Section 7 U.K. WCPFC Convention Area
Article 31U.K.Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries
1.Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.
2.Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.
3.Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes in 2017.
4.Member States shall ensure that the by-catch of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by purse seiners do not exceed 2 857 tonnes in 2017.
Article 32U.K.Closed area for FAD fishing
1.In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of FADs shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2017 and 24:00 hours of 31 October 2017. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries on board an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:
(a)deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;
(b)fish on schools in association with FADs.
2.All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain on board and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.
3.Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:
(a)in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;
(b)where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or
(c)when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.
Article 33U.K.Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish
The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex VII.
Article 34U.K.Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks
1.Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:
(a)silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis),
(b)oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).
2.When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Article 35U.K.Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC
1.Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).
2.Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 27(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Article 28 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).