Resolution 23/05 On Establishing a Programme for Transhipment by Large-scale Fishing Vessels. Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Authorization/permit Bycatch Cartilaginous fishes Enforcement/compliance Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Harbour High seas Landing Marine fisheries Marine fishes Monitoring Precautionary principle Protection of species Registration Data collection/reporting Transshipment Foreign fishing Abstract This Resolution establishes a programme to monitor transhipment which applies only to large-scale tuna longline fishing vessels and to carrier vessels authorized to receive transhipments from these vessels in the IOTC area of competence. Except under the programme to monitor transhipments at sea, all transhipment operations of tuna and tuna-like species and sharks caught in association with tuna and tuna-like fisheries in the IOTC area of competence shall take place in port. The Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures to ensure that their flag large-scale tuna vessels comply with the obligations in Annex I when transhipping in port. The information on tuna and tuna like species and sharks being transhipped outside the IOTC area of competence shall be provided to the IOTC Secretariat. Full text English Website iotc.org