First Previous (SCHEDULE 2 United Nations agreement on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks)

21 2003

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003

SCHEDULE 3

List of Highly Migratory Fish Species

Sections 22 and 31 .

1.

Albacore tuna:

Thunnus alalunga

2.

Bluefin tuna:

Thunnus thynnus

3.

Bigeye tuna:

Thunnus obesus

4.

Skipjack tuna:

Katsuwonus pelamis

5.

Yellowfin tuna:

Thunnus albacares

6.

Blackfin tuna:

Thunnus atlanticus

7.

Little tuna:

Euthynnus alletteratus; Euthynnus affinis

8.

Southern bluefin tuna:

Thunnus maccoyii

9.

Frigate mackerel:

Auxis thazard; Auxis rochei

10.

Pomfrets:

Family Bramidae

11.

Marlins:

Tetrapturus angustirostris; Tetrapturus belone; Tetrapturus pfluegeri; Tetrapturus albidus; Tetrapturus audax; Tetrapturus georgei; Makaira mazara; Makaira indica; Makaira nigricans

12.

Sail-fishes:

Istiophorus platypterus; Istiophorus albicans

13.

Swordfish:

Xiphias gladius

14.

Sauries:

Scomberesox saurus; Cololabis saira; Cololabis adocetus; Scomberesox saurus scombroides

15.

Dolphin:

Coryphaena hippurus; Coryphaena equiselis

16.

Oceanic sharks:

Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Family Alopiidae; Rhincodon typus; Family Carcharhinidae; Family Sphyrnidae; Family Isurida

17.

Cetaceans:

Family Physeteridae; Family Balaenopteridae; Family Balaenidae; Family Eschrichtiidae; Family Monodontidae; Family Ziphiidae; Family Delphinidae