Terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:(1) “North Pacific Ocean” means the waters of the north Pacific Ocean north of a line extending east along the 20°N from the 140°E to the intersection with the 110°W, and the waters of a line extending east along the 10°N from the 180° meridian to the intersection with the 140°W (as shown in Appendix 1).(2) Independent third party” means any of the following institutions recognized by the competent authority:i. For Japan:(i) Shinken Corporation.(ii) Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai, Incorporated Association.ii. For areas excluding Japan: the verifying institution which obtains the accreditation for management system certification from the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF).(3) “Carrier vessel” means any of the following vessels that transships catch from saury fishing vessel(s) to itself and transports to ports:i. ‘Carrier vessel of the Republic of China’ refers to a carrier vessel which has the fishing license of the Republic of China.ii. ‘Foreign carrier vessel’ refers to a carrier vessel, excluding container vessel, which has the valid nationality certificate of the flag State of a foreign country.(4) “Processing vessel” means any vessel that transfers saury catches from saury fishing vessel(s) to itself for processing onboard.(5) “Auxiliary tender vessel” means any vessel that transships saury catches from saury fishing vessel(s) to itself and transports to a processing vessel to which it belongs to.Appendix 1 Area of the North Pacific Ocean.pdf