Amen­de­menten Hazekamp op Ontwerp­verslag Vast­stelling van de beheers-, instand­hou­dings- en contro­le­maat­re­gelen die gelden in het bevoegd­heids­gebied van de Commissie voor de tonijn­vis­serij in de Indische Oceaan (IOTC), en tot wijziging van de Verordeni

Text proposed by the Commission

b. there is insufficient storage capacity to accommodate tropical tuna and the non-targeted species caught during the final set of a trip.

Amendment

b. deleted

Text proposed by the Commission

1. Union fishing vessels shall not retain on board, tranship, or land, any specimens of striped marlin, black marlin, blue marlin or Indo pacific sailfish with a lower jaw fork length of less than 60 cm. If they catch such fish, they shall return them immediately to the sea.

Amendment

1. Union fishing vessels shall not retain on board, tranship, or land, any specimens of striped marlin, black marlin, blue marlin or Indo pacific sailfish with a lower jaw fork length of less than 60 cm. If they catch such fish, they shall return them immediately to the sea without exception.

Text proposed by the Commission

2. Member States shall implement data collection programmes that ensure improved reporting of accurate blue shark catch, effort, size and discard data. Member States shall report data on catches of blue sharks in accordance with Article 51(1).

Amendment

2. The EU shall carry out a scientific population assessment of blue shark in the IOTC area to improve estimates of sustainable catch levels. Member States shall implement data collection programmes that ensure improved reporting of accurate blue shark catch, effort, size and discard data. Member States shall report data on catches of blue sharks in accordance with Article 51(1).

Amendment

9 a. Unless they can be proven to have no negative impacts on vulnerable species and marine ecosystems, EU vessels shall not make use of FADs.

Text proposed by the Commission

2. Union fishing vessels shall, to the extent possible, promptly release unharmed unwanted shark species caught alive on board of vessels, with exception of blue sharks.

Amendment

2. Union fishing vessels shall, to the extent possible, promptly release all shark species caught, with exception of blue sharks.

Text proposed by the Commission

Thresher sharks

Amendment

Pelagic sharks

Text proposed by the Commission

1. Union fishing vessels shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, sell or offer for sale any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all species of the family Alopiidae.

Amendment

1. Union fishing vessels shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, sell or offer for sale any part or whole carcass of sharks of all species of the family Alopiidae, dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) and mako shark (family Isuridae).

Text proposed by the Commission

3. Union fishing vessels shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, mobulid rays caught unintentionally as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individual rays captured, and take all reasonable steps to apply handling procedures of Annex I to CMM 19/03, while taking into consideration the safety of the crew.

Amendment

3. Union fishing vessels shall promptly release mobulid rays caught unintentionally as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individual rays captured, and take all reasonable steps to apply handling procedures of Annex I to CMM 19/03, while taking into consideration the safety of the crew.