Prohibited species
Article 23
1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species: (a) starry ray ( Amblyraja radiata ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and division 7d, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and Union waters of division 3a; (b) splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6; (c) sand tiger shark ( Carcharias taurus ) in all waters other than the Mediterranean; (d) common skate ( Dipturus batis ) complex ( Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and subarea 5 and Union waters of subareas 3, 9 and 10; (e) great lanternshark ( Etmopterus princeps ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of division 2a and international waters of subareas 1 and 14; (f) tope shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ) when taken with longlines in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subareas 4, United Kingdom waters of division 2a, United Kingdom and international waters of subarea 5, United Kingdom, Union and international waters of subareas 6 to 8, and international waters of subareas 12 and 14; (g) orange roughy ( Hoplostethus atlanticus ) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14; (h) porbeagle ( Lamna nasus ) in all waters; (i) thornback ray ( Raja clavata ) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (j) undulate ray ( Raja undulata ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 6 and Union waters of ICES subarea 10; (k) whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) in all waters; (l) common guitarfish ( Rhinobatos rhinobatos ) in the Mediterranean; or (m) deep-sea species listed in Part D of Annex IA in Union, United Kingdom and international waters of ICES zones 1, 2 (except United Kingdom waters of division 2a), 5 to 10, 12 and 14, and CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2, as well as in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4, where specified in that Annex. 2. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.