Regulations for the Fishing Operations of Coastal and Offshore Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Article 9
For any tuna longline fishing vessel fishing with hooks at a depth shallower than 100 meters, any of the following mitigations measures shall be used:(1) Large circle hooks shall be used; or(2) Fishes except for Cephalopods species shall be used as baits.The large circle hooks as referred to in subparagraph (1) of the preceding paragraph are hooks that are above three inches and are circular or oval in shape. The point is turned perpendicularly back to the shank. These hooks shall have an offset not to exceed 10 degrees (as shown in Appendix 3).Appendix 3 Large circle hooks.pdf