Regulations for the Fishing Operations of Coastal and Offshore Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels - Chapter - Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Title：	Regulations for the Fishing Operations of Coastal and Offshore Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels CH
Category：	Ministry of Agriculture（農業部）
Attachment：	Appendix 1 List of highly migratory species.PDF Appendix 2 Specification of Width, Height and Color of Characters for Vessel Markings.pdf Appendix 3 Large circle hooks.pdf Appendix 4 Figure of Shark Line.pdf Appendix 5 De-hooker (left) and scoop net (right).pdf Appendix 6 Specifications for Seabird Mitigation Measures (in accordance with WCPFC CMM 2015-03).pdf Appendix 7 Logbook for tuna longline fishing vessels.pdf

Chapter V The Management of Transshipment and Landing

Article 19

Any tuna longline fishing vessel shall not transport any catch not caught by itself, or commission its catch to be transported by other vessel(s).

Article 20

Ports for any tuna longline fishing vessel to land its catch are as follows:
(1) Keelung City: Badouzi fishing port and Jhengbin fishing port.
(2) Yilan County: Nanfangao fishing port.
(3) Kaohsiung City: Siaogang Linhai New Residential Quarter fishing port, Chienchen fishing port, Cijin fishing port, and Kezailiao fishing port.
(4) Pingtung County: Donggang-YanPu fishing port.
(5) Taitung County: Xingang fishing port and Fugang fishing port.
(6) Taichung City: Wuqi fishing port.

Article 21

Captains of tuna longline fishing vessels shall fill in and submit landing declarations in accordance with the Regulations for the Submission of Landing Declarations by Coastal and Offshore Fishing Vessels.
Any tuna longline fishing vessel with a distant water fisheries permit obtained in accordance with the Act for Distant Water Fisheries that lands in a port shall apply for the approval and submit the landing declaration pursuant to the Regulations for Tuna Longline or Purse Seine Fishing Vessels Proceeding to the Pacific Ocean for Fishing Operation.

Article 22

Any fishery operator or captain that is informed by the competent authority to be inspected pursuant to Article 49 of the Act shall only start the landing after the personnel of the competent authority has arrived.