Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 7
Limits on the number of catching vessels fishing in the Pacific Ocean are as follows:(1) For large scale longliners:i. Bigeye tuna group: the number of fishing vessels is limited to 50, among which the number of fishing vessels fishing in the east bigeye tuna fishing area shall be announced by the competent authority.ii. Albacore tuna group: the number of fishing vessels is limited to 51, among which the maximum number of fishing vessels fishing in the north albacore tuna fishing area is limited to 25.(2) For small scale longliners:i. Frozen yellowfin tuna group: the number is limited to 50.ii. General group or seasonal sharks group: the total number of fishing vessels is limited to 550, among which the maximum number of fishing vessels of the seasonal sharks group is 170. However, the number of fishing vessels fishing in the eastern Pacific fishing area and in the eastern Pacific swordfish fishing area shall be announced by the competent authority.iii. The number of small-scale longliners fishing in the southern Pacific fishing area shall be announced by the competent authority.(3) The number of tuna purse seine fishing vessels is limited to 34.
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7條
太平洋作業之捕撈漁船船數，其限額如下：
一、大釣船：
（一）大目鮪組漁船：以五十艘為限，其中赴東大目鮪漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
（二）長鰭鮪組漁船：以五十一艘為限，其中赴北長鰭鮪漁區作業之船數最高二十五艘。
二、小釣船：
（一）冷凍黃鰭鮪組漁船：以五十艘為限。
（二）一般組漁船或季節捕鯊組漁船：總船數以五百五十艘為限；其中季節捕鯊組漁船之船數最高一百七十艘。
但赴東太平洋漁區及東太劍旗魚漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
（三）小釣船得赴南太平洋漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
三、鰹鮪圍網漁船：以三十四艘為限。
一、大釣船：
（一）大目鮪組漁船：以五十艘為限，其中赴東大目鮪漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
（二）長鰭鮪組漁船：以五十一艘為限，其中赴北長鰭鮪漁區作業之船數最高二十五艘。
二、小釣船：
（一）冷凍黃鰭鮪組漁船：以五十艘為限。
（二）一般組漁船或季節捕鯊組漁船：總船數以五百五十艘為限；其中季節捕鯊組漁船之船數最高一百七十艘。
但赴東太平洋漁區及東太劍旗魚漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
（三）小釣船得赴南太平洋漁區作業之船數由主管機關公告之。
三、鰹鮪圍網漁船：以三十四艘為限。