Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Operating in the Maritime Area Subject to the Fisheries Agreement between Taiwan and Japan Article 13-1

For a fishing vessel whose longline gear(s) drifts outside 124°3' E from 1 April to 31 July of the same year, in violation of Article 12, subparagraph (2), item iii, the following rules apply:For the second violation committed in the same year, the concerned permit to operate in the Taiwan-Japan Area demarcated with straight lines connected among point D, E, and F in the attached figure shall be revoked. The concerned fishery operator may only re-apply to the central competent authority for a permit to operate in that area 30 days after such revocation.For the third and subsequent violations committed in the same year: the fishing license of the concerned fishery operator and the certificate of fishing vessel officer or the fishing vessel crew identification of the concerned fishery employee(s) shall be suspended for a period of not more than one year, pursuant to Article 10 of the Act. Where the violation is considered serious, the fishing license of the fishery operator and the certificate of fishing vessel officer or the fishing vessel crew identification of the fishery employee(s) may be withdrawn.