TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Article 16Prohibited species
1
It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
a
starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
b
leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
c
Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
d
kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
e
birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
f
common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
g
great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
h
tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
i
porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;
j
thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
k
undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;
l
whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;
m
common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;
n
picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IAF1;
F2o
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6.
2
When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.