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 (c. 2107)

TITLE II U.K. MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES

CHAPTER V U.K. Sharks

Article 35 U.K. Hammerhead sharks

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

2. [F1 United Kingdom catching vessels must] promptly release, unharmed, hammerhead sharks caught in association with ICCAT fisheries when brought alongside the vessel.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 35(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(32); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)