Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks (Sharks) (2023/12) Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Allocation/quota Prises accessoires Poissons cartilagineux Fonds marins Mise en application Gestion et conservation des pêches Navire de pêche Haute mer Pêche maritime Principe de précaution Protection des espèces Périodes Espèces menacées Résumé This Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) applies to all fishing vessels of Contracting Parties, cooperating non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs) and participating fishing entities (PFEs) to the Agreement (collectively CCPs), engaged in fishing operations in the SIOFA Area of Application (the Agreement Area). This CMM provides for the protection of deep-sea shark species listed in Annex 1 within the Agreement Area and obliges all CCPs to ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag do not target any of these species. This CMM sets a catch limit for Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in subarea 2, starting from 1 January 2024. The fishing season for this catch limit is the calendar year. Annex 1 lists “high risk” and “of concern” deep sea shark species for the purposes of this CMM. Texte intégral Anglais Site web siofa.org