Fishing vessels with Oil Fish Permits operating in the Agreement Area and carrier vessels that transship with such fishing vessels shall be listed on the Record of Authorized Vessels of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) in order for transshipment.For any carrier vessel as referred to in the preceding paragraph to conduct at-sea transshipment of oil fish, its (distant water fisheries) operator shall submit a SIOFA At-Sea Transshipment Prior Notification to the competent authority seven days before the estimated transshipment date, and shall submit the Notification again 24 hours before the estimated transshipment date. The format of the SIOFA At-Sea Transshipment Prior Notification is as shown in Appendix17-2.Within 24 hours after completion of the transshipment, the carrier vessel as referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit to the competent authority a SIOFA Transshipment Declaration containing the oil fish catch. The format of the SIOFA Transshipment Declaration is as shown in Appendix 17-3.For fishing vessels as referred to in paragraph 1, weight of oil fish shall be marked at an appropriate location in fish hold(s) or container(s) during fishing, transshipping, or landing oil fish.Appendix 17-2 List of Deep Sea Shark Species.ODTAppendix 17-3 Notification Form for Fishing Vessels Entry to and Exit from the Area of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.ODT