Regulations on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Operation Article 3

Only tuna longline fishing vessels permitted by the central competent authority to condcut Pacific bluefin tuna fishing operations, fishing vessels of other specified fishery, and set net fishery are allowed to catch Pacific bluefin tuna.The fishing vessels of other specified fishery as referred to in the preceding paragraph are fishing vessels of specified fisheries other than tuna longline and longline fishing vessels.Longline fishing vessels shall not catch Pacific bluefin tuna. In case of catching any Pacific bluefin tuna, such catch shall be discarded and the required information shall be reported in accordance with Article 22, subparagraph (2).