Scope
Article 2
1. The specific control and inspection programme shall cover: (a) all fishing activities by vessels and traps catching bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean; (b) all landings, transfers and transhipments of bluefin tuna caught in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean; (c) all related activities of farms and enterprises engaged in caging or processing of bluefin tuna and/or in trade of bluefin tuna products, including importation, exportation and re-exportation, transport and storage; (d) the implementation of the annual fishing plans referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007; (e) the prohibition to use spotting aircrafts and helicopters established in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007; (f) the sport and recreational fisheries as referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007; (g) the implementation of the ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection as referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007. 2. The specific control and inspection programme shall apply from 1 April to 31 December 2008.