Article 2 ScopeF1
United Kingdom
This Regulation applies in relation to swordfish and bigeye tuna which is imported into the United Kingdom, transhipped at a United Kingdom port, or exported, or re-exported, from the United Kingdom.
This Regulation does not apply to—
the import, transhipment, export or re-export of swordfish or bigeye tuna fish parts other than the meat and for these purposes “fish parts other than the meat” include heads, eyes, roes, guts and tails;
bigeye tuna caught by purse seiners or by baitboats which is destined to be processed and canned at a cannery in the ICCAT Convention area or in the IOTC Area of Competence.
In this Article—
“purse seiner” means a fishing boat that uses a purse seine and “purse seine” has the same meaning as in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures;
“baitboat” means a fishing boat using pole and line fishing with bait in the water to attract schools of tuna.