Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Saury Fishery in North Pacific Ocean Article 24

The discrepancy between the catch amount recorded in the E-logbook during one fishing trip of any saury fishing vessel and the actual landing amount shall not exceed the following margins:(1) For fish species with catch limit: 10% of the actual landing amount.(2) For species except for those referred to in the preceding subparagraph: 25% of the actual landing amount.In case that the discrepancy exceeds the ratio as referred to in the preceding paragraph, whereas the following provisions are met, the competent authority, at its discretion, may deem such situation as non-misreporting:(1) For fish species with catch limit, the discrepancy is less than two metric tons.(2) For species except for those referred to in the preceding subparagraph, the discrepancy is less than six metric tons.Any of the following conditions shall be defined as “seriously misreporting” as referred to in subparagraph (12) of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act:(1) For fish species with catch limit, the discrepancy between the catch amount recorded in the E-logbook and the actual landing amount exceeds two metric tons as well as 20% of the actual landing amount.(2) For species except for those referred to in the preceding subparagraph, the discrepancy between the catch amount recorded in the E-logbook and the actual landing amount exceeds six metric tons as well as 50% of the actual landing amount.Where catch is transshipped from a saury fishing vessel to a processing vessel or an auxiliary tender vessel, the transshipment amount recorded in the concerned Transshipment Declaration shall be deemed as the actual landing amount.