TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
CHAPTER IIIFishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
Section 4IOTC Area of Competence
Article 27Drifting FADs and supply vessels
1
A purse seiner shall not deploy more than 300 active drifting FADs at any time.
2
The number of supply vessels shall be no more than two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners, all flying the flag of the same Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.
3
A single purse seiner shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel of the same flag Member State at any time.
4
The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.