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Title：	Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean for Fishing Operation CH
Category：	Ministry of Agriculture（農業部）
Attachment：	Appendix 1 Area of the Atlantic Ocean.pdf Appendix 2 The fishing area of the bigeye tuna group.pdf Appendix 3 Fishing areas of the north albacore tuna group and south albacore tuna group.pdf Appendix 4 Application Form for Longline Fishing Vessels of 100 GT and above Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean.pdf Appendix 5 Application Form for Carrier Vessels of the Republic of China Proceeding to the Atlantic Ocean.pdf Appendix 6 Specification of Width, Height and Color of Characters for Vessel Markings.pdf Appendix 7 De-hooker (left) and Scoop net (right).pdf Appendix 8 Specifications of seabird mitigation measures.pdf Appendix 9 Facsimile Form for Vessel Position and Fishing Operation Information.pdf Appendix 10 Designated Domestic Ports and Ports Located in the Atlantic Ocean for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels to land or Tranship.pdf Appendix 11 Information to Be Submitted for Carrier Vessels Applying for Transshipping in Port or at Sea.pdf Appendix 12 Transshipment Notification.pdf Appendix 13 ICCAT Transshipment Declaration.pdf Appendix 14 Advance Notice of Landing Landing Declaration for Catches of Distant Water Fishing Vessels.pdf Appendix 15 The conversion factors between the weights of processed fish and round fish.pdf

Chapter XI Special Management Measures for High Risk Fishing Vessels

Article 70

Matters related to the management of high risk fishing vessels categorized by the competent authority shall be governed by this Chapter. Matters not stipulated in this Chapter shall be governed by these Regulations.

Article 71

Any distant water fisheries operator of the high risk fishing vessels shall, starting from the date that the competent authority informs the distant water fisheries operator of such vessel, comply with the special management measures as follows:
(1) Any high risk fishing vessel shall not engage in fisheries cooperation by means of being chartered to any foreigner.
(2) For each fishing trip of such vessel, the observer dispatched by the competent authority shall be carried on board, or the functional electronic monitoring equipment shall be installed on board before leaving a port. For such vessel that has carried on board the observer who meets the requirement of the international fisheries organization(s), it shall be exempted.
(3) Vessel positions shall be transmitted in accordance with Chapter VI.
(4) Catch reports shall be conducted in accordance with provisions stipulated in Chapter VII.
(5) Such vessel shall not conduct at-sea transshipment.
(6) For transshipment in port, the Transshipment Notification shall be filled in to apply for the approval of the competent authority, no later than seven days before the estimated date for transshipment.
(7) For landing in port, the Advance Notice of Landing shall be filled in to apply for the approval of the competent authority, no later than seven days before the estimated date for landing.
(8) In case of transshipment or landing in port, inspections shall be conducted by the competent authority or the independent third party.

Article 72

In the event that any high risk fishing vessel does not violate any regulation for one year starting from the date of being listed as high risk fishing vessel, such vessel shall be de-listed and exempted from the special management measures.

Article 72-1

For the purpose of these Regulations, the catch amount is the unprocessed round weight.
The conversion factors between the weights of processed fish and round fish are as shown in Appendix 15.

Appendix 15 The conversion factors between the weights of processed fish and round fish.pdf

Article 72-2

For any fishing vessel stranded or damaged on the high seas or in the EEZ of other country and thus affecting navigation or berthing of other vessels or at the risk of ocean pollution, the concerned distant water fisheries operator shall take necessary action(s). The competent authority may require he/she who fails to do so to take action(s) within a timeframe