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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 893/2014 prohibiting fishing activities for traps registered in Italy, Portugal and 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
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 244, 19 August 2014, pp. 1 and 2.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Allocation/quota Fishing area
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Regulation prohibits fishing activities for traps registered in Italy, Portugal and Spain fishing for Bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and in the Mediterranean Sea, as from the dates specified. Bluefin tuna caught by those traps shall not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred, harvested or landed.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu