Regulations on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Operation Article 25

For any tuna longline fishing vessel permitted to conduct Pacific bluefin tuna fishing operation or fishing vessel of other specified fishery that lands in the ports as stipulated in Article 23, its fishery operator or captain shall, 24 hours before port entry, notify the concerned fishery radio station of the estimated landing port and date as well as the number of Pacific bluefin tuna caught by the vessel itself or transported for another vessel(s). In the event that the location of the Pacific bluefin tuna caught is less than 100 nautical miles from the landing port, or that Pacific bluefin tuna is caught by the set net fishery, the notification may be made just before the port entry.At the time of landing, the central competent authority may dispatch personnel for inspection and inquiry pursuant to Article 49, paragraph 1 of the Act, and measure the length and weight of the catch, and the relevant parties shall not evade, obstruct, or refuse the inspection and inquiry.