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