Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001
Date: 2007-05-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: by-catch, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing controls

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 520/2007

of 7 May 2007

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Community has by Decision 98/392/EC (1) approved
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
relating to the
which contains principles and rules
conservation and management of
the living resources
of the sea. In the framework of its wider international
obligations, the Community participates in efforts made
in international waters to conserve fish stocks.

Pursuant to Decision 86/238/EEC (2) the Community has
been a Contracting Party to the International Convention
for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, hereinafter ‘the
ICCAT Convention’, since 14 November 1997.

on

cooperation

conservation

the
tunas and tuna-like species

ICCAT Convention provides a framework for
The
and
regional
management of
in the
Atlantic Ocean and adjoining seas through the setting
up of an International Commission for the Conservation
the ‘ICCAT’, and the
of Atlantic Tunas, hereinafter
recommendations on conservation and
adoption of
management
in the Convention area which become
binding on the Contracting Parties.

recommended a number of

ICCAT has
technical
measures for certain stocks of highly migratory species
in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, specifying inter
alia authorised sizes and weights of fish, and restrictions
on fishing within certain areas and time periods, with

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

certain gears, and on capacity. These recommendations
are binding on the Community and should therefore be
implemented.

The Community has by Decision 95/399/EC (3) approved
the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission. The Agreement provides an appro-
priate framework for closer international cooperation
and the rational use of tunas and related species in the
Indian Ocean by setting up the Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission, hereinafter the ‘IOTC’, and adopting rec-
ommendations on conservation and management in the
IOTC area which become binding on the Contracting
Parties.

The IOTC has adopted a recommendation laying down
technical measures for certain stocks of highly migratory
species in the Indian Ocean and in particular the limiting
of capacity. That recommendation is binding on the
Community and should therefore be implemented.

The Community has by Decision 2005/938/EC (4)
approved the Agreement on the International Dolphin
Conservation Programme. It should therefore apply the
provisions laid down in that Agreement.

The objectives of the Agreement include a progressive
reduction of incidental dolphin mortalities in the tuna
purseseine fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean to levels
approaching zero, by setting annual limits, and the long-
term sustainability of the tuna stocks in the Agreement
Area.

the

Convention’.

The Community has fishing interests in the Eastern
Pacific Ocean and has participated in the procedure for
the adoption of the Convention for the strengthening of
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, here-
‘Antigua
inafter
By Decision
2005/26/EC (5)
it signed the Antigua Convention and
launched the procedure for becoming a party to it.
Pending the entry into force of the Antigua Convention,
the Community, as a cooperating non-contracting party
to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, here-
inafter the ‘IATTC’, has decided to apply the technical
IATTC. These measures
measures
should therefore be incorporated in Community law.

adopted by the

(1) OJ L 179, 23.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 348, 30.12.2005, p. 26.
(5) OJ L 15, 19.1.2005, p. 9.

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(10)

(11)

to Decision 2005/75/EC (1) and with effect
Pursuant
from 25 January 2005 the Community is a Contracting
Party to the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean, hereinafter
‘WCPFC Convention’.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I

INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Article 1

Object

The WCPFC Convention provides a framework for
regional cooperation with a view to ensuring the long-
term conservation and sustainable exploitation of highly
migratory fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific
Ocean through the setting up of a Fisheries Commission
for the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC).

This Regulation lays down technical conservation measures
applicable to the capture and landing of certain stocks of
highly migratory species as referred to in Annex I and to the
capture of by-catches.

(12)

The Community should therefore apply the provisions
laid down in the Convention and the
technical
measures adopted by the WCPFC.

Without prejudice to Article 9, this Regulation shall apply to
vessels flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the
Community, hereinafter ‘Community fishing vessels’.

Article 2

Scope

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

adopted by these

technical measures

regional
The
fisheries organisations have been incorporated into
Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May
2001 laying down technical measures for the conser-
vation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (2).

The adoption of new technical measures by these or-
those in force since
ganisations and the updating of
the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 require
the repeal of
that Regulation and its replacement by
this Regulation.

The limits on capacity must be determined in accordance
with Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No
2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation
and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under
the Common Fisheries Policy (3).

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
adopted in accordance with
Regulation should be
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (4),

(1) OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 831/2004 (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 33).

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

1.

‘Highly migratory species’ means
Annex I.

the species

listed in

2.

‘Tunas and related species covered by ICCAT’ means the
species listed in Annex II.

3.

‘Dolphin mortality limit’ means the limit defined in Article
V of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conser-
vation Programme (5).

4.

‘Leisure fisheries’ means fishing activities exploiting living
aquatic resources for recreation or sport.

5.

‘Encircling nets’ means nets which catch fish by
surrounding them both from the sides and from below;
they may or may not be equipped with a purse line.

6.

‘Purse seines’ means any encircling net the bottom of which
is drawn together by means of a purse line at the bottom
of the net, which passes through a series of rings along the
groundrope, enabling the net
to be pursed and closed.
Purse seines may be used to catch small pelagic species,
large pelagic species or demersal species.

(5) OJ L 348, 30.12.2005, p. 28.

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7.

8.

‘Longlines’ means a fishing gear which comprises a main
line carrying numerous hooks on branch lines (snoods) of
variable length and spacing depending on the target species.
It may be deployed either vertically or horizontally to the
it may be set either at or near the bottom
sea surface;
(bottom-set longline) or drifting in midwater or near the
surface (surface longline).

‘Hook’ means a bent, sharpened piece of steel wire usually
with barb. The point of a hook may be either straight or
even reversed and curved. The shank can be of varying
length and form and its cross section can be round
(regular) or flattened (forged). The total length of a hook
shall be measured as the maximum overall length of the
shank from the tip of the hook which serves for fastening
the line and is usually shaped as an eye, to the apex of the
bend. The width of a hook shall be measured as the
greatest horizontal distance from the external part of the
shank to the external part of the barb.

TITLE II

TECHNICAL MEASURES APPLICABLE IN AREA 1

CHAPTER 1

Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

Article 5

Protection of bigeye tuna in certain tropical waters

1.
Fishing by purse seiners and pole-and-line tuna vessels
shall be prohibited during the period 1 to 30 November in
the following area:

— southern limit: latitude 0° S,

— northern limit: latitude 5° N,

9.

‘Fish-aggregating devices
(FADs)’ means any equipment
floating on the sea surface and with the objective of
attracting fish.

— western limit: longitude 20° W,

10.

‘Pole and line tuna vessel’ means vessels equiped for
catching tuna by pole and line.

— eastern limit: longitude 10° W.

Article 4

Areas

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions of
maritime waters shall apply:

1. Area 1

all waters of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas included
in the ICCAT Convention area as specified in Article 1 of
that Convention;

2. Area 2

all waters of the Indian Ocean covered by the Agreement for
the establishment of the IOTC as defined in Article 2 thereof;

3. Area 3

2. Member States shall send the Commission each year by
15 August at the latest a report on the implementation of this
list of breaches
measure,
committed by Community fishing vessels flying their flag and
being pursued by their competent authorities.

including where

applicable

a

Article 6

Bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean

Fishing for bluefin tuna with purse

in the
1.
Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited from 16 July to
15 August.

seine

2.
Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean using
surface-set longlines from vessels greater than 24 metres in
length shall be prohibited during the period from 1 June to
31 July. The length of the vessels shall be defined in accordance
with Annex III.

all waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean as defined in Article 3
of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation
Programme;

The use of aeroplanes or helicopters in support of fishing
3.
operations for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea shall be
prohibited during the period from 1 to 30 June.

4. Area 4

all waters of the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean as defined
in Article 3 of the WCPFC Convention.

4.
The definition of the periods and areas referred to in this
Article and the length of vessels given in Annex III may be
amended by the Commission pursuant to ICCAT recommen-
dations which are binding on the Community in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 30.

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Article 7

Article 11

Fishing for skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin tuna in certain
Portuguese waters

It shall be prohibited to retain on board any quantity of
skipjack, bigeye or yellowfin tuna caught using purse seines in
waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal in ICES
subarea X north of 36°30′ N or in CECAF areas north of 31° N
and east of 17°30′ W, or to fish for those species in the said
areas with the said gears.

CHAPTER 2

Minimum size

Article 8

Sizes

1.
A species shall be considered undersized if its dimensions
are smaller than the minimum dimensions specified in Annex
IV for the relevant species.

2.
The dimensions set out in Annex IV may be modified
pursuant to ICCAT recommendations which are binding on
the Community and in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 30.

Article 9

Prohibitions

Undersized fish of the species listed in Annex IV which
1.
are captured in Area 1 shall not be retained on board or trans-
shipped,
landed, transported, stored, displayed or offered for
sale, sold or marketed. These species shall be returned im-
mediately to the sea.

The release for

free circulation or marketing in the
2.
Community of undersized fish of the species listed in Annex
IV originating in third countries and captured in Area 1 shall be
prohibited.

Sampling procedure for bluefin tuna cages

Each Member State shall establish a sampling procedure

1.
for estimating the number by size of bluefin tuna captured.

2.
Sampling by size in cages shall be carried out on a sample
of 100 specimens per 100 tonnes of live fish or on a sample of
10 % of the total number of fish placed in a cage. The size
sample shall be taken during harvesting at
in
accordance with the method adopted by the ICCAT for
notifying data as part of Task II.

the farm,

Additional methods and samplings shall be developed for

3.
fish reared for more than one year.

Sampling shall be carried out during a harvest taken at
4.
random and shall cover all cages. The data shall be notified to
the ICCAT by 31 July for sampling carried out the previous
calendar year.

CHAPTER 3

Restrictions on the number of vessels

Article 12

North Atlantic bigeye and albacore tuna

1.
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
determine the number and total capacity in gross tonnage
(GT) of Community fishing vessels greater than 24 metres in
length fishing in Area 1 for bigeye tuna as a target species.
These shall be determined:

(a) as

the average number and the

capacity in GT of
Community fishing vessels fishing in Area 1 for bigeye
tuna as a target species during the period 1991 to 1992;
and

Article 10

Measurement of size

(b) on the basis of the restriction on the number of Community
vessels fishing for bigeye tuna in 2005 notified to ICCAT on
30 June 2005.

All species with the exception of istiophoridae shall be
1.
measured fork length,
is to say the vertical distance
drawn from the tip of the upper jaw to the extremity of the
shortest caudal ray.

that

The size of istiophoridae shall be measured from the tip of

2.
the lower jaw to the fork of the caudal fin.

2.
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
determine the number of Community fishing vessels fishing
for North Atlantic albacore tuna as a target species. The
number of vessels shall be fixed as the average number of
Community fishing vessels fishing for North Atlantic albacore
tuna as a target species during the period 1993 to 1995.

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The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
3.
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
distribute among the Member States:

(a)

the number and capacity in GT determined in accordance
with paragraph 1;

(b) the number of vessels determined in accordance with

paragraph 2.

Before 15 May each year each Member State shall send the

4.
Commission by the customary means of data transmission:

Article 16

Sport and recreational fishing in the Mediterranean

shall

1. Member States
take the measures necessary to
prohibit the use in the Mediterranean for sport and recreational
fishing activities of towed nets, encircling nets, purse seines,
dredges, gill nets, trammel nets and longlines to fish for tuna
and related species.

2. Member States shall ensure that tuna and related species
captured
in the
Mediterranean are not marketed.

recreational

fishing

during

sport

and

(a) a list of vessels flying its flag and greater than 24 metres in

length fishing for bigeye tuna;

Article 17

Report

(b) a list of vessels flying its flag and participating in a fishery

targeting albacore tuna in the North Atlantic.

Member States shall send the Commission not later than 15
August each year a report on the implementation of
this
Chapter.

The Commission shall send this information to the ICCAT
Secretariat before 31 May each year.

register number

The lists referred to in paragraph 4 shall give the internal
5.
fishing fleet
in
accordance with Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No
26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet
register (1) and the type of gear used.

assigned to the vessel

CHAPTER 4

Species not targeted and sport and recreational fishing

Article 13

Marlins

shall encourage the use of monofilament
Member States
streamer lines on swivels so that live blue marlins and white
marlins may be easily released.

Article 14

Sharks

1. Member States shall encourage the release of live sharks
captured accidentally, in particular juveniles.

2. Member States shall encourage the reduction of discards
of sharks by improving the selectivity of fishing gears.

Article 15

Sea turtles

Member States shall encourage the release of live sea turtles
captured accidentally.

TITLE III

TECHNICAL MEASURES APPLICABLE IN AREA 2

CHAPTER 1

Restrictions on the number of vessels

Article 18

Number of authorised vessels

1.
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
determine the number of Community fishing vessels greater
than 24 metres in length overall authorised to fish in Area 2.
The number of vessels is set at the number of Community
fishing vessels registered in the IOTC vessels register in 2003.
The restriction on the number of vessels must correspond to
the overall gross tonnage (GT). Where vessels are replaced the
overall tonnage must not be exceeded.

The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
2.
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
distribute among the Member States the number of vessels
determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

CHAPTER 2

Species not targeted

Article 19

Sharks

1. Member States shall do their utmost to encourage the
release of live sharks caught accidentally, in particular juveniles.

(1) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1799/2006 (OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 26).

2. Member States shall encourage the reduction of discards
of sharks.

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Article 20

Sea turtles

1. Member States shall do their utmost to reduce the impact
of fishing on sea turtles, in particular by applying the measures
provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.

The use of all fishing gear shall be subject to the following

2.
conditions:

(a) appropriate handling,

including the recovery or prompt
release of sea turtles caught accidentally (by hooks or
nets) or as by-catch;

(b) the presence on board of equipment necessary for the
release of sea turtles caught accidentally or as by-catch.

The use of

3.
following conditions:

the purse seine shall be subject

to the

(a) an obligation to avoid, where possible, encircling sea turtles;

(b) the development and application of specifications for appro-

priate gear for minimising by-catches of sea turtles;

(c)

the adoption of all the measures necessary for releasing
encircled or caught sea turtles;

(d) the adoption of all the measures necessary for monitoring
fish-aggregating devices
in which sea turtles could be
caught, to release those taken and recover devices that are
not used.

The use of

4.
conditions:

longlines shall be subject to the following

(a)

the development and putting in place of combinations of
hook shapes, type of lures, depth and design of nets and
fishing practices to minimise accidental catches or by-
catches and mortality of sea turtles;

(b) the presence on board of equipment necessary for releasing
sea turtles caught accidentally or as by-catch. including tools
for unhooking them or cutting the lines and landing nets.

TITLE IV

TECHNICAL MEASURES APPLICABLE IN AREA 3

Article 21

Transhipment

The use of ancillary vessels to support vessels fishing with

1.
the aid of fish-aggregating devices shall be prohibited.

2.

Transhipments at sea by seiners shall be prohibited.

Article 22

Restrictions on the number of vessels

1.
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall
determine the number of Community seiners authorised to
the
fish in Area 3. The number of vessels shall be set at
number of Community seiners
IATTC
register on 28 June 2002.

registered in the

2. Member States shall forward to the Commission, before
10 December each year, a list of the vessels flying their flag and
intending to fish for tuna in Area 3. Vessels which are not
included in that list shall be regarded as inactive and shall
not be authorised to fish during the current year.

3.
The lists shall mention the internal fishing fleet register
number assigned to the vessel in accordance with Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 and the type of gear used.

Article 23

Protection of dolphins

Only Community fishing vessels operating under the conditions
laid down in the Agreement on the International Dolphin
Conservation Programme which have been allocated
a
Dolphin Mortality Limit (DML) shall be authorised to encircle
schools or groups of dolphins with purse seines when fishing
for yellowfin tuna in Area 3.

Article 24

Requests for DMLs

Member States shall send the Commission before 15 September
each year:

(a) a list of vessels flying their flag with a load capacity greater
tonnes) which have

than 363 metric tonnes (400 net
applied for a DML for the whole of the following year;

(b) a list of vessels flying their flag with a load capacity greater
tonnes) which have
the

than 363 metric tonnes (400 net
applied for a DML for the first or second half of
following year;

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(c)

for each vessel requesting a DML, a certificate stating that
the vessel has all the proper gears and equipment to protect
dolphins and that its captain has completed an approved
training course on rescuing and releasing dolphins;

(d) a list of vessels flying their flag which are likely to operate

in the area in the course of the following year.

Article 27

Sea turtles

1. Whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable
efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes
entangled in the net,
if necessary, the deployment
of a speedboat.

including,

Article 25

Allocation of DMLs

1. Member States shall ensure that applications for DMLs
comply with the conditions laid down in the Agreement on
the International Dolphin Conservation Programme and the
conservation measures adopted by the IATTC.

The Commission shall examine the lists and ensure that
2.
they comply with the provisions of
the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation Program and the conser-
vation measures adopted by the IATTC and shall send them
to the Director of the IATTC. Where this examination reveals
that the application does not meet the conditions referred to in
this paragraph, the Commission shall immediately inform the
Member State concerned that it cannot send all or part of an
application to the Director of the IATTC, stating its reasons.

2.
If a sea turtle is entangled in the net, net roll shall stop as
soon as the turtle comes out of the water and shall not start
again until the turtle has been disentangled and released.

If a sea turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate
3.
methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle shall be made
before returning it to the water.

Tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of

4.
salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea.

5. Where possible sea turtles caught
devices and other fishing gear shall be released.

in fish-aggregating

3.
The Commission shall communicate to each Member
State the overall DML to be distributed among the vessels
flying their flag.

Fish-aggregating devices which are not used for fishing

6.
shall be recovered.

Each Member State shall

send the Commission the
4.
breakdown of the DMLs among the vessels flying the flag of
that Member State by 15 January each year.

5.
The Commission shall send the Director of the IATTC the
list and breakdown of the DMLs between Community fishing
vessels by 1 February each year.

Article 26

Protection of other species not targeted

1.
Purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to
the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, skipjack tuna, bill-
fishes, rays, dorado, and other non-target species.

2.
Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use tech-
niques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of
any such animals.

TITLE V

TECHNICAL MEASURES APPLICABLE IN AREA 4

Article 28

Waste reduction

Member States shall take measures to reduce to the minimum
waste, discards, catches taken by lost or abandoned gear,
pollution from fishing vessels, catches of fish and animals of
species not targeted and repercussions for related or dependent
species, in particular species threatened with extinction.

TITLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 29

Marine mammals

The encircling with purse seines of any school or group of

1.
marine mammals shall be prohibited.

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Paragraph 1 shall apply to all Community fishing vessels

2.
with the exception of the vessels referred to in Article 23.

Article 31

Repeal

TITLE VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 30

Comitology

The measures to be taken under Articles 6(4) and 8(2) shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
30(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 is hereby repealed.

Article 32

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

H. SEEHOFER

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ANNEX I

List of highly migratory species

— Albacore: Thunnus alalunga

— Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus

— Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus

— Skipjack tuna: Katsuwonus pelamis

— Atlantic bonito: Sarda sarda

— Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares

— Blackfin tuna: Thunnus atlanticus

— Little tuna: Euthynnus spp.

— Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii

— Frigate tuna: Auxis spp.

— Oceanic sea breams: Bramidae

— Marlins: Tetrapturus spp.; Makaira spp.

— Sailfish: Istiophorus spp.

— Swordfish: Xiphias gladius

— Sauries: Scomberesox spp.; Cololabis spp.

— Dolphinfish; common dolphinfish: Coryphaena hippurus; Coryphaena equiselis

— Sharks: Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae Rhincodon typus; Carcharhinide; Sphyrnidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae

— Cetaceans (whales and porpoises): Physeteridae; Balenidae; Eschrichtiidae; Monodontidae; Ziphiidae; Delphinidae

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ANNEX II

ICCAT list of tunas and related species

— Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus

— Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii

— Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares

— Albacore tuna: Thunnus alalunga

— Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus

— Blackfin tuna: Thunnus atlanticus

— Little tuna: Euthynnus alletteratus

— Skipjack: Katsuwonus pelamis

— Atlantic bonito: Sarda sarda

— Frigate tuna: Auxis thazard

— Frigate tuna: Auxis rochei

— Palomette: Orcynopsis unicolor

— Wahoo: Acanthocybium solandri

— Chub mackerel: Scomberomorus maculatus

— King mackerel: Scomberomourus cavalla

— West African Spanish mackerel: Scomberomorus tritor

— Serra Spanish mackerel: Scomberomorus brasilliensis

— Cero: Scomberomorus regalis

— Sailfish: Istiophorus albicans

— Black marlin: Makaira indica

— Blue marlin: Makaira nigricans

— White marlin: Tetrapturus albidus

— Swordfish: Xiphias gladius

— Long-bill spearfish: Tetrapturus pfluegeri

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Length of vessels (Article 6(2))

ANNEX III

ICCAT definition of the length of vessels:
— for any fishing vessel built after 18 July 1982, 96 % of the total length on a waterline at 85 % of the least moulded
depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock
on that waterline, if this be greater. In ships designed with a rake of keel, the waterline on which this length is
measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline,

— for any fishing vessel built before 18 July 1982, registered length as entered in the national registers or other record

of vessels.

ANNEX IV

MINIMUM SIZES

(Article 8(1))

Species

Minimum size

Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) (1)

Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) (2)

6,4 kg or 70 cm

10 kg or 80 cm

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (3)

25 kg or 125 cm (lower mandible)

(1) this minimum size is applicable only in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean
(2) this minimum size is applicable only in the Mediterranean Sea
(3) this minimum size is applicable only in the Atlantic Ocean