Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (c. 57)

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TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER III U.K. Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 5 U.K. IATTC Convention Area

Article 28 U.K. Purse-seine fisheries

1. The fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a) either from 29 July to 28 September 2011 or from 18 November 2011 to 18 January 2012 in the area defined by the following limits:

• (a) the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

• longitude 150° W,

• latitude 40° N,

• latitude 40° S;

(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2011 in the area defined by the following limits:

• (b) longitude 96° W,

• longitude 110° W,

• latitude 4° N,

• latitude 3° S.

2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 before 1 April 2011. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the period selected.

3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.