By-catches
- Handle bluefin tuna by-catches correctly — return alive, separate or count against quota
Retained EU Law
2016
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009
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ICCAT agreed at its Fourth Regular Meeting (Madrid, November 1975)...
Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article IX of the Convention,...
Date …
Validation of the flag State …
Subject matter and scope
Objective
Definitions
General prohibitions: UK boats, bluefin tuna traps and farming
ICCAT / UK bluefin tuna research programmes
Length of vessels
Prohibition on chartering for bluefin tuna fishing
Submission of annual fishing plans and fishing capacity management plans ...
Annual fishing plans
Allocation of fishing opportunities
Annual fishing capacity management plans
Annual farming management plans
Fishing seasons
Baitboats and trolling boats
The landing obligation
Minimum conservation reference size
Incidental catches
Use of aerial means
Interpretation
Prohibition on fishing without a Permit
Permit applications
Power to grant Permits for recreational UK fishing boats
Power to vary, suspend or revoke Permits
Permits and notices
Reporting obligations
Records of vessels
Relationship with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Fishing authorisations for vessels
Records of traps authorised to fish for bluefin tuna
Joint fishing operations
Separate recording and reporting requirements for recreational fisheries
Recording requirements
Catch reports sent by masters ...
Weekly and monthly catch reports sent by the Member States
Information on quota exhaustion
Yearly reporting of catches by the Member States
Designated ports
Landings
Transhipment
Transfer authorisation
Refusal of transfer authorisation
Monitoring by video camera
Verification by ICCAT regional observers and launching and conduct of investigation
Measures to estimate the number and weight of bluefin tuna to be caged
Transfer declaration
Implementing acts
Caging authorisation
Refusal of caging authorisation
Bluefin tuna catch documentation
Inspections
Monitoring by video camera
Launching and conduct of investigations
Measures and programmes to estimate the number and weight of bluefin tuna to be caged
Caging report
Implementing acts
Vessel monitoring system
National observer programme
ICCAT regional observer programme
ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection
Transmission of inspection plans
Inspections in case of infringements
Cross-check
Marketing measures
Offences
Offences by bodies corporate etc
Penalties for offences
Enforcement
Evaluation
Financing
Implementation
Repeal
Entry into force
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