TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS
CHAPTER IIIFishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
Section 1ICCAT convention Area
Article 15Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna
The maximum number of the following vessels shall be limited as set out in Annex IV:
EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic;
EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean;
EU vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm.
Article 16Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID
In addition to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 15 April to 15 May 2010.
Article 17Recreational and sport fisheries
Member States shall allocate a specific quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas allocated set out in Annex ID.
Article 18Sharks
1.
Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2.
It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the genus Alopias.