# Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005, Division 9.2

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

Directed fishing for deepwater sharks as listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 in charted depths of less than 600 m shall be prohibited. When accidentally caught, deepwater sharks classified as prohibited in this Regulation and other ... legislation shall be recorded, unharmed to the extent possible, and shall be promptly released. Deepwater sharks subject to catch limits shall be retained on board. Such catches shall be landed and counted against quotas. ... Where accidental catches of deepwater sharks by United Kingdom fishing vessels exceed 10 tonnes then those vessels may no longer avail of the derogations set out in point 9.1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/VI/part/C/division/9/division/9.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-VI/part-C/division-9/division-9.2
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