Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Saury Fishery in North Pacific Ocean Article 21

Except for saury caught by saury fishing vessels which shall be retained in full and shall not be discarded, any fish species of no economic value or no utilizing value shall be discarded immediately, and the number(s) discarded shall be duly recorded in the logbooks or the E-logbook system.Where catch taken by a saury fishing vessel is to be discarded due to spoilage, the competent authority shall, prior to such discard, be notified of the species and quantities of fish to be discarded as well as the period during which such fish were caught. After such discard, supporting documentation shall be provided for inspection.In case that the catch discarded pursuant to the preceding paragraph is fish species with catch limit, the amount discarded shall be counted as the amount of the quota used.