to the derogation, it may be assumed that the replacement vessel’s gross tonnage and engine capacity is no greater than the vessel it replaced.]

3. [F20 Except in the case of a replacement vessel as provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, the] catch limits set out in paragraph 2 [F21 are not] transferable between vessels F22 ...

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5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, [F25 7a and 7d to 7j]:

(a) [F26 during the period from 1 [F27 February] to the end of [F28 March] F29 ... in each calendar year], only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass [F30 is permitted]. During those periods, it [F31 is] prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b) [F32 during [F33 January and during] the period from 1 [F34 April] to the end of [F35 December] in each calendar year], not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day; the minimum size of European seabass [F36 which may be retained is] 42 cm.

Point (b) of the first subparagraph [F37 does] not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass during the period referred to in that point.

[F38 6 In this Article—

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• “IFC authority” has the same meaning as in section 150 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

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• “the Welsh zone” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020.]

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Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(a)(i)

F4 Word in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(a)(i)

F5 Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(a)(ii)

F6 Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(a)(iii)

F7 Word in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(a)(ii)

F8 Art. 10(1)(a)(b) and words inserted (30.7.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/698), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)

F9 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(b)(i)(aa)

F10 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(b)(ii)

F11 Art. 10(2)(a)-(d) substituted for Art. 10(2)(a)(b) (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(b)(i)(bb)

F12 Words in Art. 10(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)(i)

F13 Words in Art. 10(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)(ii)

F14 Words in Art. 10(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)(iii)

F15 Words in Art. 10(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)(iv)

F16 Words in Art. 10(2) omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(b)(ii)

F17 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(b)(iii)(bb)

F18 Words in Art. 10(2) inserted (30.7.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/698), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(iii)

F19 Words in Art. 10(2) omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(b)(iii)

F20 Words in Art. 10(3) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(c)

F21 Words in Art. 10(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(c)(i)

F22 Words in Art. 10(3) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

F23 Words in Art. 10(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(c)(iii)

F24 Art. 10(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(d)

F25 Words in Art. 10(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(e)(i)

F26 Words in Art. 10(5)(a) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(d)(i)

F27 Word in Art. 10(5)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(i)(aa)

F28 Word in Art. 10(5)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(i)(bb)

F29 Words in Art. 10(5)(a) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(i)(cc)

F30 Words in Art. 10(5)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(e)(ii)(cc)

F31 Word in Art. 10(5)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(e)(ii)(dd)

F32 Words in Art. 10(5)(b) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(d)(ii)

F33 Words in Art. 10(5)(b) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(ii)(aa)

F34 Word in Art. 10(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(ii)(bb)

F35 Word in Art. 10(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)(ii)(cc)

F36 Words in Art. 10(5)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(e)(iii)(bb)

F37 Word in Art. 10(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(e)(iv)

F38 Art. 10(6) re-inserted (30.7.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/698), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c)

F39 Words in Art. 10(6) omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(2)(e)

F40 Art. 10(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(8)(f)

[F41 Article 11 U.K. Measures on European eel fisheries in United Kingdom waters

Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel is prohibited in United Kingdom waters and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters until the end of February 2021.]

Textual Amendments

F41 Art. 11 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(9)

F42 Article 12 U.K. Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

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Textual Amendments

F42 Art. 12 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(10)

F43 Article 12a U.K. Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

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Textual Amendments

F43 Art. 12a omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 10(3)

F44 Article 13 U.K. Remedial measures for cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea

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Textual Amendments

F44 Art. 13 omitted (5.9.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/698), regs. 1(3), 2(3)

[F45 Article 14 U.K. Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

1. The closed areas to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.

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Textual Amendments

F45 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in United Kingdom fishing and non- United Kingdom fishing waters.

F46 Art. 14(2)-(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 14 (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

F47 Article 15 U.K. Remedial measures for cod in Kattegat

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Textual Amendments

F47 Art. 15 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(14)

Article 16 U.K. Prohibited species

1. It shall be prohibited for [F48 United Kingdom] fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in [F49 United Kingdom] waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

(b) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in [F50 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F51 ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(c) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in [F52 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F53 ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in [F54 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F55 ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(e) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in [F56 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F57 ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(f) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in [F58 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas [F59 4, 6, 7 and 8];

(g) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in [F60 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F61 ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(h) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in [F62 United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in [F62 United Kingdom] and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(i) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

F63 (j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(k) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in [F64 United Kingdom] waters of ICES [F65 subarea 6];

(l) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

F66 (m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(n) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) [F67 greater than 100cm in length] in [F68 United Kingdom] waters of ICES [F69 subareas 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8][F45 ;]

[F70 (o) splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6[F71 ;]]

[F72 (p shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in United Kingdom waters and international waters of the ICCAT Convention Area.]

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

[F73 3. In point (n) of paragraph 1, “length” is measured in accordance with paragraph 1 (and figure 1) of Annex 4 to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures.]

Textual Amendments

F45 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in United Kingdom fishing and non- United Kingdom fishing waters.

F48 Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(a)

F49 Words in Art. 16(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(b)

F50 Words in Art. 16(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(c)(i)

F51 Words in Art. 16(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(c)(ii)

F52 Words in Art. 16(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(d)(i)

F53 Words in Art. 16(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(d)(ii)

F54 Words in Art. 16(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(e)(i)

F55 Words in Art. 16(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(e)(ii)

F56 Words in Art. 16(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(f)(i)

F57 Words in Art. 16(1)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(f)(ii)

F58 Words in Art. 16(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(g)(i)

F59 Words in Art. 16(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(g)(ii)

F60 Words in Art. 16(1)(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(h)(i)

F61 Words in Art. 16(1)(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(h)(ii)

F62 Words in Art. 16(1)(h) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(i)

F63 Art. 16(1)(j) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(j)

F64 Words in Art. 16(1)(k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(k)(i)

F65 Words in Art. 16(1)(k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(k)(ii)

F66 Art. 16(1)(m) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(l)

F67 Words in Art. 16(1)(n) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(i)

F68 Words in Art. 16(1)(n) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(m)(i)

F69 Words in Art. 16(1)(n) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(m)(ii)

F70 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in Union and non-Union waters.

F71 Art. 16(1)(o): semicolon substituted for full stop (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(ii)

F72 Art. 16(1)(p) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(iii)

F73 Art. 16(3) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)

F74 Article 17 U.K. Data transmission

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Textual Amendments

F74 Art. 17 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(16)

F75 CHAPTER II U.K. Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 18 U.K. Fishing authorisations

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Textual Amendments

F75 Title 2 Ch. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(17)

CHAPTER III U.K. Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

F76 Section 1 U.K. General provisions

19 U.K. Quota transfers and exchanges

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Textual Amendments

F76 Title 2 Ch. 3 Section 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(18)

Section 2 U.K. ICCAT Convention Area

F77 Article 20 U.K. Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

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Textual Amendments

F77 Art. 20 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(19)

F78 Article 21 U.K. Recreational fisheries

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Textual Amendments

F78 Art. 21 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(19)

Article 22 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

4. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

5. Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

F79 Section 3 U.K. CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 23 U.K. Exploratory fisheries notifications

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Article 24 U.K. Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish

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Article 25 U.K. Krill fishery during the 2020-2021 fishing season

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Textual Amendments

F79 Title 2 Ch. 3 Section 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(20)

Section 4 U.K. IOTC Area of Competence

F80 Article 26 U.K. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

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Textual Amendments

F80 Art. 26 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(21)

[F45 Article 27 U.K. Drifting FADs and supply vessels

1. Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys is prohibited.

2. A purse seiner shall not follow more than 300 operational buoys at any one time.

3. The maximum number of instrumented buoys that may be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel is 500. No purse seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (buoy in stock and operational buoy) at any time.

4. The maximum number of supply vessels shall be two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners F81 .... This provision shall not apply [F82 where only one supply vessel is used].

5. A single purse seiner shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel F83 ... at any time.

6. [F84 A fisheries administration must] not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.]

Textual Amendments

F45 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in United Kingdom fishing and non- United Kingdom fishing waters.

F81 Words in Art. 27(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(a)(i)

F82 Words in Art. 27(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(a)(ii)

F83 Words in Art. 27(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(b)

F84 Words in Art. 27(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(c)

Article 28 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for [F85 United Kingdom fishing] vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within [F86 United Kingdom waters], and provided that their catch is destined solely for [F87 United Kingdom] consumption.

3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Textual Amendments

F85 Words in Art. 28(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(a)

F86 Words in Art. 28(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(b)

F87 Words in Art. 28(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(c)

[F88 Article 28a U.K. Mobulid rays

1. It shall be prohibited for [F89 United Kingdom] fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays ( Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula ), except for fishing vessels carrying out subsistence fishery (where the fish caught are consumed directly by the families of the fishermen).

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught by artisanal fishing (fisheries other than longline or surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, and registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption only.

2. All fishing vessels, other than those carrying out subsistence fishery, shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, Mobulid rays as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, and shall do so in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individuals captured.]

Textual Amendments

F88 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/455 of 26 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and other waters, and Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in Union and non Union waters.

F89 Words in Art. 28a substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(24)

F90 Section 5 U.K. SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 29 U.K. Pelagic fisheries

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Article 30 U.K. Mobulid rays

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Article 31 U.K. Bottom fisheries

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Article 32 U.K. Exploratory fisheries

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Textual Amendments

F90 Title 2 Ch. 3 Sections 5-10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(25)

F90 Section 6 U.K. IATTC Convention Area

Article 33 U.K. Purse-seine fisheries

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Article 34 U.K. Drifting FADs

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Article 35 U.K. Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

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Article 36 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

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Article 37 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

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F90 Section 7 U.K. SEAFO Convention Area

Article 38 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks

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F90 Section 8 U.K. WCPFC Convention Area

Article 39 U.K. Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

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Article 40 U.K. Management of fishing with FADs

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Article 41 U.K. Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

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Article 42 U.K. Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S

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Article 43 U.K. Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

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Article 44 U.K. Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

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F90 Section 9 U.K. Bering Sea

Article 45 U.K. Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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F90 Section 10 U.K. SIOFA Agreement Area

Article 46 U.K. Limits to bottom fishing

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Title 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(6)