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Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1121/2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 331, 1 December 2012, pp. 1 and 2.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Marine fishes Allocation/quota Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

The fishing quota allocated to Portugal for the bigeye tuna stock for 2012 is deemed to be exhausted from 11 November 2012. Therefore this Regulation prohibits fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal. It also prohibits to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

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Website
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