TITLE IIIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS
Article 37Prohibited species
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It shall be prohibited for third-country 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 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 all EU waters; and
f
guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES Subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.
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The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.