Title II, Chapter I, Article 13 · Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120

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Article 13Prohibitions#

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)white shark (Carcharodon carcharías) in all waters;

(c)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;

(d)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;

(e)basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters;

(f)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;

(g)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;

(h)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;

(i)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;

(j)smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) 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;

(k)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;

(l)porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(m)reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in all waters;

(n)giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters;

(o)the following species of Mobula rays in all waters:

(i)devil fish (Mobula mobular),

(ii)lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei),

(iii)spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica),

(iv)smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni),

(v)longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee),

(vi)Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana),

(vii)Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana),

(viii)shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii),

(ix)lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);

(p)the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters:

(i)pointed sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata),

(ii)dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata),

(iii)smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata),

(iv)largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis),

(v)green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);

(q)thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(r)Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;

(s)undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;

(t)white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(u)guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;

(v)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 IA;

(w)angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters;

(x)whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters.

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

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analytical assessments
means quantitative evaluations of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;
area
means ICES divisions 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;
current management period
means the period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation;
fishing logbook
means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea 7
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
Functional Unit 26 of ICES division 9a
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
Functional Unit 27 of ICES division 9a
means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a
means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of 9a;
gear grouping
means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
Gulf of Cádiz
means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;
international waters
means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
Kattegat
means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
mesh size
means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008;
quota
means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
recreational fisheries
means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport;
regulated gear
means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
Skagerrak
means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
special conditions
means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.
third-country vessel
means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
total allowable catch
(TAC) means:
Union fishing fleet register
means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;