Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes derogations from the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the purpose of implementing Union's international obligations under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. It applies to fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters in waters not subject to third countries' sovereignty or jurisdiction.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
‘NAFO Convention area’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) ;
(2)
‘Fisheries under the purview of NAFO’ means the fisheries in the NAFO Convention area concerning all fishery resources, with the following exceptions: salmon, tunas and marlins, cetacean stocks managed by the International Whaling Commission or any successor organisation, and sedentary species of the Continental Shelf, i.e., organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil;
(3)
‘North Atlantic Ocean’ means the area of the Atlantic Ocean north of 5° N;
(4)
‘Recreational fisheries’ means a non-commercial fishery whose participants do not adhere to a national sport organisation or are not issued with a national sport licence;
(5)
‘Sport fishery’ means a non-commercial fishery whose participants adhere to a national sport organisation or are issued with a national sport licence.
