Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 63

Upon the completion of landing by any tuna longline fishing vessel, the following person(s) shall complete and submit to the competent authority a Landing Declaration (format as shown in Appendix 14) by the prescribed deadline; for landing any eastern bluefin tuna, however, provisions stipulated in paragraph 2 shall be followed:(1) For the landing conducted by a tuna longline fishing vessel, its distant water fisheries operator or captain shall submit the Declaration within ten working days after the completion of landing.(2) For the landing conducted by a tuna longline fishing vessel with the catch subsequently being transported by commissioning a container vessel, the distant water fisheries operator of such longline vessel shall submit the Declaration within ten working days after the container(s) containing such catch unloads and completes customs clearance.(3) For the landing conducted by a carrier vessel, the distant water fisheries operator of the concerned tuna longline fishing vessel shall submit the Declaration within ten working days after the completion of landing by the carrier vessel.In case that the landing as referred to in the preceding paragraph involves eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, the concerned distant water fisheries operator or captain shall, 48 hours after the completion of the landing, submit the Landing Declaration (format as shown in Appendix 14) to the competent authority and port State, respectively.The term “completion of landing” as referred to in these Regulations means the whole weighing process has been completed for the catch landed at a port.Appendix 14 Advance Notice of Landing Landing Declaration for Catches of Distant Water Fishing Vessels.odt