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Article 98Protected elasmobranch species#
1.Member States shall ensure a high protection from fishing activities for elasmobranch species listed in Annex II to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean.
2.Elasmobranch species which are included in Annex II to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean shall not be retained on board, transhipped, landed, transferred, stored, sold or displayed or offered for sale.
3.To the extent possible, fishing vessels that have incidentally caught elasmobranch species included in Annex II to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean shall promptly release them unharmed and alive.
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