TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER I General provisions

Article 8Prohibited species

1.

It shall be prohibited for EU 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 and non-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 international 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.