Prohibitions relating to thresher sharks and shortfin mako
Article 29
1. In addition to the prohibitions established in Articles 32 to 36 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107, direct fishing for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus shall be prohibited. That additional prohibition shall be without prejudice to the prohibition to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass for bigeye thresher sharks ( Alopias superciliosus ) set out in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107. 2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of shortfin mako ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N, caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention area.