Article 3 Objectives

United Kingdom

F1Technical measures shall contribute to the F2achievement of the fisheries objectives.

Technical measures shall in particular contribute to achieving the following objectives:

(a)

optimise exploitation patterns to provide protection for juveniles and spawning aggregations of marine biological resources;

(b)

ensure that incidental catches of sensitive marine species, including those listed under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, that are a result of fishing, are minimised and where possible eliminated so that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of these species;

(c)

ensure, including by using appropriate incentives, that the negative environmental impacts of fishing on marine habitats are minimised;

(d)

have in place fisheries management measures for the purposes of complying with F3the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 and any enactment giving effect to Directives 92/43/EEC or 2000/60/EC, in particular with a view to achieving good environmental status F4....

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 11(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 31, Sch. 11 para. 15(5))
F3: Words in Art. 3(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 3(2)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)