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4.2 Purse Seine Unique Vessel Identifiers

Initially Adopted

  • June 7, 2011
This measure also applies to the PVR
Conservation Measure 4.2
Participating Company Compliance
June 2025, 24 Companies
100%
Full
Conformance

Processors, traders, importers, transporters, marketers and others involved in the seafood industry shall conduct transactions only with those purse seine vessels that have a UVI number regardless of RFMO vessel registry listing requirements.

If IMO requirements do not provide for a particular vessel to receive an IMO UVI for reasons other than vessel size, the vessel shall obtain a TUVI from the Consolidated List of Authorized Vessels (CLAV) or a UVI from ISSF. If IMO requirements do not provide for a particular vessel to receive an IMO UVI due to vessel size, such vessels do not need to obtain a TUVI from the CLAV or a UVI from ISSF.

4.1 Unique Vessel Identifiers – IMO

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4.3(a) Observer Coverage

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4.3(b) Observer Coverage Exemption – WCPO Region

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4.3(b)(i)   Observer Coverage Exemption – New Zealand Flag Purse Seine Vessels

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4.3(b)(ii) Observer Coverage Exemption – Japan Flag Purse Seine Vessels Fishing North of 20°N

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4.3(c) Observer Coverage – Grace Period for Electronic Monitoring Systems for Certain Large-Scale Purse Seine Vessels

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4.4(a) Transshipment

4.4(b) Transshipment Exemptions – General

4.4(b)(i) Transshipment Exemption – Papua New Guinea

4.4(b)(ii) Transshipment Exemption – Philippines

4.4(b)(iii) Transshipment Exemption – Indonesia

4.4(c) Transshipment At Sea – Observer Coverage

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