# Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required, Division 19: The following specific measures to encircled or entangled sea turtles shall apply:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat;
(b) if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released;
(c) if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should be made before returning it to the water;
(d) tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;
(e) the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear is encouraged;
(f) the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/51/annex/III/part/C/division/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/annex-III/part-C/division-19
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