TITLE IIIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS
Article 37Prohibited species
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; and
(e)
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.