Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 30

The annual total catch quota (unprocessed round weight, hereinafter the same when referring to “quota” in the following provisions) of the Republic of China in the Pacific Ocean and the individual catching vessel quota shall be announced by the competent authority in accordance with the conservation and management measures.The percentage of the annual total catch quota in the WCPFC Convention Area allocated to large scale longliner and small scale longliner fleets is 57% and 43% respectively.In the event that the total catch amount of a species with catch limit has reached 95% of the annual total catch quota as referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority may order the whole catching vessels to stop catching the concerned species by a deadline.In the event that the total catch amount has reached 95% of the quota allocated to large or small scale longliner fleet as referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authority may order the large or small scale longliner fleet to stop catching the concerned species by a deadline.The period for using the quota as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be from 1 January to 31 December of the current year.In case that, for the current year, the number of fishing vessels obtaining distant water fisheries permits in each group does not exceed the limit, the total remaining quota may be arranged by the competent authority.