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Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 article 12 CELEX: 02019R0833-20250213 Conservation and management of sharks
1. Member States shall report all catches of sharks, including available historical data, in accordance with the catch and fishing effort reporting procedures set out in Article 25. 2. For all observed hauls that contain Greenland shark, observers shall record the number, estimated weight and measured length (estimated length if measured length is not possible) per haul or set, the sex, and catch disposition (alive, dead or unknown) of each individual Greenland shark. 3. It shall be prohibited to: (a) remove shark fins on board vessels; (b) retain on board, tranship or land shark fins fully detached from a carcass. 4. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in order to facilitate on-board storage, shark fins may be partially sliced through and folded against the carcass. 5. No fishing vessel shall retain on board, tranship or land any fins harvested in contravention of this Article. 6. In fisheries that are not directed at sharks, each Member State shall encourage every vessel flying its flag to release sharks alive, and especially juveniles, that are not intended for use as food or subsistence. |
Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 article 12 CELEX: 02019R0833-20250213 7. Member States shall, where possible: (a) undertake research to identify ways to make fishing gear more selective for the protection of sharks; (b) conduct research on key biological and ecological parameters, life-history, behavioural traits and migration patterns, as well as on the identification of potential mapping, pupping and nursery grounds of key shark species. 8. Member States shall provide the results of such research to the Commission, for transmission to the NAFO Executive Secretary. 9. It shall be prohibited to conduct a directed fishery for retaining, transshipping or landing part or whole of a Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) in the Regulatory Area. 10. Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall undertake all reasonable efforts to minimise incidental catch and mortality, and, where alive, release Greenland sharks in a manner that causes the least possible harm. |