Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Article 8

For an application of a southern bluefin tuna permit, the following conditions shall be met:The concerned distant water fisheries operator shall be a member of the Taiwan Deep Sea Tuna Boat-owners and Exporters Association (hereinafter referred to as “Tuna Association”).The concerned fishing vessel has installed the electronic logbook (E-logbook) system capable of recording data for each individual southern bluefin tuna measures and of recording seabird mitigation measures employed, and can report catch data regularly and normally.Any of the following distant water fisheries permits issued by the competent authority for the current fishing year has been obtained:For Southcentral Indian Ocean group, Southwestern Indian Ocean group, and Domestic sale group: the permit for bigeye tuna group or albacore tuna group in the Indian Ocean.For Pacific Ocean group: the permit for albacore tuna group in the Pacific Ocean.For bycatch group: the permit for albacore tuna group in the Pacific Ocean, albacore tuna group in the Atlantic Ocean, bigeye tuna group in the Indian Ocean or albacore tuna group in the Indian Ocean.The member as referred to in subparagraph (1) of the preceding paragraph does not include sponsor members.
中文原文 南方黑鮪漁撈作業管理辦法第8條
申請南方黑鮪作業許可,應符合下列資格條件:
一、經營者為台灣區遠洋鮪延繩釣漁船魚類輸出業同業公會(以下簡稱鮪魚公會)會員。
二、漁船具有可填報每尾南方黑鮪量測資料及所採行海鳥忌避措施之電子漁獲回報系統,且可正常回報漁獲資料。
三、取得下列主管機關當年度遠洋漁業作業許可之一:
(一)中南印度洋組、西南印度洋組及漁獲返國銷售組:印度洋大目鮪組或長鰭鮪組。
(二)太平洋組:太平洋長鰭鮪組。
(三)混獲組:太平洋長鰭鮪組、大西洋長鰭鮪組、印度洋大目鮪組或長鰭鮪組。
前項第一款會員不包括贊助會員。

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