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Regulation (EU) 2021/56 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2021 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 article 11 CELEX: 32021R0056 Whale sharks
1. Union fishing vessels shall not set a purse seine net on a school of tunas associated with a live whale shark (Rhincodon typus), if the animal is sighted prior to the commencement of the set. 2. In the event that a whale shark is not deliberately encircled in the purse seine net, the master of the vessel shall: (a) ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure its safe release; and (b) report the incident to the Member State, including the number of individuals concerned, details of how and why the encirclement happened, where it occurred, steps taken to ensure safe release, and an assessment of the life status of the animal(s) on release (including whether any were released alive but subsequently died). 3. Whale sharks shall not be towed out of a purse seine net. |