Technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean

OBJECTIVE : to introduce into Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 the recommendation concerning the management of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean, adopted by the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (GFCM) at its session from 22 to 26 May 1995. The GFCM's recommendations will be binding upon its members (i.e. the four countries facing the Mediterranean: Greece, Spain, France and Italy). SUBSTANCE : the only amendment to the current legislation concerns the introduction of an annual period during which fishing is prohibited: It is prohibited to fish for bluefin tuna from vessels greater than 24 m in overall length during the period from 1 June to 31 July each year. �