Any skipjack, bigeye tuna or yellowfin tuna caught by any purse seine fishing vessel shall be retained on board, except for the conditions stipulated in paragraph 2 of this Article.In case of one of the following conditions, the skipjack, bigeye tuna or yellowfin tuna catch of any purse seine fishing vessel may be discarded. The captain or distant water fisheries operator of such vessel shall record the amount of discard in the E-logbook and, within 48 hours, fill in and submit the Discard Notification of Purse Seiner Catches (format as shown in Appendix 28) to the WCPFC Secretariat, the competent authority and the observer onboard:(1) Such catch is caught in the final set of a fishing trip, and there is insufficient well space.(2) The catch is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size.(3) Serious malfunction of equipment occurs when the vessel is operating within the Exclusive Economic Zone.Any tuna purse seine fishing vessel that discards skipjack, bigeye tuna, or yellowfin tuna pursuant to subparagraph (1) of the preceding paragraph shall not subsequently conduct fishing operation until landing or transshipment.Appendix 28 Discard Notification of Purse Seiner Catches .pdf