For any Pacific bluefin tuna caught by any longline fishing vessel or fishing vessel of the other directed fisheries, and landed in domestic ports, the domestic ports shall be limited to Nanfangao Fishing Port in Ilan County, Hsinkang Fishing Harbor in Taitung County, Donggang Fishing Harbor in Pingtung County and Chienchen Fishing Harbor in Kaohsiung City.

No fishing vessel shall allow the Pacific bluefin tuna caught by itself to be transported by other fishing vessel(s), or to transport the Pacific bluefin tuna caught by other fishing vessel(s) without the permission from the central competent authority.
In the event that the following requirements are met, a fishery operator may apply for the permission to transport the Pacific bluefin tuna caught by his/her longline fishing vessel authorized by the central competent authority to conduct Pacific bluefin tuna fishing operation to other fishing vessel(s) for landing in the domestic ports as stipulated in Article 23:
(1) The Pacific bluefin tuna is caught in waters under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China.
(2) The applying fishing vessel employs ice chilling method to preserve its catches.
(3) A tag issued by the central competent authority is attached to the Pacific bluefin tuna caught.
(4) The fishing vessel(s) transporting the Pacific bluefin tuna is a longline fishing vessel authorized to conduct Pacific bluefin tuna fishing operation.
(5) The ALCs of both the applying and transporting fishing vessels can regularly and normally transmit vessel positions.
For the application as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the reporting form (format as shown in Appendix 5) shall be filled in and reported to the fishery radio station for forwarding to the central competent authority for authorization.

• Appendix 5 Reporting Form for Ice-chilled Pacific Bluefin Tuna Catch to be Transported into Port by Other Vessel(s).pdf

For any longline fishing vessel or fishing vessel of the other directed fisheries that lands in the ports as stipulated in Article 23, its fishery operator or captain shall, 24 hours before the port entry, notify the fishery radio station concerned of the estimated landing port, date, and the number of Pacific bluefin tuna caught and transported. In the event that the location of Pacific bluefin tuna caught is less than100 nautical miles from the landing port, or that Pacific bluefin tuna is caught by the set net fishery, the notification may be made before the port entry.
At the time of landing, the competent authority may dispatch personnel to inspect and query in accordance with Article 49 of the Act, and measure the length and weight of the catches, and the relevant parties shall not evade, obstruct or refuse.