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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 894/2014 prohibiting fishing activities for purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Croatia, France, Italy, Malta 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. 3-5.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Marine fishes Allocation/quota Fishing area Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

By virtue of this Regulation, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Croatia, France, Italy, Malta and Spain shall be prohibited as from the dates specified for each Member State concerned. Bluefin tuna caught by those vessels as of those dates may not be retained on board, placed in cages for fattening or farming, transhipped, transferred or landed.

Full text
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Website
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