Council Regulation (EU) No 732/2014 of 3 July 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 754/2009 and (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain fishing opportunities

1 Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited.

2 When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.’.

1 Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited.

2 When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.’.

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 is amended as follows: (a) point (d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom indicated in the request from the United Kingdom of 18 June 2009 and the subsequent request of 8 April 2014, targeting Norway Lobster using a regulated gear comprising an 80-100 mm mesh trawl in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39E5 39E4, 40E3, 40E4 and 40E5);’; (b) the following point is added: ‘(m) the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom indicated in the request from the United Kingdom of 8 April 2014, targeting Norway lobster using a regulated gear comprising an 80-100 mm mesh trawl in the Firth of Forth (ICES statistical rectangles 41E7 and 41E6).’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Point (2) of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 2014. Points (3) and (6) of Article 1 and point (c) of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014. Point (5) of Article 1 and Article 2 shall apply from 1 February 2014. Point (a) of Annex II shall apply from 20 June 2014.