HYGIENE REGULATIONS AS A TOOL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED SPECIES: THE BUTTERFLY RAY (Gymnura altavela)
Abstract
The illegal commercialization of wings (pectoral fins) of specimens of the protected butterfly ray species has been detected on three occasions. The specimens had been cut into pieces (the wings were separated from the rest of the body in the boats), a practice that is incompatible with the hygiene requirements for fishing and aquaculture products and which is justified in this work. European fishing regulations to prevent fraudulent trade in protected shark species prohibit the beheading and fin cutting of specimens before the first sale, but this regulation is not applicable to the other large group of elasmobranchs, the rays. Strict compliance with this precept of the hygiene regulations would prevent the fraudulent marketing of wings of the protected butterfly ray species.
Downloads
References
Arroyo, E., Canales-Cáceres, R., Abel, I., Giménez-Casalduero, F. (eds.) 2021. Tiburones y Rayas de la Región de Murcia. Proyecto TIBURCIA. Fondo Europeo Marítimo y de Pesca. 102 pp. ISBN: 978-84-1302-142-3.
Real Decreto 139/2011, de 4 de febrero, para el desarrollo del Listado de Especies Silvestres en Régimen de Protección Especial y del Catálogo Español de Especias Protegidas. BOE 46, de 23 de febrero de 2011. https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2011/02/04/139
Real Decreto 418/2015, de 29 de mayo, por el que se regula la primera venta de los productos pesqueros. BOE 149, 23 de junio de 2015. https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2015/05/29/418/con
Reglamento (CE) 2406/1996, del Consejo de 26 de noviembre de 1996, por el que se establecen normas comunes de comercialización para determinados productos pesqueros. DOCE 334, de 23 de diciembre de 1996. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/2406/oj
Reglamento (CE) 1185/2003, del Consejo de 26 de junio de 2003, sobre el cercenamiento de aletas de tiburones en los buques. DOUE 167, de 4 de julio de 2003. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1185/oj
Reglamento (CE) 852/2004, del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 29 de abril de 2004, relativo a la higiene de los productos alimentarios. DOUE 139, de 30 de abril de 2004. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/852/oj
Reglamento (CE) 853/2004 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 29 de abril de 2004, por el que se establecen normas específicas de higiene de los alimentos de origen animal. DOUE 139, de 30 de abril de 2004. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/853/oj
Reglamento (UE) 2023/2124 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 4 de octubre de 2023, sobre determinadas disposiciones aplicables a la pesca en la zona del Acuerdo CGPM. DOUE 2124 de 12 de octubre de 2023. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2124/oj
Copyright (c) 2025 Servicio de Publicaciones, University of Murcia (Spain)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
The works published in this journal are subject to the following terms:
1. The Publications Service of the University of Murcia (the publisher) retains the property rights (copyright) of published works, and encourages and enables the reuse of the same under the license specified in paragraph 2.
© Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia, 2019
2. The works are published in the online edition of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (legal text). You can copy, use, distribute, transmit and publicly display, provided that: i) you cite the author and the original source of publication (journal, editorial and URL of the work), ii) are not used for commercial purposes, iii ) mentions the existence and specifications of this license.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
3. Conditions of self-archiving. Is allowed and encouraged the authors to disseminate electronically pre-print versions (version before being evaluated and sent to the journal) and / or post-print (version reviewed and accepted for publication) of their works before publication, as it encourages its earliest circulation and diffusion and thus a possible increase in its citation and scope between the academic community. RoMEO Color: Green.
