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.