Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Article 30U.K.Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

  • ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),

  • blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi),

  • shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),

  • great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),

  • smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),

  • skates (Rajidae),

  • velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),

  • deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order,

  • picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).