TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS
CHAPTER I

General provisions

Prohibitions
Article 13
1
It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
a
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in EU and non-EU waters;
b
porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I, Part B to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 ;
c
angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;
d
common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
e
undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and
f
guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.
2
When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.
Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 18 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (see page 1 of this Official Journal).