Thomas Bajada

2. Fishing vessels shall store all plastics on board the vessel until they can be discharged at adequate port reception facilities

4. In the case of high seas boarding and inspection, if the point of contact designated by a Member State receives an inspection report from another Member State, a Contracting Party,...

(j) multiple infringements which taken together constitute a serious disregard of this Regulation or the SPRFMO Convention;

1. Fishing vessels shall be prohibited from discharging into the sea all plastics, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage bags...

1. Member States shall designate a point of contact for the purpose of receiving inspection reports from other Member States, Contracting Parties, fishing entities, and CNCPs.

3. In the case of port inspections, if the point of contact designated by a Member State receives an inspection report from another Member State, a Contracting Party, fishing entity or...

2. The Commission, or the body designated by it, may notify the SPRFMO Commission that the high seas boarding and inspection provisions of the SPRFMO shall apply in their entirety,...

4. The flag Member State shall immediately notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, of the action it has taken in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 3. The...

(a) investigate and, if the evidence warrants, take enforcement action against the vessel in question and notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, accordingly, which shall...

3. Flag Member States shall regard any interference with the carrying out of duties of an observer, an authorised inspector or an authorised inspection vessel by fishing...

(m) allow and assist full access to and use of all facilities and equipment of the vessel that is necessary for the observer to carry out his or her duties, including but not limited to full access...

2. Member States shall promptly transmit the information received under paragraph 1, points (e) and (f), to the Commission, or the body designated by it. The Commission,...

(f) when abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear not linked to that vessel is retrieved, the flag Member State is notified within 48 hours of the...

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(16) WCPFC adopted at its 2022, 2023 and 2024 annual meetings measures related to bunkering services and protection of sharks and use of branch lines, wire leaders and shark...

7. In the South Atlantic: (a) paragraphs 2a, 4 and 5 shall not apply to vessels operating only North of 55°N or South of 35°S latitude in the eastern South Atlantic and South of 40°S...

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3. The flag Member State shall direct the master to accept boarding and inspection except in those cases where relevant international measures, procedures, and practices relating to safety at sea...

(l) safe places to work on deck or in the processing area and safety equipment required;

(l) assaulting, resisting, intimidating, sexually harassing, interfering with, or unduly obstructing or delaying an authorised inspector or observer; and

1. Member States shall ensure that, if an observer passes away, is missing or presumed fallen overboard, fishing vessels flying their flag shall:

(b) immediately commence search and rescue if the observer is missing or presumed fallen overboard, and searches for at least 72 hours, unless the observer is found sooner, or unless instructed by...

(g) irrespective of the search results, return for further investigation to the nearest port, as determined by the competent authorities, or as agreed by the flag Member State and the...

(h) provide a report on the incident to their flag Member State, which shall transmit it to the Commission, the observer providers and competent authorities depending on the incident; and

(a) all reasonable efforts are made to combat, minimise and eliminate abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear linked to those vessels;

1. Masters of fishing vessels shall ensure that:

(c) as soon as possible, every reasonable attempt to retrieve lost fishing gear is made before abandoning it;

(b) fishing gear is not deliberately discarded or abandoned, except for safety reasons, notably in a situation of distress or life in danger;

(e) when abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear of that vessel cannot be retrieved, the flag Member State is notified within 48 hours of the...

4. Not later than 110 days before the annual meeting, Member States whose vessels fish in the SPRFMO Convention Area shall report to the Commission on the methods used to prevent...