Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No. 1936/2001, (EC) No. 1984/2003 and (EC) No. 520/2007.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Marine fisheries Migratory species High seas Fishing area Marine mammals Marine fishes Enforcement/compliance Inspection Cartilaginous fishes Fishery management and conservation Foreign fishing

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

This Regulation lays down management, conservation and control provisions relating to fishing for highly migratory fish species managed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). These provisions apply to: (a) Union fishing vessels, and Union vessels engaged in recreational fisheries, which operate in the ICCAT Convention area and, in the case of transhipments, also outside the ICCAT Convention area if they tranship species caught in that area; (b) third country vessels which are inspected in Member States ports and which carry ICCAT species or fishery products originating from such species that have not been previously landed or transhipped at ports; (c) third country fishing vessels and third country vessels engaged in recreational fisheries which operate in Union waters.

Full text

English

Website

eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Council Regulation (EC) No. 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 973/2001.

Legislation | European Union | 2007

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Migratory species, Marine mammals, Marine fishes, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Fishing vessel, Fishing area, Bycatch, Landing, Cartilaginous fishes, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1984/2003 introducing a system for the statistical monitoring of trade in bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna within the Community.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Migratory species, High seas, Fishing area, Marine mammals, Marine fishes, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.

Legislation | European Union | 2023

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Harbour, Inspection, Landing, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Non-commercial fishing, Policy/planning, Precautionary principle, Protection of species, Sustainable use, Transshipment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2019/1154 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish and amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Fishing vessel, Seasons, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Fishing authorization, Size, Non-commercial fishing, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Cartilaginous fishes, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX