It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:
(a)
basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) and white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) in all EU waters;
(b)
angel shark ( Squatina squatina ) in all EU waters;
(c)
common skate ( Dipturus batis ) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and
(d)
undulate ray ( Raja undulata ) and white skate ( Rostroraja alba ) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.
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CitationArticle 35 of Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)