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Each Contracting Party and Cooperating Non-Contracting Party (hereinafter referred to as CPC’s) may, inter alia, inspect documents, fishing gear and catch on board fishing vessels, when such vessels are voluntarily in its ports or at its offshore terminals. Inspections shall be carried out so that the vessel suffers the minimum interference and inconvenience and that degradation of the quality of the fish is avoided.

In the event that a Port State considers that there has been evidence of a violation by a Contracting Party or a Non-Contracting Party vessel of a Conservation and Management Measure adopted by the Commission, the Port State shall draw this to the attention of the Flag State concerned and, as appropriate, the Commission. The Port State shall provide the Flag State and the Commission with full documentation of the matter, including any record of inspection. In such cases, the Flag State shall transmit to the Commission details of actions it has taken in respect of the matter.

While recognising that inspection in port should be carried out in a non-discriminatory basis, in a first place, priority should be given to inspection of vessels from Non-Contracting Parties.

IOTC Resolution 02/01 Relating to the establishment an IOTC programme of inspection in port is superseded by this Resolution.

All CPCs should cooperate with those CPCs which issue licenses to their AFVs to meet the above standard.

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (hereinafter referred to as “CPCs”) should inform the IOTC Scientific Committee, if appropriate, and the Commission of the status of their National Plans of Action for Reducing Incidental Catches of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries. The Commission should urge CPCs to implement, if appropriate, the International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catches of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries if they have not yet done so.

When feasible and appropriate, IOTC Scientific Committee should present to the Commission an assessment of the impact of incidental catch of seabirds resulting from the activities of all the vessels fishing for tunas and tuna-like species, in the IOTC Area.

Without prejudice to the primacy of the responsibility of the flag State, the CPCs shall take appropriate measures, subject to and in accordance with their applicable laws and regulations:

1. to investigate allegations and/or reports concerning the engagement of any natural or legal persons subject to their jurisdiction in the activities described, inter alia, in paragraph 1 of the Resolution 06/01 on Establishing a List of Vessels Presumed to Have Carried Out Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the IOTC Area; [superseded by Resolution 09/03, then Resolution 11/03, then by Resolution 17/03]
2. to take actions in response to any verified activities referred to in paragraph 1 i); and
3. to cooperate for the purpose of implementing the measures and actions referred to in paragraph 1 i).

To this end, relevant agencies of CPCs should cooperate to implement IOTC Conservation and Management Measures and CPCs shall seek the cooperation of the industries within their jurisdiction.

These provisions shall be applicable from 1 July 2008. CPCs may voluntarily decide to implement these provisions prior to this date.