Chapter II, Article 11 · Regulation (EU) 2022/2056

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Article 11Transhipment#

1.All transhipments made in the Convention Area concerning highly migratory species covered by the Convention shall take place in a port and shall be weighted in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.Member States shall report to the Commission transhipments made by vessels flying their flag, unless the vessel is operated under charter, lease or other similar mechanism as an integral part of the domestic fleet of a coastal State in the Convention Area.

3.The master of a Union fishing vessel offloading fishery products of highly migratory fish stocks covered by and taken in the Convention Area during a transhipment in port or outside the Convention Area, shall complete the WCPFC Transhipment Declaration for each transhipment of catch taken in the Convention Area. The WCPFC Transhipment Declaration shall be sent to the competent authority of the Union fishing vessel’s flag Member State.

4.The master of a Union fishing vessel receiving fishery products of highly migratory fish stocks covered by and taken in the Convention Area during a transhipment in port or outside the Convention Area, shall complete the WCPFC Transhipment Declaration for each transhipment of catch taken in the Convention Area. The WCPFC Transhipment Declaration shall be sent to the competent authority of the Union fishing vessel’s flag Member State.

5.Flag Member States shall validate those data in conformity with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and shall, where possible, correct information received from Union fishing vessels engaging in transhipment operations, using all available information such as catch and effort data, position data, observer reports and port monitoring data.