Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 18
Fishing vessels that wish to switch their fishing Oceans or groups shall apply for approval from the competent authority.In the event that a large scale longliner intends to change the group or fishing Ocean with other fishing vessel, the following provisions shall be met:(1) Distant water fisheries operators of both vessels are members of the Tuna Association.(2) Both vessels have the valid certificates of distant water fisheries permits.(3) The fishing vessel intending to change to the bigeye tuna group shall be equipped with ultra-low temperature devices, and its distant water fisheries operator has made a guarantee letter to assume the duty from the original fishing vessel of bigeye tuna group to pay the reimbursement of the vessel reduction program.(4) The penalty of suspending the fishing license has been completely executed.In the event that a small scale longliner wishes to change the group or fishing Ocean with other fishing vessel, the following provisions shall be met:(1) It is an interchange between a fishing vessel of the frozen yellowfin tuna group of the Pacific Ocean and that of the frozen yellowfin tuna group of the Indian Ocean.(2) It is an interchange between a fishing vessel of the general group or seasonal sharks group of the Pacific Ocean and that of the general group of the Indian Ocean.For any fishing vessel approved to change the group or fishing Ocean, documents shall be provided to prove that fish holds have been emptied and the certificate of the distant water fisheries permit originally issued shall be returned for the issuance of a new certificate of distant water fisheries permit after the change of fishing Ocean or group.For any fishing vessel approved to change the group or fishing area, a permit to fish in the east bigeye tuna fishing area, north albacore tuna fishing area, eastern Pacific Ocean area, southern Pacific fishing area, and eastern Pacific swordfish fishing area in the current year shall be denied. However, this provision shall not apply where the fishing vessels involved in the exchange are operated by the same distant water fisheries operator or where there are no applications to fill in the vacancy in the current year.
中文原文 鮪延繩釣或鰹鮪圍網漁船赴太平洋作業管理辦法第18條
漁船互換作業洋區或作業組別，應申請主管機關許可。
大釣船與其他漁船互換作業洋區或作業組別，應符合下列規定：
一、二船之經營者均為鮪魚公會會員。
二、二船均有遠洋漁業作業許可證明書，且在有效期限內。
三、轉換為大目鮪組之漁船，應具備超低溫冷凍設施，其經營者並切結願意承受原大目鮪組漁船償還減船代償金義務。
四、無收回漁業證照處分尚未執行完畢之情事。
小釣船與其他漁船互換作業洋區或作業組別，應符合下列規定：
一、太平洋冷凍黃鰭鮪組與印度洋冷凍黃鰭鮪組漁船互換。
二、太平洋一般組或季節捕鯊組與印度洋一般組漁船互換。
漁船經許可互換作業洋區或作業組別者，應提具足資證明已清空漁艙漁獲物之文件，並繳回原申領之遠洋漁業作業許可證明書，始核發互換洋區或組別後之遠洋漁業作業許可證明書。
互換作業漁區或作業組別者，當年度不予許可東大目鮪漁區、北長鰭鮪漁區、東太平洋漁區、南太平洋漁區及東太劍旗魚漁區之作業資格。
但互換之漁船經營者相同，或當年度已無遞補之申請者時，不在此限。
大釣船與其他漁船互換作業洋區或作業組別，應符合下列規定：
一、二船之經營者均為鮪魚公會會員。
二、二船均有遠洋漁業作業許可證明書，且在有效期限內。
三、轉換為大目鮪組之漁船，應具備超低溫冷凍設施，其經營者並切結願意承受原大目鮪組漁船償還減船代償金義務。
四、無收回漁業證照處分尚未執行完畢之情事。
小釣船與其他漁船互換作業洋區或作業組別，應符合下列規定：
一、太平洋冷凍黃鰭鮪組與印度洋冷凍黃鰭鮪組漁船互換。
二、太平洋一般組或季節捕鯊組與印度洋一般組漁船互換。
漁船經許可互換作業洋區或作業組別者，應提具足資證明已清空漁艙漁獲物之文件，並繳回原申領之遠洋漁業作業許可證明書，始核發互換洋區或組別後之遠洋漁業作業許可證明書。
互換作業漁區或作業組別者，當年度不予許可東大目鮪漁區、北長鰭鮪漁區、東太平洋漁區、南太平洋漁區及東太劍旗魚漁區之作業資格。
但互換之漁船經營者相同，或當年度已無遞補之申請者時，不在此限。