Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 71

For any catching vessel or carrier vessel that is under any of the following circumstances during the current fishing trip, the competent authority shall not authorize such vessel to transship at sea:(1) The ALC on board is mal-functional and has not been repaired.(2) There is concrete evidence to identify such vessel has involved in any serious infringement as prescribed in subparagraph (4) to (14) or (18) of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act.(3) For species with catch limit, the discrepancy between the amount to be transshipped and the catch amount reported through the E-logbook system exceeds 10% of the latter.(4) For yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna, swordfish, or striped marlin, the discrepancy between the amount to be transshipped and the catch amount reported through the E-logbook system exceeds 20% of the latter.(5) For species except for those referred to in the preceding two subparagraphs, the discrepancy between the amount to be transshipped and the catch amount reported through the E-logbook system exceeds 25% of the latter.For the catch to be transshipped, where it is suspected that the catching vessel or carrier vessel concerned has operated within the water under the jurisdiction of any other country without valid authorization, the competent authority may not authorize such vessel to transship at sea.