Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Article 11

In the event that the number of fishing vessels obtaining southern bluefin tuna permits does not reach the limit of each group of the current fishing year, in addition to filling vacancies in accordance with the priority prescribed in Article 10, the competent authority may announce in due course to accept applications, notwithstanding the application deadline prescribed in Article 9.In the event that the number of fishing vessels applied for the domestic sale group does not reach the limit as announced by the competent authority, the Tuna Association shall fill vacancies by drawing lots among fishing vessels applied for southcentral Indian Ocean group of the current fishing year to decide the priority in an equitable and impartial manner.
中文原文 南方黑鮪漁撈作業管理辦法第11條
取得作業許可之漁船船數,未達當年度各作業組別船數限額時,除依前條規定之順位依次遞補外,主管機關得另行公告受理申請,不受第九條申請期限規定之限制。
漁獲返國銷售組登記船數不足主管機關公告船數時,鮪魚公會應以公開公平方式,自當年度申請中南印度洋組漁船,抽籤排定順序,依序遞補。

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