Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Operating in the Maritime Area Subject to the Fisheries Agreement between Taiwan and Japan Article 9

Any tuna longline fishing vessel with a permit to operate in the Taiwan-Japan Area shall maintain a functional automatic location communicator year-round, even when it is in port.A tuna longline fishing vessel may leave a port only after it has checked with the Fisheries Monitoring Center of the Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as “FMC”) and confirmed that the automatic location communicator installed on board is switched on and functional.After a tuna longline fishing vessel as referred to in the preceding paragraph leaves a port, the automatic location communicator installed on board shall automatically report vessel position(s) hourly.Where a tuna longline fishing vessel fails to report its position(s) normally, the central competent authority may order the fishing vessel to return to a port for repair within a specified timeframe, during which the vessel shall use the telecommunication equipment on board to report its position(s) every four hours to the FMC. After returning to the port, the vessel shall not leave the port unless the automatic location communicator installed on board is repaired.Where there is a need to switch off the automatic location communicator installed on board after port entry, the tuna longline fishing vessel may do so only after its fishery operator applies for and obtains permission from the central competent authority.The cost of communications of the automatic location communicator installed on board any tuna longline fishing vessel shall be borne by its fishery operator and may be subsidized by the competent authority depending on the financial situation of the government.