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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.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 238, 27 September 2023, pp. 1-64.
Subject
Fisheries
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
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Abstract

This Regulation lays down general rules for the uniform and effective implementation by the Union of the multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (‘ICCAT’), which aims to maintain a biomass of bluefin tuna above levels capable of producing Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY). These rules apply to: (I) Union fishing vessels and Union vessels engaged in recreational fisheries which: (a) catch bluefin tuna in the Convention Area; and (b) tranship or carry on board, including outside the Convention Area, bluefin tuna caught in the Convention Area; (II) Union farms; (III) third country fishing vessels and third country vessels engaged in recreational fisheries that operate in Union waters and catch bluefin tuna in the Convention Area; and (IV) third country vessels which are inspected in Member State ports and which carry on board bluefin tuna caught in the Convention Area or fishery products originating from bluefin tuna caught in Union waters that have not been previously landed or transhipped at ports.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2115/2005 and (EC) No. 1386/2007.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Total allowable catch, Seasons, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Bycatch, Cartilaginous fishes, Size, Foreign fishing, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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.

Legislation | European Union | 2017

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 302/2009.

Legislation | European Union | 2016

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Fishing area, Size, Total allowable catch, Bycatch, Landing, Enforcement/compliance, Foreign fishing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX