Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Article 2

Terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:“Tuna longline fishing vessel” means any fishing vessel targeting highly migratory fish species such as tunas, billfishes, sharks, skipjack, or mahi mahi with longline fishing gears.“Fishing year” means the period starting February 1 of the current year to 31 January of the following year.“Independent third party” means any of the following institutions recognized by the competent authority:For Japan:Shinken Corporation.Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai, Incorporated Association.For areas excluding Japan: the verifying institution which obtains the accreditation for management system certification from the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF).
中文原文 南方黑鮪漁撈作業管理辦法第2條
本辦法用詞,定義如下:
一、鮪延繩釣漁船:指以延繩釣漁具從事捕撈作業,並以鮪魚、旗魚、鯊魚、鰹魚或鬼頭刀等高度洄游魚類種群為主要漁獲種類之漁船。
二、年度:指當年二月一日至次年一月三十一日止。
三、公正第三方:指經主管機關認可之下列機構之一:
(一)日本地區:1.日本新檢株式社。
2.日本海事檢定協會。
(二)日本以外之地區:取得財團法人全國認證基金會(TAF)品質管理系統認證之驗證機構。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.