L 28/32
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
31.1.2023
(f) skates (Rajidae); (g) velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus); (h) sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order; (i) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).
Section 9 WC P F C Co n ve n t i o n a r e a
Article 41 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and South Pacific albacore fisheries 1.
Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S. 2.
Union fishing vessels shall not target South Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S. 3.
Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners in 2023 do not exceed the limits set out in the table in Annex IG.
Article 42 Management of fishing with FADs 1.
In the part of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse-seine vessels shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2023 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2023. 2.
In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S for an additional two months, either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2023 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2023, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2023 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2023. 3.
Each Member State concerned shall determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse-seine vessels flying its flag.
The Member States shall inform the Commission by 15 February 2023 of the closure period selected.
The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the WCPFC of the closure periods selected by Member States before 1 March 2023. 4.
Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse-seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys.
Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a purse-seine vessel.
Article 43 Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas of the WCPFC Convention area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX.