Article 1
Open ↗(1) Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: (1)‘6. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, catching vessels not fishing actively bluefin tuna shall not retain on board bluefin tuna exceeding 20 % of the total catch by weight or number of pieces. The level of authorised by-catches of bluefin tuna shall be specified by Member States in the annual fishing plan referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ) and shall never exceed that percentage. The calculation based on the number of pieces shall only apply to tuna and tuna-like species managed by ICCAT. ( *1 ) Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 ( OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 1 ).’;" (b) paragraphs 8 and 9 are replaced by the following: ‘8. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or land more than one bluefin tuna per vessel per day in recreational fisheries. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure and facilitate the release of bluefin tuna caught alive in the framework of recreational fishing. 9. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or land more than one bluefin tuna per vessel per day in sport fisheries. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure and facilitate the release of bluefin tuna caught alive in the framework of sport fisheries.’