TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNITED KINGDOM FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER IGeneral provisions

Article 16Prohibited species

1.

It shall be prohibited for F1United Kingdom fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:

(a)

starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in F2United Kingdom waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

(b)

leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in F3United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F4... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(c)

Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in F5United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F6... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(d)

kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in F7United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F8... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(e)

birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in F9United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F10... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(f)

common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in F11United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas F124, 6, 7 and 8;

(g)

great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in F13United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F14... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(h)

tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in F15United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F15United Kingdom and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(i)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

F16(j)

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(k)

undulate ray (Raja undulata) in F17United Kingdom waters of ICES F18subarea 6;

(l)

whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

F19(m)

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F20(n)

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F21(o)

splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6F22;

F23(p)

shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in United Kingdom waters and international waters of the ICCAT Convention Area.

2.

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

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