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01/02	Resolution 01/02 Relating to control of fishing activities	1	Each Contracting Party and non-Contracting Party Co-operating with the IOTC shall: Authorise the use of fishing vessels flying its flag for fishing activities only where it is able to exercise effectively its responsibilities in respect of such vessels; Ensure that fishing vessels flying its flag comply with applicable resolutions adopted under the IOTC Agreement; Notify to the Secretariat on an annual basis by 31st January, or in any case before the vessel’s entry into the IOTC Area, all fishing vessels greater than 24 meters in overall length (or greater than 20 meters between perpendiculars) authorised to fish in the IOTC Area and notably whether the vessel is authorised to fish one or more regulated resource. This notification shall include for each vessel: Name of vessel, registration number; Previous flag (if any); International Radio Call Sign; Vessel type, length and gross registered tonnage or gross tonnage; Name and address of owner and/or charter, and/or operator. Each Contracting Party and Non-Contracting Party co-operating with the IOTC shall notify to the Secretariat of any modifications including suspensions, withdrawals and limitations to this information without delay. The Secretary shall make available to all Contracting Parties and non-Contracting Parties Co-operating with the IOTC, the information notified under sub-paragraph (c).	726.43 KB
01/02	Resolution 01/02 Relating to control of fishing activities	2	Each Contracting Party and Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with the IOTC shall: Ensure that each of its fishing vessels carry on board documents issued and certified by the competent authority of that Contracting Party or of that Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with IOTC, including, at a minimum, the following: License, permit or authorisation to fish and terms and conditions attached to the licence, permit of authorisation Vessel name Port in which registered and the number(s) under which registered International call sign Names and addresses of owner(s) and where relevant, the charter Overall length Engine power, in KW/horsepower, where appropriate Verify above documents on a regular basis and at least every year Ensure that any modification to the documents and to the information referred to in 1.a) is certified by the competent authority of that Contracting Party or of that Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with the IOTC	726.43 KB
01/02	Resolution 01/02 Relating to control of fishing activities	3	Each Contracting Party and Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with the IOTC shall ensure that its fishing vessels authorised to fish in the IOTC Area are marked in such a way that they can be really identified with generally accepted standards such as the FAO Standard Specification for the Marking and Identification of Fishing vessels.	726.43 KB
01/02	Resolution 01/02 Relating to control of fishing activities	4	Each Contracting Party and Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with the IOTC shall ensure that gear used by its fishing vessels authorised to fish in the IOTC Area is marked appropriately, such as, the ends of nets, lines and gear in the sea, shall be fitted with flag or radar reflector buoys by day and light buoys by night sufficient to indicate their position and extent Marker buoys and similar objects floating and on the surface, and intended to indicate the location of fixed fishing gear, shall be clearly marked at all time with the letter(s) and/or number(s) of the vessel to which they belong Fish aggregating devices shall be clearly marked at all time with the letter(s) and / or number(s) of the vessel to which they belong	726.43 KB
01/02	Resolution 01/02 Relating to control of fishing activities	5	Each Contracting Party and Non-Contracting Party Cooperating with the IOTC shall ensure that all their respective fishing vessels greater than 24 m LOA, and authorised to fish in the IOTC Area keep a bound fishing national logbook with consecutively numbered pages. The original recordings contained in the fishing logbooks shall be kept on board the fishing for a period of at least 12 months.	726.43 KB
01/03	Resolution 01/03 Establishing a scheme to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC	1	Any observation by a Contracting Party vessel or aircraft of Non-Contracting Party, Entity or fishing Entity vessels, indicating that there are grounds for believing that these vessels are fishing contrary to IOTC Conservation or Management Measures, shall be reported immediately to the appropriate authorities of the flag-State making the observation. The Contracting Party shall then notify immediately the appropriate authorities of the flag-State of the vessel fishing. Each Contracting Party making the observation shall also immediately notify the IOTC Secretariat, which, in turn, shall notify the other Contracting Parties.	87.59 KB
01/03	Resolution 01/03 Establishing a scheme to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC	2	A vessel flying the flag of a Non-Contracting Party, Entity or fishing Entity, which has been sighted in the IOTC Area, in conformity with the conditions of paragraph 1, is presumed to be undermining IOTC Conservation and Management Measures.	87.59 KB
01/03	Resolution 01/03 Establishing a scheme to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC	3	When a vessel of a Non-Contracting Party, Entity or fishing Entity referred to in paragraph 2 enters voluntarily a port of any Contracting Party, it shall be inspected by authorised Contracting Party officials knowledgeable of IOTC measures and shall not be allowed to land or tranship any fish until this inspection has taken place. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, logbooks, fishing gear, catch on board and any other matter relating to the vessel's activities in the IOTC Area.	87.59 KB
01/03	Resolution 01/03 Establishing a scheme to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC	4	Landings and transhipments of all fish from vessels of a Non-Contracting Party, Entity or fishing Entity which have been inspected pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be prohibited in all Contracting Party ports if such inspection reveals that the vessel has onboard species subject to IOTC Conservation or Management Measures, unless the vessel establishes that the fish were caught outside the IOTC Area or in compliance with the relevant IOTC Conservation and Management Measures and requirements under the Agreement.	87.59 KB
01/03	Resolution 01/03 Establishing a scheme to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC	5	Information on the results of all inspections of vessels of Non-Contracting Parties, Entities or fishing Entities, conducted in the ports of Contracting Parties, and any subsequent action, shall be transmitted immediately to the Commission. The IOTC Secretariat shall transmit this information to all Contracting Parties and to the relevant flag-State(s).	87.59 KB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	1	Contracting Parties, by July 1, 2002 or as soon as possible thereafter, require that all bigeye tuna, when imported into the territory of a Contracting Party, be accompanied by an IOTC Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document which meets the requirements described in Annex I or an IOTC Bigeye Tuna Re-export Certificate which meets the requirements described in Annex II. Bigeye tuna caught by purse seiners and pole and line (bait) vessels and destined principally for the canneries in the Convention Area are not subject to this statistical document requirement. The Commission and the Contracting Parties importing bigeye tuna shall contact all the exporting countries to inform them of this Programme in advance of the implementation of the Programme.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	2	1) The IOTC Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document must be validated by a government official or other authorised individual or institution of the flag State of the vessel that harvested the tuna, or, if the vessel is operating under a charter arrangement, by a government official or other authorised individual of the exporting state, and; 2) The IOTC Bigeye Tuna Re-export Certificate must be validated by a government official or other authorised individual or institution of the state that re-exported the tuna.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	3	Each Contracting Party shall provide to the IOTC Executive Secretary sample forms of its statistical document and re-export certificate required with bigeye tuna imports and information on validation in the format specified in Annex IV, and inform him/her of any change in a timely fashion.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	4	The Contracting Parties which export or import bigeye tuna shall compile data from the Programme.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	5	The Contracting Parties which import bigeye tuna shall report the data collected by the Programme to the IOTC Executive Secretary each year by April 1 for the period of July 1 – December 31 of the preceding year and October 1 for the period of January 1 – June 30 of the current year, which shall be circulated to all the Contracting Parties by the IOTC Executive Secretary. The formats of the report are attached as Annex III.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	6	The Contracting Parties which export bigeye tuna shall examine export data upon receiving the import data mentioned in paragraph 5 above from the IOTC Executive Secretary, and report the results to the Commission annually.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	7	The Contracting Parties should exchange copies of statistical documents and re-export certificates to facilitate the examination mentioned in paragraph 6, consistent with domestic laws and regulations.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	8	The Commission shall request Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties to take the measures described in the above paragraphs.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	9	The IOTC Executive Secretary shall request information on validation from all the Non-Contracting Parties/Entities/Fishing Entities fishing and exporting bigeye tuna to Contracting Parties, and request them to inform him/her in a timely fashion of any changes to the information provided.	1.18 MB
01/06	Resolution 01/06 Concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme	10	The IOTC Executive Secretary shall maintain and update information specified in paragraphs 3 and 9 and provide it to all the Contracting Parties, and promptly circulate any changes.	1.18 MB

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