Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 Article 6

Prohibited species

Article 6

It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in all Community and non-Community waters: — Basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) — White shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ).

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