# Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, Article 24: Joint fishing operations

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

1. It is prohibited for a UK fishing boat to take part in a joint fishing operation for bluefin tuna in the ICCAT Convention area—
a) with any other fishing boat other than one or more UK fishing boat(s); and
b) without the prior consent of the boat’s fisheries authority in accordance with this Article.
2. A UK fishing boat wishing to take part in a joint fishing operation with one or more other UK fishing boat(s) in the ICCAT Convention area must, using the form specified in Annex 6, apply to its fisheries authority at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the bluefin tuna fishing season with the following information—
a) the duration of the proposed joint fishing operation,
(b)) the details of each UK fishing boat intending to take part in the operation and each boat’s bluefin tuna catch quota, and
c) the allocation agreement between the UK fishing boats for any catches.
3. In this Article “joint fishing operation” means any operation between two or more purse seiners where the catch of one purse seiner is attributed to one or more other purse seiners in accordance with an allocation agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1627/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1627/article-24
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