For tuna Purse seine fishing vessels

Pelagic trawl and purse seine for industrial fishing

All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

A FAD shall only be activated on board a purse seiner.

All purse seiners of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.

the vessel and the purse seine gear are equipped with an electronic recording and documenting system when, where and extent to which the purse seine has been hauled for all fishing operations.

The point of retrieval shall be 80 % closure of the purse seine in fisheries for mackerel and it shall be 90 % closure of the purse seine in fisheries for herring.

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

the purse seine gear is fitted with a visible buoy clearly marking the limit for the point of retrieval

Purse seines may be used to catch small pelagic species, large pelagic species or demersal species.

the purse seine gear is fitted with visible buoys clearly marking the limit for the point of retrieval

100 % of its active purse seine catching vessels equal to or less than 20 m in 2012

100 % of its active purse seine catching vessels equal to or less than 24 m in 2011