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Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 article 46a CELEX: 02023R2053-20250503 Caging
1. On the arrival of the towing vessel in the vicinity of the farm, the competent authority of the farm Member State shall ensure that that towing vessel is maintained at a distance of minimum 1 nautical mile from any facility of the farm until the competent authority of the farm Member State is physically present. The position and activity of that towing vessel shall be monitored at all times. 2. The competent authority of the farm Member State shall not authorise the start of the caging without the presence of that authority and the ICCAT regional observer or before the relevant sections on catch information and trade information for live fish trade of the eBCD have been completed and validated by the competent authorities of the catching flag or trap Member States or CPCs. 3. The anchoring of transport cages in the farm as farm cages, without relocation of the fish to allow stereoscopic camera recording shall be prohibited. |
Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 article 46a CELEX: 02023R2053-20250503 4. After transfer of the bluefin tuna individuals from the towing cage to the farm cage, the control authority of the farm Member State shall ensure that the farm cages containing the bluefin tuna individuals are sealed at all times. Unsealing shall only be possible in the presence of the competent authority of the farm Member State and following its authorisation. The control authority of the farm Member State shall establish protocols for the sealing of farm cages, which shall ensure the use of official seals and that those seals are placed in such a way to prevent the opening of doors without the seals being broken. 5. Farm Member States shall ensure that the bluefin tuna catches are placed in separate cages or series of cages and partitioned on the basis of flag Member State or CPC of origin and catch year. However, if the bluefin tuna has been caught in the context of a joint fishing operation, the catches concerned shall be placed in separate cages or series of cages and partitioned on the basis of the joint fishing operation and catch year. |
Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 article 46a CELEX: 02023R2053-20250503 6. Fish shall be caged before 22 August of each year, unless the competent authorities of the Member State responsible for the farm provide valid reasons, including force majeure, which shall accompany the caging report when submitted. In any case, the fish shall not be caged after 7 September of each year. The above deadlines do not apply in case of inter-farm transfers. |