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Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007
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1.Targeting for, or supporting activities to target tropical tunas in association with objects that could affect fish aggregation, including FADs, shall be prohibited:
(a)from 1 January to 28 February each year; and
(b)in the area delineated as follows:
(b)Northern limit — Parallel 5° North latitude,
Southern limit — Parallel 4° South latitude,
Western limit — Meridian 20° West longitude,
Eastern limit — the African coast.
2.The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a)launching any floating objects, with or without buoys;
(b)fishing around, under, or in association with artificial objects, including vessels;
(c)fishing around, under, or in association with natural objects;
(d)towing floating objects from inside to outside the area.
3.[F1A fisheries administration that has vessels in its fleet which] fish in the geographical area of the time and area closure shall:
(a)take appropriate action to ensure that all vessels [F2in its fleet], including support vessels, when engaged in fishing activities during the time and area closure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, have an observer on board. The observer programme shall comply with Annex IV to this Regulation, without prejudice to Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(b)submit the information collected by the observers referred to in point (a) every year [F3by 31 July to the ICCAT Secretariat];
(c)take appropriate action against fishing vessels [F4in its fleet] that do not comply with the time and area closure referred to in paragraph 1;
(d)submit a report on the compliance with the time and area closure to the [F5ICCAT Secretariat] as part of its annual report referred to in Article 71.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 14(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(14)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 14(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(14)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 14(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(14)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 14(3)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(14)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 14(3)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(14)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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