{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-123/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-123/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/123",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-123",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Prohibited species",
  "text": "1. It shall be prohibited for United Kingdom fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:\n(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in United Kingdom waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;\n(b) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;\n(c) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;\n(d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;\n(e) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;\n(f) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 4, 6, 7 and 8;\n(g) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in ... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;\n(h) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in United Kingdom and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;\n(i) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;\n(j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(k) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in United Kingdom waters of ICES subarea 6;\n(l) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;\n(m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(o) splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6;\n(p) shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in United Kingdom waters and international waters of the ICCAT Convention Area.\n2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.\n(3.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(f)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(f)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(g)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(g)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(h)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(h)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(h) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Art. 16(1)(j) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(k)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16(1)(k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(k)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Art. 16(1)(m) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 7(15)(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Art. 16(1)(n) omitted (27.2.2026) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/105), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in Union and non-Union waters."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Art. 16(1)(o): semicolon substituted for full stop (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Art. 16(1)(p) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/273), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "Art. 16(3) omitted (27.2.2026) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/105), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/123/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:51.625523+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}