Provisions of these Regulations shall apply for Pacific bluefin tuna fishing operations in the competence area of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (hereinafter referred to as “WCPFC Convention Area”, as shown in Appendix 1).The Act for Distant Water Fisheries and related regulations enacted thereunder shall also apply for fishing operations in the WCPFC Convention Area excluding the internal waters, territorial seas, and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “waters under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China”).Appendix 1 Area of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.pdf