Chapter IX Supplemental Provisions
Article 46
To prevent harming marine living species, any fishing vessel shall not dispose any type of plastic trash or discharge any oil on the sea.
Article 46-1
Any squid jigging fishing vessel operating in the eastern Pacific Ocean fishing area shall not deliberately discard or abandon its fishing gear(s) at sea. Any fishing gear lost, or for safety reason(s) discarded or abandoned, shall be reported to the competent authority through the completion of the notification form within 48 hours after finding such event. The format of the notification form is as shown in Appendix 10.
Article 47
These Regulations shall become effective on January 20, 2017.
Amendments to these Regulations shall become effective on the date of promulgation.