Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 56

A tuna longline fishing vessel that is under any of the following circumstances shall be deemed as “seriously misreporting” as referred to in subparagraph (12) of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act:(1) For 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 yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna, swordfish, or striped marlin, the discrepancy between the catch amount recorded in the E-logbook and the actual landing amount exceeds four metric tons as well as 50% of the actual landing amount.(3) For species except for those referred to in the preceding two subparagraphs, 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.The discrepancy as referred to in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph shall be calculated by each species. The discrepancy as referred to in subparagraph (3) of the preceding paragraph shall be calculated by sharks and other species respectively.For any tuna longline fishing vessel which does not report its catch through the E-logbook system pursuant to Article 49-1, the discrepancy as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be calculated based on the logbooks.For any tuna purse seine fishing vessel, in case that the discrepancy between the catch amount recorded in the E-logbook and the actual landing amount exceeds 50% of the actual landing amount, it shall be deemed as “seriously misreporting” as referred to in subparagraph (12) of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act.