Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011Show full title

Article 37 U.K. Prohibited species

[F1 1. 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.]

2. The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1106/2011 of 20 October 2011 amending Regulations (EU) No 57/2011 and (EC) No 754/2009 as regards the protection of the species ‘porbeagle’, certain TACs and certain fishing effort limits set for Germany and Ireland.