This measure applies to (a) any transshipment, either at sea or in port, of any NPFC fisheries resources, or product thereof, taken in the Convention Area, except those that have been previously landed; b) any transshipment that occurs in the Convention Area involving a fishing vessel included in the NPFC Vessel Registry; or, c) any other transfer activity in the Convention Area involving a fishing vessel intending to engage in, or having engaged in, a fishing activity in the Convention Area. The measure lays out rules for engaging in transshipment and authorisation to be taken from the relevant coastal or port state. The text further provides for reporting requirements, advance notifications, transshipment declaration, monitoring and reporting, data and information sharing, compliance and force majeure. The measure contains 52 Sections and has 5 Annexes.
2023-07-26