1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Relationship to other Union acts

    4. Article 4.Definitions

  3. TITLE II MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES

    1. CHAPTER I Tropical tunas

      1. Article 5.Restrictions on the number of Union large-scale catching vessels targeting bigeye tuna

      2. Article 6.Specific authorisations for large-scale tropical tuna catching vessels and for support vessels

      3. Article 7.ICCAT record of authorised tropical tuna vessels

      4. Article 8.List of vessels fishing tropical tunas in a given year

      5. Article 9.Management plans in respect of fish-aggregating devices

      6. Article 10.Requirements for FADs

      7. Article 11.Information on FADs submitted by vessels

      8. Article 12.Information on FADs submitted by Member States

      9. Article 13.Logbooks

      10. Article 14.Time and area closure in relation with the protection of juveniles

      11. Article 15.Fishing for tropical tunas in certain Portuguese waters

      12. Article 16.Identification of IUU fishing

    2. CHAPTER II North Atlantic albacore

      1. Article 17.Restrictions on the number of vessels

    3. CHAPTER III Swordfish

      1. Section 1 Swordfish in the Atlantic

        1. Article 18.Management plans for North Atlantic swordfish

        2. Article 19.Minimum size for North Atlantic swordfish

      2. Section 2 Swordfish in the Mediterranean

        1. Article 20.Vessels authorised to target Mediterranean swordfish

        2. Article 21.By-catch

        3. Article 22.Special fishing authorisation

        4. Article 23.Closed fishing seasons

        5. Article 24.Minimum size for Mediterranean swordfish

        6. Article 25.Technical specifications of the fishing gear for vessels authorised to target Mediterranean swordfish

        7. Article 26.Reporting obligations for Mediterranean swordfish

    4. CHAPTER IV Blue marlin and white marlin in the Atlantic

      1. Article 27.Release of blue marlin and white marlin caught alive

      2. Article 28.Landing of blue marlin and white marlin beyond the fishing opportunities

      3. Article 29.Recreational fisheries of blue marlin and white marlin

    5. CHAPTER V Sharks

      1. Article 30.General provisions

      2. Article 31.Porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus)

      3. Article 32.Bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus)

      4. Article 33.Shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus)

      5. Article 34.Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

      6. Article 35.Hammerhead sharks

      7. Article 36.Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis)

      8. Article 37.Sampling of shark species by scientific observers and other authorised individuals

    6. CHAPTER VI Seabirds

      1. Article 38.Mitigation measures for seabirds in the area between 20° South and 25° South

      2. Article 39.Mitigation measures for seabirds in the area south of 25° South

      3. Article 40.Reporting obligations for seabirds

    7. CHAPTER VII Sea turtles

      1. Article 41.General provisions for sea turtles

      2. Article 42.Reporting obligations for sea turtles

    8. CHAPTER VIII Fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna and swordfish

      1. Article 43.General principle

  4. TITLE III COMMON CONTROL MEASURES

    1. CHAPTER I Authorisations

      1. Article 44.ICCAT record of large-scale fishing vessels

    2. CHAPTER II Chartering

      1. Article 45.Scope

      2. Article 46.General provisions

      3. Article 47.Notification

    3. CHAPTER III Control of catches

      1. Article 48.Compliance with quotas and minimum size requirements

      2. Article 49.Catch sampling

      3. Article 50.Catch and fishing effort notification

    4. CHAPTER IV Transhipment

      1. Article 51.Scope

      2. Article 52.Transhipment in port

      3. Article 53.Transhipment at sea

      4. Article 54.ICCAT record of carrier vessels

      5. Article 55.Authorisation to large-scale pelagic longline vessels to tranship in the ICCAT Convention area

      6. Article 56.Prior authorisation for transhipment at sea

      7. Article 57.ICCAT transhipment declaration

      8. Article 58.ICCAT regional observer programme for transhipment at sea

      9. Article 59.Reporting obligations

      10. Article 60.Consistency of reported data

    5. CHAPTER V Scientific observer programmes

      1. Article 61.Establishment of domestic scientific observer programmes

      2. Article 62.Qualifications of scientific observers

      3. Article 63.Responsibilities of scientific observers

      4. Article 64.Submission of collected information

    6. CHAPTER VI Control of third country fishing vessels in Member State ports

      1. Article 65.Reporting obligations with regard to designated ports and points of contact

      2. Article 66.Reporting obligations with regard to port inspections

    7. CHAPTER VII Enforcement

      1. Article 67.Alleged infringements reported by Member States

      2. Article 68.ICCAT draft IUU list

      3. Article 69.Alleged non-compliances reported by the ICCAT Executive Secretary

      4. Article 70.Alleged infringements reported by a CPC

  5. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 71.Annual report

    2. Article 72.Confidentiality

    3. Article 73.Procedure for amendments

    4. Article 74.Exercise of the delegation

    5. Article 75.Committee procedure

    6. Article 76.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001

    7. Article 77.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003

    8. Article 78.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 520/2007

    9. Article 79.Entry into force

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      ICCAT SPECIES

    2. ANNEX II

      GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE (FAD) MANAGEMENT PLANS

      1. The FAD management plan for CPC purse seine and baitboat...

      2. Description FAD types: AFAD = anchored; DFAD = drifting Type...

    3. ANNEX III

      LIST OF DEPLOYED FADS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS

    4. ANNEX IV

      OBSERVER PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR TROPICAL TUNAS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE TIME AND AREA CLOSURE

      1. 1. The observers shall have the following qualifications to accomplish their...

      2. 2. The observers shall not be crew members of the fishing...

      3. Observer tasks

        1. 3. The observer tasks shall be, in particular:

        2. 4. The observers shall treat as confidential all information with respect...

        3. 5. The observers shall comply with requirements established in the laws...

        4. 6. The observers shall respect the hierarchy and general rules of...

      4. Obligations of the flag Member State

        1. 7. The responsibilities regarding observers of the flag Member States of the...

    5. ANNEX V

      MINIMUM TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR MITIGATION MEASURES

    6. ANNEX VI

      DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF SEA TURTLES

      1. Regarding safe-handling practices:

      2. When a sea turtle is to be removed from the...

      3. Regarding the use of line cutters:

      4. Longline vessels shall carry on board line-cutters and use them...

      5. Regarding the use of de-hooking devices:

      6. Longline vessels shall carry on board de-hooking devices to effectively...

    7. ANNEX VII

      IN-PORT TRANSHIPMENT

      1. 1. Transhipment in port by Union vessels or in Union ports...

        1. Notification obligations

          1. 2. Fishing vessel

            1. 2.1 At least 48 hours in advance of transhipment operations, the captain...

            2. 2.2 The captain of a fishing vessel shall, at the time...

            3. 2.3 The captain of the fishing vessel concerned shall complete and...

          2. 3. Receiving vessel

            1. 3.1 Not later than 24 hours before the beginning and at the...

            2. 3.2 The master of the receiving carrier vessel shall, at least 48...

        2. Port and landing State cooperation

          1. 4. The port State and the landing State referred to in...

        3. Reporting

          1. 5. Each flag Member State of the fishing vessel shall include in...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      ICCAT REGIONAL OBSERVER PROGRAMME FOR TRANSHIPMENT AT SEA OPERATIONS

      1. 1. Member States shall require carrier vessels included in the ICCAT record...

      2. 2. Observers shall be appointed by ICCAT and shall be placed...

      3. Designation of the observers

        1. 3. The designated observers shall have the following qualifications to accomplish...

      4. Obligations of the observer

        1. 4. Observers shall:

        2. 5. The observer shall monitor the LSPLV's and carrier vessel's adherence...

        3. 6. Observers shall treat as confidential all information with respect to...

        4. 7. Observers shall comply with requirements established in the laws and...

        5. 8. Observers shall respect the hierarchy and general rules of behaviour...

      5. Responsibilities of the flag States of carrier vessels

        1. 9. The conditions associated with implementation of the regional observer programme...

      6. Responsibilities of LSPLVs during transhipments

        1. 10. Observers shall be allowed to visit the fishing vessel, if...

      7. Observer fees

        1. 11. The costs of implementing this programme shall be financed by...

        2. 12. No LSPLV may participate in the transhipment at sea programme...

  8. ATTACHMENTS

    1. SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF TORI LINES