Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Indian Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 27

In case that a tuna longline fishing vessel is under any of the following circumstances, the competent authority shall grant quota of the current year in accordance with the percentage that the number of month(s) the concerned fishing vessel actual fishes accounts for the whole year; shall retrieve the quota on a pro-rata basis from the concerned fishing vessel which has been granted the quota; or shall deduct the quota allocated for the following year in the event that the quota of the current year is unable to be retrieved from the concerned fishing vessel:(1) The competent authority suspends its fishing license for one month or above.(2) It is detained in port by any foreign government.For any fishing vessel approved to engage in fisheries cooperation by means of chartering, quota shall not be granted to such vessel during the period of chartering. In case that quota has been granted, the competent authority shall retrieve the quota of the current year in accordance with the percentage that the number of month(s) for chartering accounts for the whole year. In case that it is unable to retrieve the quota of the current year, the competent authority shall deduct the annual quota allocated for such vessel in the following year.