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Title：	Regulations for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Indian Ocean for Fishing Operation CH
Category：	Ministry of Agriculture（農業部）
Attachment：	Appendix 1 The area of the Indian Ocean.pdf Appendix 1-1 The area of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.pdf Appendix 2 The bigeye tuna fishing area.pdf Appendix 3 The oilfish fishing area.pdf Appendix 4 The albacore tuna fishing area.pdf Appendix 5 The fishing area for small scale longliners.pdf Appendix 6 Application Form for Large Scale Longliners.pdf Appendix 7 Application Form for Small Scale Longliners.pdf Appendix 8 Application Form for Carrier Vessels of the Republic of China.pdf Appendix 9 Specification of Width, Height and Color of Characters for Vessel Markings.pdf Appendix 10 De-hooker (left) and Scoop net (right).pdf Appendix 11 RESOLUTION 1206 ON REDUCING THE INCIDENTAL BYCATCH OF SEABIRDS IN LONGLINE FISHERIES.pdf Appendix 12 Facsimile Form for Vessel Position and Fishing Operation Information.pdf Appendix 13 Designated Domestic and Foreign Ports Located in the Indian Ocean for Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels to Land or Transship.pdf Appendix 14 Information to Be Submitted for Carrier Vessels Intending to Transship in Port or at Sea.pdf Appendix 15 TRANSSHIPMENT NOTIFICATION.pdf Appendix 16 IOTC Transhipment declaration.pdf Appendix 17 Advance Notice of Landing／Landing Declaration for Catches of Distant Water Fishing Vessels.pdf Appendix 17-1 Notification Form for Loss of Abadoning Fishing Gear.pdf Appendix 17-2 List of Deep Sea Shark Species.pdf Appendix 17-3 Notification Form for Fishing Vessels Entry to and Exit from the Area of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.pdf Appendix 17-4 Notification Form for Transfer at Sea.pdf Appendix 17-5 At-Sea Transfer Declaration.pdf Appendix 18 The conversion factors between the weights of processed fish and round fish.pdf

Chapter IV Fishing Gears and Methods, and Mitigation Measures for Incidental Catch

Article 20

For any tuna longline fishing vessel navigating through the water under national jurisdiction of any foreign country, all fishing equipment on board shall be stowed and secured, and such vessel shall not conduct activities such as arrangement of fishing gears or fishing, except that it has engaged in fisheries cooperation with the foreign country concerned.

Article 21

Any tuna longline fishing vessel shall carry on board the line cutter, de-hooker and scoop/dip net, formats of which are as shown in Appendix 10, to release incidentally caught seabirds and sea turtles.

Appendix 10 De-hooker (left) and Scoop net (right).pdf

Article 21-1

For any tuna longline fishing vessel fishing in the Indian Ocean with the majority of hooks at a depth shallower than 100 meters, one of the following mitigations measures shall be used:
(1) Large circle hooks; or
(2) Fishes except for Cephalopods species used as baits.
The large circle hooks as referred to in the preceding paragraph are hooks that are above 3 inches and are circular or oval in shape. The point is turned perpendicularly back to the shank. These hooks shall have an offset not to exceed 10 degrees.

Article 22

Any longline fishing vessel fishing in the Indian Ocean south of 25°S shall employ at least two of the following three seabird bycatch mitigation measures, the specifications of which are as shown in Appendix 11, and shall record the mitigation measures taken during each fishing operation on the E-logbook and logbooks:
(1) Night setting with minimum deck lighting.
(2) Tori lines.
(3) Weighted branch lines.

Appendix 11 RESOLUTION 1206 ON REDUCING THE INCIDENTAL BYCATCH OF SEABIRDS IN LONGLINE FISHERIES.pdf

Article 22-1

Fishing vessels shall not use or install surface or submerged artificial lights for the purpose of aggregating fish, and shall not intentionally conduct fishing activities around any drifting fish aggregating device or vessel equipped with artificial lights for the purpose of attracting fish.
Fishing vessels shall not use aircrafts or unmanned aerial vehicles as fishing aids.