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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 645/2013 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
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 187, 6 July 2013, pp. 2 and 3.
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. This prohibition applies as from 20 June 2013. Further the Regulation stipulates that bluefin tuna caught by those traps as from that date shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred, harvested or landed.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu