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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 605/2012 prohibiting fishing activities for traps registered in Spain, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and in the Mediterranean Sea.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 177, 7 July 2012, pp. 12 and 13.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Marine fishes Fishing area Seasons Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Regulation prohibits fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by traps registered in Spain. The prohibition applies as from 21 June 2012 and it cover also retaining on board, placing in cages for fattening or farming, transhipping, transferring or landing such stock caught by those traps as from that date.

Full text
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Website
europa.eu