Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2200 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 on the implementation of the Union’s international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No. 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Marine fisheries Marine fishes Landing High seas Fishery management and conservation

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

This Delegated Regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 so as to ensure consistency between EU law and Recommendation 18-02 of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which stipulates a minimum size for bluefin tuna caught in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Catches and by-catches of bluefin tuna below this minimum size, including those caught by sports or recreational vessels, shall not be kept on board the vessel in question, transhipped, transported, stored, landed, sold, displayed or offered for sale.

Full text

English

Website

eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 on the implementation of the Union's international obligations, as referred to in Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EU) No. 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Landing, High seas, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX