Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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 (c. 123)

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR [F1 UNITED KINGDOM] FISHING VESSELS

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

F2 Section 1 U.K. General provisions

19 U.K. Quota transfers and exchanges

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Textual Amendments

F2 Title 2 Ch. 3 Section 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(18)

Section 2 U.K. ICCAT Convention Area

F3 Article 20 U.K. Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

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Textual Amendments

F3 Art. 20 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(19)

F4 Article 21 U.K. Recreational fisheries

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Textual Amendments

F4 Art. 21 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(19)

Article 22 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

4. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

5. Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

F5 Section 3 U.K. CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 23 U.K. Exploratory fisheries notifications

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Article 24 U.K. Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish

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Article 25 U.K. Krill fishery during the 2020-2021 fishing season

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Textual Amendments

F5 Title 2 Ch. 3 Section 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(20)

Section 4 U.K. IOTC Area of Competence

F6 Article 26 U.K. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

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Textual Amendments

F6 Art. 26 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(21)

[F7 Article 27 U.K. Drifting FADs and supply vessels

1. Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys is prohibited.

2. A purse seiner shall not follow more than 300 operational buoys at any one time.

3. The maximum number of instrumented buoys that may be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel is 500. No purse seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (buoy in stock and operational buoy) at any time.

4. The maximum number of supply vessels shall be two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners F8 .... This provision shall not apply [F9 where only one supply vessel is used].

5. A single purse seiner shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel F10 ... at any time.

6. [F11 A fisheries administration must] not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in United Kingdom fishing and non- United Kingdom fishing waters.

F8 Words in Art. 27(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(a)(i)

F9 Words in Art. 27(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(a)(ii)

F10 Words in Art. 27(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(b)

F11 Words in Art. 27(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(22)(c)

Article 28 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for [F12 United Kingdom fishing] vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within [F13 United Kingdom waters], and provided that their catch is destined solely for [F14 United Kingdom] consumption.

3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Textual Amendments

F12 Words in Art. 28(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(a)

F13 Words in Art. 28(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(b)

F14 Words in Art. 28(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(23)(c)

[F15 Article 28a U.K. Mobulid rays

1. It shall be prohibited for [F16 United Kingdom] fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays ( Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula ), except for fishing vessels carrying out subsistence fishery (where the fish caught are consumed directly by the families of the fishermen).

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught by artisanal fishing (fisheries other than longline or surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, and registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption only.

2. All fishing vessels, other than those carrying out subsistence fishery, shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, Mobulid rays as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, and shall do so in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individuals captured.]

Textual Amendments

F15 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/455 of 26 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and other waters, and Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in Union and non Union waters.

F16 Words in Art. 28a substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(24)

F17 Section 5 U.K. SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 29 U.K. Pelagic fisheries

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Article 30 U.K. Mobulid rays

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Article 31 U.K. Bottom fisheries

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Article 32 U.K. Exploratory fisheries

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Textual Amendments

F17 Title 2 Ch. 3 Sections 5-10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(25)

F17 Section 6 U.K. IATTC Convention Area

Article 33 U.K. Purse-seine fisheries

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Article 34 U.K. Drifting FADs

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Article 35 U.K. Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

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Article 36 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

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Article 37 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

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F17 Section 7 U.K. SEAFO Convention Area

Article 38 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks

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F17 Section 8 U.K. WCPFC Convention Area

Article 39 U.K. Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

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Article 40 U.K. Management of fishing with FADs

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Article 41 U.K. Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

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Article 42 U.K. Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S

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Article 43 U.K. Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

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Article 44 U.K. Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

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F17 Section 9 U.K. Bering Sea

Article 45 U.K. Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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F17 Section 10 U.K. SIOFA Agreement Area

Article 46 U.K. Limits to bottom fishing

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Title 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(6)