18.Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)U.K.
18.1.The fishing by purse-seine vessels for zellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2008, or, 20 November to 31 December 2008 in the area defined by the following limits:U.K.
the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
longitude 150° W,
latitude 40° N,
latitude 40° S.
18.2.The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2008. All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.U.K.
18.3.As of …(1) purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the IATTC shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.U.K.
(1)
OJ: the date of entry into force of this Regulation.