Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Indian Ocean for Fishing Operation Article 3

Fishing vessels proceeding to the Indian Ocean to catch highly migratory species such as, tunas, billfishes, sharks, skipjack, or mahi mahi shall be limited to tuna longline fishing vessels of 20 Gross Tonnage (GT) or above.“Regulations for Fishing Vessels Conducting Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery” shall also be applied to any tuna longline fishing vessel catching southern bluefin tuna.Fishing vessels shall not target oilfish in the Agreement Area without the authorization of the competent authority.The targeting of oilfish as referred to in the preceding paragraph means that, for a fishing vessel, its oil fish catch amount during the current fishing trip exceeds 50% of its total catch amount during the same period.