Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/171 of 20 November 2015 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 on the implementation of the Union's international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

Bigeye and yellowfin tuna

Article 1

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 Bigeye and yellowfin tuna 1.   This Article shall apply to bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) and yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) in the Atlantic Ocean. 2.   By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing vessels 20 metres length overall or greater not entered into the ICCAT record of authorised bigeye and yellowfin tunas vessels shall not target, retain on board, tranship, transport, transfer, process or land bigeye and yellowfin tunas in the Atlantic Ocean.’ (2) In Article 4, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2.   By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it shall be prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship, transfer, land, transport, store, sell, display or offer for sale bluefin tuna: (a) below the minimum size set out in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009; or, (b) in situations referred to in Article 9(2) and (8) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, below the minimum sizes set out in that Article 9(2) and (8).’ (3) In Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1.   This Article shall apply to swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) in the Atlantic Ocean.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .