Regulation concerning Fisheries and Aquaculture (Regulation NO. NAFAA/001/2020)

VOLXX THE UBERIA OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBUSHED BY AUTHORITY MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 EXJRAQRQINARJ N0.56 The Government of the Republic of Liberia announces that the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NAFAA), pursuant to its mandate under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019, and specifically consistent with Section 17 .1, Chapter 17 hereby issues its new Regulation NO. NAFAA/001/2020, revising the 2010 Fisheries Regulation: REGULATION CONCERNING FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT DEE-MAXWELL SAAH KEMEYAH SR.,(AMB.) MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MONROVIA, UBERIA FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE REGULATIONS 2020 A new regulation/or the marine, inland and aquaculture sectors National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority By virtue of the powers conferred on the office of the Director General in accordance with section I 7.1 of Chapter 17, of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 20 I 9 the 2010 Fisheries Regulations is hereby revised and having effect from this 21 st day of August A.D . 2020 . PART I PRELIMINARY I. Definitions PART II INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 2. Committees - General membership 3. Committees - General procedure 4. Fisheries Management Committee 5. Licensing Committee 6. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Committee (MCSCC) 7. Fish Pricing Committee 8. Import and Export Committee 9. Fish Hygiene Compliance Inspection Committee 10. Fisheries and Aquaculture Compliance Committee 11. Investment and International Cooperation Committee 12. Project Management Committee PART III LICENSES, AUTHORIZATIONS, ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION - APPLICATIONS AND FEES 13. Applications for licenses, authorizations, accreditations and registration 14. Requirements for importation and exportation of fish and fish and aquaculture products 15. Fees for licenses, authorizations, accreditation, permits and registration PARTIV VESSEL AND GEAR REQUIREMENTS 16. Semi-industrial vessels classifications and categories 17. Vessel and gear marking as a condition of license or authorization 18. Requirements for trawling gear 19. Maximum dimensions for fishing nets PARTY MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE 20. Observer work space 2 I. Entry and exit reports 22. Request for permission to enter port 23. Procedures for inspection of fishing vessels in port 24. Report of the results of port inspections 25. Authorization and declaration of transhipment 26. Declaration and report on the boarding and inspection of a fishing vessel 27. Pre-licensing inspection reports 28. Vessel monitoring system requirements 29. Vessels sighting report 30. Bycatch and discard limits PART VI QUALITY ASSURANCE OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS 31. Application, plan and approval of fish processing establishments 32. Certificate of Inspection and Approval for VehicleNessel (CIA) required 33. Approval and use of authorized fish landing sites 34. Approval of artisanal fish processing establishments 35. Approval of independent ice producers for the fishing industry 36. Requirements of fish maw and fish by-product processors and exporters 37. Fish Sanitary Certificate 38. Procedures for suspension of activities or withdrawal of a license or Quality Control Certificate of a fish processing establishment 39. Fish Quality Inspectors - appointment, functions, powers and duties 40. Identification of Fish Quality Inspector 41. Refusal to issue, withdrawal and replacement of a Fish Sanitary Certificate 42. Analysis of samples 43. Standards for Designated Laboratories 44. Conditions for placing fish and fish products on the market 45. Fish product traceability 46. Import and export of live fish 47. Export of fish products and aquaculture products 48. Issuance of import and export authorizations 49. Conditions of import and export authorizations 50. Use of Food Additives 51. Inspection of fish and fish products for export 52. Submission of Safety and Quality Management Program 53. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points 54. Licensed vessels to meet hygienic criteria PART VII CERTIFICATION, DURATION AND GUIDELINES FOR OPERATIONS OF NGOs 55. Certification of local and international NG Os 56. Duration of projects 57. Reasons for denial of certification of an NGO 2 ,. PART VIII AQUACULTURE 58. License required for commercial aquaculture activities 59. Applications for licenses, other permissions for commercial aquaculture activities 60. Licenses required for subsistence aquaculture 61. Commercial aquaculture establishment 62. Monitoring and inspection of aquaculture establishment 63. Fish seed production certificate and live fish transfer license 64. Applications for fish seed production license and live fish transfer authorization 65. Withdrawal of fish seed production certificate 66. Reasons for refusal to issue a fish seed production certificate 67. Reasons for refusal to issue a permit for transfer of fish and fish seed 68. Fish breeding license 69. Prohibited aquaculture practices 70. Products of aquaculture research 71. Annual records required for commercial aquaculture establishment 72. Positioning of pens/cages, water quality and sources 73. Use of drugs or chemicals PARTIIX SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 74. Administrative Hearing Committee 75. Requirements for the payment of fixed penalties 76. Fixed penalties 77. Requirements for appearing before the Administrative Hearings Committee PARTIX REPEAL OF PRE": IOUS REGULATIONS 78. Repeal of previous Regulati~ns FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE FOURTH SCHEDULE FIFTH SCHEDULE SIXTH SCHEDULE FORMS FOR LICENSE, AUTHORIZATION AND ACCREDITATION APPLICATIONS, and REPORTS FEES FOR LICENSES, AUTHORIZATION AND ACCREDITATION MARKING OF FISHING VESSELS AND GEAR REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAWLING GEAR MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS OF FISHING NETS REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY AND EXIT REPORTS INTO AND FROM THE FISHERIES WATERS 3 SEVENTH SCHEDULE EIGHTH SCHEDULE NINTH SCHEDULE TENTH SCHEDULE ELEVENTH SCHEDULE TWELFTH SCHEDULE PROCEDURES FOR fNSPECTION OF FISHING VESSELS IN PORT REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION AT PORT TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION BOARDING OF FISHING VESSEL - BOARDING TEAM BOARDING and INSPECTION REPORT PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION REPORT THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE FISH SANITARY CERTIFICATE FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS CONDITIONS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FISH, FISH PRODUCTS AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE GENERIC VEHICLE OR VESSEL INSPECTION AND APPROVAL CERTIFICATE l. Definitions PART I PRELIMINARY I) The definitions in Chapter 1, Section 1.3 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019 shall apply to these Regulations, except that where there may be a conflict or inconsistency with the definitions in these Regulations, the latter shall prevail. 4 ., . - ... ..... 2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act of 201 7; "artisanal fish processing establishments" means relatively small commercial establishments that process fish caught mainly by means of artisanal fishing; "fish and aquaculture product" means fish product and aquaculture product; " fish maw" means the air bladder of a fish; "fish seed" includes the eggs, spawn, offspring, progeny or brood of the fish being cultured; " illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing", or "IUU fishing" has the same definition given in the FAQ International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing; "Law" means the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019 and any subsidiary legislation, including these Regulations; "Liberian Owned and Flagged Vessels" means: (a) Liberian national should have more than 50% ownership or interest in the vessel; (b) 70% of all operational cost should be done in Liberia with Liberian commercial banks; and (c) repatriation of export proceeds within Liberia's local banking sector; ( d) exemption from all export charges . "NGO" refers to a non-government organization; "serious violation" includes: (a) conducting any activity under the Law that requires a license, authorization, other permission or registration under the Law without the requisite license, authorization, permission or registration; (b) any repeated offence under the Law, including by operators of licen:;ed or unlicensed vessels; ( c) unauthorized or unlicensed fishing or related activities, or illegal presence in the Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ); (d) any offence that has a significant impact on the fisheries resources, the environment and the economy; and (e) any violation of this Law, the Laws of the Republic of Liberia or of any agreement for fi sheries access, that is considered serious based on national and international best practices and applicable international fisheries instruments. PART II INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 2. Committees - General membership 1) Criteria for appointment of members to any Committee established under the Law, these Regulations, or section 3.2.2 of the Act, shall include, unless otherwise provided in these Regulations, that the member must: 5 a) have skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the activity for which the Committee is established; b) not have been convicted of an offence; c) not have a conflict of interest or a direct or indirect personal interest in any aspect of the activities to be licensed or authorised or accredited within the scope of the Law, the Act or these Regulations; d) meet such other criteria as may be notified in writing by the Director General, and any member that does not meet criteria required in subparagraphs (b), (c) or (d) at any time after his or her appointment shall be immediately disqualified from further membership. 2) Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Law or Act or where there is no provision as may be recommended by the Director General and approved by the Board of Directors, there shall be no less than five and no more than nine members of any Committee, who shall be appointed from relevant Department of the Authority with responsibilities related to fisheries management, and as appropriate from other government agencies. 3) The appointment and term of office of any member of a Committee established under these Regulations shall be made by the Director General in writing. 3. Committees - General procedure 1) Any Committee establ ished under these Regulations, including any Committee established pursuant to the Law or section 3.2.2 of the Act, shall , unless otherwise provided in these Regulations or by agreement of the Committee and Director General: a) meet at such times as may be needed to conduct its business or agreed or required by the Chair or the Director General; b) have as its quorum 50% or a majority of the me1.ibers as appropriate; c) take decisions by consensus, or if conse11sus cannot be reached by majority vote; and d) entitle each member to one vote. 2) The Director General shall make the minutes of each meeting publicly available to any person on request, provided that the cost associated with reproducing such minutes is borne by the requester and the information is not confidential as provided in the Law or Act. 3) A Chair and Vice-Chair for each Committee, where not designated under these Regulations, shall be elected by the membership of the Committee or appointed by the Director General, and the Chair shall be responsible for : a) convening meetings; b) prepari ng and circulating an agenda; c) designating a secretary and an alternate secretary; d) presiding at all meetings unless he/she is absent, in which case the Vice-Chair shall preside or if the Vice-Chair is not avai lable the Chair shall designate a proxy Chairperson; 6 e) deciding the procedure for the meeting; f) ensuring the preparation of a written report of the meeting and submitting it to all members of the committee and the Director General promptly after each meeting; and g) as appropri~te, facilitating communications between meetings. 4) Meetings may be held by teleconference or video conference or by any other means that enables all parties to communicate with one another at the same time. 5) Any Committee may invite external experts or observers to participate as non-voting members in meetings where their expertise or presence is relevant, or may otherwise seek their advice. 4. Fisheries Management Committee !) A Fisheries Management Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the Act, which shall be composed of but not limited to the Chairs of the various committee and have functions and responsibilities to: a) assess fisheries data and information; b) evaluate all fisheries and aquaculture projects; c) develop fisheries management plans and measures; d) monitor and review the results of fisheries management plans and measures; e) review and evaluate all cases of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and make recommendations as appropriate; f) submit recommendations for fisheries management plans and measures to the Directc,r General for approval as may be required under the Law; g) review the recommendations of the Licensing Committee, Fish Pricing Committee and Import and Export Committee for submission to the Director General in accordance with the Law for approval and issuance of licenses, authorizations, accreditations or other permissions; and h) perform such other functions and responsibilities in relation to fisheries management as may be approved by the Board. 5. Licensing Committee \) A Licensing Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the Act, which shall have the functions and responsibilities to: a) review and conduct due diligence on applications for licenses, authorizations, accreditations or registrations made pursuant to the Law and ensure that the applicants and applications and as appropriate the fishing vessels and gear meet all relevant requirements; 7 b) make reports and recommendations to the Fisheries Management Committee on the grant, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses, authorisations and accreditations pursuant to the Law, and any fees, levies or other charges that may be payable in each case; and c) perform such other functions and responsibilities in relation to licensing as may be approved by the Board. 2) The Licensing Committee may, where it deems appropriate, recommend that an application for a license, authorization, accreditation or registration be returned to the applicant and further information be requested, with details of the reasons for returning the application, and the applicant may submit a revised application within ten ( I 0) working days of receipt of the returned application with such additional evidence or information as may be appropriate. 3) If the information on an application is found to be false, misleading or inaccurate the Committee may recommend that the li cense or authorization not be granted, or if such information is discovered to be false, misleading or inaccurate after the grant of the license or authorization, the Committee shall recommend suspension or cancellation of the license or authorization. 4) In making its recommendations, the Committee shall, as appropriate, take into account inter a/ia: a) standards for approval or renewal of licenses and authorizations provided in section I 0.4 of the Law; b) preference for employment of citizens of the Republic of Liberia provided in section 10.5 of the Law; c) conditions for license issuance to foreign fishing vessels provided in section I 0.16 of the Law; d) requirements for denial oflicenses or authorizations provided in section IO .6 of the Law; e) terms and conditions oflicenses and authorizations provided in section I 0.8 of the Law; and f) any available scientific or technical advice. 5) The Director General shall, as appropriate, implement the recommendatio11s of the Licensing Committee, except that the Director General may, where he or she deems appropriate and in accordance with the objective and principles of the Law, request the Licensing Committee to reconsider any matter. 6. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Committee (MCSCC) I) A Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Committee (MCSCC) is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the Act under the lead authority of the Authority with the objective of ensuring interagency cooperation at policy, strategic and operational levels in the monitoring, control and surveillance of activities within the scope of the Law. 2) The Director General shall conclude a memorandum of understanding with relevant agencies that provides for, inter alia: a) membership of the MCSCC; b) functions and responsibilities of the MCSCC; c) responsibilities and functions of each agency; d) forms and coordination and cooperation by each agency with NaF AA; e) mechanisms and procedures for coordination and cooperation; 8 f) development of a work plan and strategy; g) responsibility for costs of cooperative operations; and h) officers and procedures of the MCSCC. 7. Fish Pricing Committee A Fish Pricing Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3 .2.2 of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act of 2017, which shall have the following functions and responsibilities: a) recommending fish prices for import and export to the Fisheries Management Committee for consideration and transmission to the Director General based on research conducted; b) advising the Fisheries Management Committee on licensing for fish import and export with a view to ensuring a steady supply of fish and associated government revenue; c) inviting external experts from relevant government agencies or ministries to offer their expertise to the committee's work; and d) consulting with the private sector as appropriate to inform recommendations. 8. Import and Export Committee I) An Import and Export Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the Act, which shall have the functions and responsibilities of due diligence and oversight of imports and exports of fish and fish products. 2) The Board shall approve the membership, procedures and specific terms of reference. 9. Fish Hygiene Compliance Inspection Committee I) A Fish Hygiene Compliance Inspection Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act of 2017, which shall have the responsibilities of due diligPilce and oversight of the inspection of all cold facilities and the whole quality assurance procedures. 2) The Board shall approve the membership, procedures and specific terms ofreference. 10. Fisheries and Aquaculture Compliance Committee I) A Fisheries and Aquaculture Compliance Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act of2017. 2) The Committee shall be composed of all of the directors from the Technical Services arm the Authority as well as relevant staff. 3) The Committee shall have the following functions and responsibilities : a) develop an inspection plan for each of marine and inland fisheries as well as aquaculture and submit it to the office of the Director General for approval; b) provide oversight over all fisheries enforcement including inspections at sea and on land; c) develop and maintain case files on non-compliance issues and activities; d) ensure the collection of revenue for the Authority in conformity with these Regulations and other laws or regulations that the Director General may require; 9 e) identify entry and exit points for fish and fi sh products that were subject to illegal, unreported and/or unregulated fishing activities; f) in consultation with the Deputy Director General for Technical Services, investigate, negotiate and settle cases of minor violations under the Act in accordance with its requirements and procedures; g) make recommendations on the findings of serious violations under the Act and forward them to the Administrative Hearing Committee for its action; h) submit quarterly and annual reports to the office of the Director General; and i) such other responsibilities as may be approved by the Board of the Authority. 11. Investment and International Cooperation Committee An Investment and International Cooperation Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3 .2.2 of the Act, and shall have the following functio ns and responsibilities: a) review all international agreements relating to investment in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and where necessary make recommendations on their requirements and implementation to the Director General; b) develop investment incentives for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors; c) serve as a fisheries investment intelligence unit, including by providing analyses of economic investment values for any potential investment program; d) conduct due diligence on all investment opportunities; e) advise the management of the Authority on the socio-economic impacts and implications of existing and new international instruments and laws; and f) where necessary, liaise with the Fisheries Management Committee on technical matters. 12. Project Management Committee I) A Project Management Committee is hereby established pursuant to section 3.2.2 of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Act of2017, which shall have the following functions and responsibilities: a) monitor and evaluate all fisheries and aquaculture projects; b) prepare quarterly and annual monitoring and evaluation reports and submit them to the office of the Director General; c) set standards and criteria in accordance with the national development agenda for all fisheries and aquaculture projects; d) participate in the planning and execution of all fisheries and aquaculture projects, including identification of potential projects, development and/or review of project proposals and as appropriate advice the Director General; and e) provide direction and guidance to national and international non-government organizations and local fisheries bodies in implementing fisheries and aquaculture projects to ensure coordination and cooperation. PARTIII LICENSES, AUTHORIZATIONS, ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION - APPLICATIONS AND FEES 13. Applications for licenses, authorizations, accreditations and registration I) Except where otherwise prescribed, an application for: 10 .. -- a) a license, authorization or accreditation required under section I 0.1 or I 0.2 of the Law; b) a registration made pursuant to section 10.19 of the Law for semi-industrial vessels; c) a registration made pursuant to section I 0.22.1 of the Law for artisanal vessels, shall be in the relevant form set out in the First Schedule or such other form as may be approved in writing by the Director General. 14. Requirements for importation and exportation of fish and fish products I) This Regulation applies to all fish and fish products, including aquaculture products. 2) Any person that imports or exports fish and fish products into and from Liberia by any means, including in containers, aircraft, vessels or vehicles, shall be required, pursuant to section I 0.1 G) of the Law, to submit to the following requirements and process unless otherwise prescribed or required in a written notice by the Director General: a) each person shall submit a completed license application form for the import or export of fish and fish products to NaF AA together with the following documentation in case of import and any other documents that may be required by the Director General: 1. a certificate or attestation from the fisheries directorate of the country(ies) of origin of the supply, approving the export of fish from that country; and ii. an invoice from the consigner detailing the quantities in tons and cartons (or bags) of the individual species to be imported; b) all applications shall be reviewed by the Fish Import and Export Committee which shall make recommendations to the Director General; c) no permit shall be valid unless signed by the Director General or his/her designee; d) where import applications are denied, and if the consignment is already h the Fisheries Waters, the consignment shall be transported out of the Fisheries Waters at the importer's expense or be confiscated by NaFAA in collaboration with relevant authorities. 3) Any person who impo1ts or exports fish or fish products without a valid permit issued in accordance with subregulation (\) (a), (b) and (c), or imports or attempts to import any fish or fish products where an application was denied in contravention of subregulation (d) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of five hundred thousand (500,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish and fish products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 15. Fees for licenses, authorizations, accreditation, permits and registration I) The fees for licenses, authorizations, accreditation, permit and registration are payable pursuant to the requirements of section I 0.10 of the Law and are set out in the Second Schedule. 2) No license, authorisation, accreditation or registration shall be issued subject to payment of fees as required. 11 PART IV VESSEL AND GEAR REQUIREMENTS 16. Semi-industrial vesse~ classifications and categories I) Semi-industrial fishing vessels as defined under the Law shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be classified in one of three categories in accordance with the following specifications: a) "artisanal semi-industrial vessels" means any semi-industrial vessel that does not carry deck machinery or that are not equipped with trawl gear; b) " inshore semi-industrial vessels" means any semi-industrial vessel below twenty (20) meters in length and not more than 200 horsepower that carries deck machinery; and c) "semi-inshore semi-industrial vessels" means any semi industrial vessel that conducts its fishing activities using trawl gear, carries deck machinery, is not above 27 meters in length overall and not more than 200 GRT. 2) Artisanal semi-industrial vessels and inshore semi-industrial vessels shall be permitted to engage in fishing in the JEZ. 3) All inshore semi-industrial vessels shall carry on-board an AIS transponder and land 100% of their catch in Liberia. 4) All semi-industrial vessels must obtain an authorization from the Office of the Director General before supplying live baits to any bait boat. 5) Semi-inshore semi-industrial vessels shall not engage in fishing less than four ( 4) nautical miles from the shoreline of Liheria and shall have mandatory VMS and I 00% observer coverage. 6) All bycatch must be declared and not less than 70% must be sold on the domestic market. 7) The operator of any vessel that contravenes sub regulations (3), (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish and fish and aquaculture products on board shall be confiscated and forfei t. 17. Vessel and gear marking as a condition of license or authorization 1) As a condition of the applicable license or authorization required pursuant to section I 0.8. l (a) of the Law, the operator of each industrial, semi-industrial, artisanal or recreational fishing vessel shall be responsible for ensuring that: a) the vessel displays the markings required in the Third Schedule, pursuant to section 10.14(a) ofthe Law; and b) the gear on the fishing vessel is marked as required in the Third Schedule, pursuant to section 10.14 (d) of the Law. 12 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (I) (a) or (b) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 10.8.7 of the Law. 18. Requirements for trawling gear I) The operator of a vessel shall not carry onboard or use in the Fisheries Waters or, in respect of vessels authorised to fish in areas beyond national jurisdiction in any waters, trawling gear that does not comply with the requirements of the Fourth Schedule, pursuant to section 4.5. l (d) of the Law. 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (I) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 4.5.2 of the Law. 19. Maximum dimensions for fishing nets I) The operator of a fishing vessel and any person engaging in fishing in the Fisheries Waters shall comply with requirements on the maximum dimensions for fishing nets set out in the Fifth Schedule, pursuant to section 4.5. l(d) of the Law. 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (I) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 4.5.2 of the Law. PARTY MONITORING, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE 20. Observer work space I) The operator of an industrial fishing vessel upon which an observer has been deployed shall , pursuant to section 11.23. l (b) of the Law, provide the observer a safe work area adjacent to the sample collection site for sampling and storage of fish to be sampled, including where reasonably possible a sampling table, and is of reasonable depth, permits the observer to stand upright and has a work area of at least 0.9 m deep in the area in front of the table and scale. 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (I) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 11.23.2 of the Law. 21. Entry and exit reports I) The operator of each fishing vessel shall make reports 24 hours prior to entry into and exit from the Fisheries Waters as required in the Sixth Schedule, pursuant to section 9.4.1 of the Law. 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (I) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 9.4.3 of the Law. 22. Request for permission to enter port I) The operator of a foreign fishing vessel or industrial fishing vessel shall provide to the Director General the information in the First Schedule, Form VIIl when requesting entry into a port in the Republic of Liberia pursuant to section 11.28.l(c) of the Law. 13 2) An operator that does not comply with subregulation ( I) commits an offence and is liable for the fine and penalty provided in the Second Schedule of the Law in relation to section l l.28.3 of the Law. 2J. Procedures for inspection of fishing vessels in port Inspection of fishing vessels in port pursuant to section 11.30.3 of the Law shall conform with procedures described in the Seventh Schedule. 24. Report of the results of port inspections A report of the results of any inspection at port pursuant to section l l.30.3 of the Law shall be made to the Director General promptly after the conclusion o f each inspection in the form set out in the Eighth Schedule. 25. Authorization and declaration of transhipment 1) The Director General shall charge such fee for each transhipment authorization issued to a vessel operating within and/or beyond national jurisdiction as described in the Second Schedule. 2) An operator of each of the fishing vessel and receiving vessel shall be provided a completed transhipment declaration form in the Ninth Schedule within such time as the Director General may require after each transhipment has been completed, pursuant to section I 0.25. 1 (a) through (e) of the Law. 3) An operator that does not comply with subregulation (2) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in the Second Schedule of the Law in relation to section 10.25.5 of the Law. 26. Declaration and report on the boarding and inspection of a fishing vessel I) Each fisheries inspector, observer and other person that boards a fishing vessel for purposes of inspection shall complete and sign the Declaration of Boarding and Inspection form in the Tenth Schedule. 2) A fisheries inspector that has boarded a fishing vessel for purposes of inspection shall complete a Boarding and [nspection Report in the form in the Eleventh Schedule, and submit all forms completed in accordance with this regulation to the Director General promptly after boarding and inspection is completed, in accordance with section 11.6 of the Law. 27. Pre-licensing inspection reports 1) Pre-licensing inspection reports required pursuant to section I 0.4.3 of the Law shall be submitted to the Licensing Committee promptly after such inspection takes place. 2) [n considering the reports, the Licensing Committee shall consider the following requirements and as appropriate determine license issuance or attach conditions to a license: a) the type of vessel monitoring system equipment to be used; b) installation procedures; c) operational requirements; d) information requirements; e) confidentiality; and f) declaration reports. 14 28. Vessel monitoring system requirements I) The operator of any fishing vessel that holds a valid and applicable license or authorization pursuant to the Law, exceeds 20 meters length overall and, in the assessment of the Authority is built and designed to install and operate a vessel monitoring system shall comply at all times with the following minimum requirements: a) an autonomous INMARSAT system shall be installed and used, which automatically transmits a message to the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority that provides continuous tracking of the position of the fishing vessel; b) the operator shall install the system in accordance with such procedures as the Director General may direct; c) the mobile transceiver unit fitted on board the fishing vessels shall continuously collect and transmit, at all times, to the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority the following data: 1. the vessel 's ident ification; 11. the most recent geographical position of the vessel (longitude, latitude) with a margin of error lower than 500 metres and with a confidence interval of 99%; and iii . the date and time of the position fixing of the vessel; d) notwithstanding any requirement under the Law, the infonnation identified in subparagraph (c) shall be transmitted at least every 2 hours on a daily basis or at more frequent intervals as the Director General may require; e) the operator shall ensure that the mobile transceiver unit is permanently operational; f) in the event of a technical failure or non-operation of a mobi le transceiver unit fitteC: on board a Liberian fishing vessel, the device shall be repaired or replaced within one month and after this period, the master of a fishing vessel shall not be authorized tc, commence a fishing trip with a defective mobile transceiver unit; g) where a mobile transceiver unit on a Liberian fishing vessel stops functioning or has a technical failure during a fishing trip lasting more than one month, the operator shall repair or replace the unit as soon as the vessel enters a port and the fishing vessel shall not be authorized to commence a fishing trip without the mobi le transceiver unit having been repaired o r replaced; and h) in addi tion to any other requirements in the Act, the operator of a Liberian fishing vessel with a defective satellite tracking device shall communicate, at least daily, reports containing the infonnation in subparagraph (c) to the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority by other means of communication (radio, telefax or telex). I ) An operator that does not comply with subregulation ( 1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) commits an offence and is liable for the penalty provided in section 11.25.6 of the Law. 29. Vessels s ighting report 15 c,, t r.,,. I) Vessel operators, including masters, are they encouraged to report to the NaFAA Fisheries Monitoring Center any vessel activity in Liberian Waters, or. of Liberian flag vessels in areas beyond national jurisdiction, that appears to indicate illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing or related activity including activity carried out by Stateless vessels. 2) In making reports encouraged under subregulation ( l ), vessels should use the Vessels Sighting Report form in the First Schedule, Form XIII. 30. Bycatch and discard limits l) An operator of a fishing vessel shall not exceed the following bycatch and discard limits that are set pursuant to Section 17. l.2( c) of the Law: a) the bycatch for vessels targeting shrimps and using trawl gears shall not exceed 75% of the total catch per each fishing trip, and the discards shall not exceed 20% of the catch retained per haul and 15% of the total retained catch per each fishing trip; b) the bycatch for vessels targeting tuna shall not exceed 25% of the total retained catch per each fishing trip, and the discard shall not exceed 5% of the total retained catch per each fishing trip; and c) demersal trawl vessels targeting fish shall not discard more than 15% of the catch per each haul and the total discards per each fishing trip shall not exceed 10% of the total retained catch. 2) Any operator who exceeds the bycatch or discard li mits required under subregulation ( l ) (a), (b) or (c) shall be liable for a maximum fine of one hundred thousand (100,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. PART VI QUALITY ASSURANCE OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS 31. Application, plan and approval offish processing establishments 1) A person shall, before constructing, reconstructing or adapting a fish processing establishment, submit to the Director General for approval an application letter together with the plan for the establishment and a list of activities to be carried out at the establishment in accordance with such specifications as may be approved and required by the Director General. 2) The Director General, in considering an appl ication and plan for fish safety and quality assurance in relation to a fish process ing establishment pursuant to authority in section 7.1.2 (k) and 17. I (2) (p) of the Law: a) may approve an application and plan submitted under su bregulation (I); b) shall, where approval of the application and plan is not given, communicate the reasons in writing to the applicant; c) may provisionally approve the plan and activities of an establishment submitted under subregulation (a) which meet such requirements as may be determined by the Director General, and such provisional approval shall be valid for a period not exceeding three months; 16 d) may, after the expiration of any applicable provisional approval and where satisfied as a result of inspection reports that the fish processing establishment complies with all requirements of the Law and these Regulations, grant the establishment a full approval for export and issue certificate of approval and an Establ ishment Approval Identification Number (EAIN). 3) The ce11ificate of approval of a fish processing establishment shall be valid for one year and may be renewed subject to continued compliance with these Regulations. 4) Where a fish processing establishment ceases operation for any reason, the operator of the establishment shall noti fy the Director General in writing immediately and in any case not more than three months after the operations ceased. 5) The Director General shall terminate approval for an establishment that has not operated for a period of s ix months or more by written notification to the operator that the establishment has been delisted and approval will not be renewed. 6) The Director General may reinstate an establishment where approval has been terminated under subregulation ( 4) upon satisfactory inspection by Fish Quality Inspectors. 7) Any person who constructs, reconstructs or adapts a fish processing establishment without approval given pursuant to subregulation (2), or who does not notify the Director General in accordance with subregulation ( 4) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of one hundred thousand (100,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 32. Certificate of Inspection and Approval for VehicleNessel (CIA) required 1) No person shall transport or cause to be transported any fish or fish product in a vessel or vehicle unless: a) such a person holds a valid and applicable Certificate of Inspection and Approval for the Vehicle/Vessel (CIA); b) the vehicle or vessel is operating in accordance with the Fifteenth Schedule; and c) the carrier or container in which the fish is transported is: durable, easy to clean and sanitize, with food grade internal lining, and proper seali ng to protect fish products from contamination, sunlight and physical damage; and ii regularly inspected by a fish quality inspector to ensure that the approved conditions are maintained. 2) A person who contravenes subregulations (a), (b) or (c) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 33. Approva l and use of authorized fish landing sites I) :-Jo person shall land fish except at an authorized fish landing site approved in accordance with subregulation (2). 2) The Director General may approve an authorized fish landing s ite provided if it has been inspected and found to meet the following minimum sanitary requirements: 17 a) there are adequate space and facilities for hygienic fish handling; b) there is safe water facility; c) it is easily accessible; d) it is enclosed to prevent unauthorized entry by persons and entry by animals; e) it is maintained to prevent harbourage and proliferation of pests and vermin; f) free from pollution risk from adjacent areas and activities, g) where there is an established Collaborative Management Association (CMA), the Director General may empower the CMA to share in the responsibility of ensuring compliance with these Regulations. 3) A person who contravenes subregulation (I) of this regulation commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine often thousand (10,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 34. Approval of artisanal fish processing establishments I) The Director General may approve an artisanal fish processing establishment where an inspection report verifies that it meets the approved minimum criteria. 2) Where an a1tisanal fish processing establishment has been approved in accordance with subregulation ( 1 ), it may be licensed and registered in accordance with the Law and these Regulations. 3) No person associated with an artisanal fish processing establishment shall handle fi sh or fish products in a manner that compromises the quality and safety of the fish, including placing fish or fish products on the bare ground. 4) An operator of an artisanal fish processing establishment shall comply with such minimum hygiene requirements as may be required as a condition of license. 5) A person who operates an artisanal fish processing establishment without approval, a license and registration issued in accordance with subregulation (I) or (2) or contravenes subregulation (3) or (4) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of ten thousand (10,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 35. Approval of independent ice producers for the fishing industry l) The Director General may approve a supplier of ice to the fi shing industry, including for use on board artisanal and semi-industrial fishing vessels, where an inspection report verifies that it meets minimum criteria approved by the Director General. 2) The approval of ice supplier in subregulation (I) is only mandatory for the purpose of preservation. 3) Without prejudice to subregulation (2), all artisanal and semi-industrial fishing vessel s are encouraged to carry on board ice from a recognized supplier certified by the relevant authorities. 4) Any person who supplies ice to the fishing industry without approval or a license issued in accordance with subregulation (I ) or (2) or contravenes subregulation (3) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of five thousand (5,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 18 J 36. Requirements of fish maw and fish by-product processors and exporters I) No person shall process fish maws and fish by-products except at fish processing establishments that meet all requirements under these regulations, including holding the requisite approvals, licences, certifications and/or registrations. 2) The operator of any fish processing establishment or any other enterprise that handles and/or exports fish maws and fish by-products shall ensure that they are handled and processed hygienically to ensure compliance with: a) the quality standards and conditions required by the Authority; b) these regulations; and c) the environmental and public health requirements. 3) The conditions for storage and transport of fish maws shall be in accordance with such requirements as the Authority may adopt. 4) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1), (2)(a), (b) and/or (c) or does not comply with the conditions required under subregulation (3) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of five thousand (5,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 37. Fish Sanitary Certificate I) For the purposes of these Regulations, a "Fish Sanitary Certificate" is a certificate issued by the Authori ty for the export of fish, or aquaculture products from Liberia, and issued in the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule. 2) A person shall not sell, place on the market or export out of Liberia a batch or consignment of fish or fish products without a Fish Sanitary Certificate issued by the Authority in respect of the batch or consignment. 3) The fees to be charged for a Fish Sanitary Certificate in respect of each batch or consignment of fish, fishery or aquaculture products are in the Second Schedule, and a Certificate shall not be issued unless the required fees are paid. 4) A person shall not import a batch or consignment of fish or fish products into Liberia without a Fish Sanitary Certificate or its equivalent issued by the Competent Authority of the exporting country, in respect of the batch or consignment. 5) Any person who contravenes subregulation (2) or (4) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 38. Procedures for suspension of activities or withdrawal of a license or Quality Control Certificate of a fish processing establishment 19 I) The Director General may suspend the activities or withdraw the Quality Control Certificate of a fish processing establishment under the following procedures and conditions: a) the Director General may temporarily suspend the establishment's activities, and in doing so shall, based on verified reports by Fish Quality Inspectors: i. notify the establishment in writing of any non-compliance with the Law or these Regulations, and provide the full reports of the Fish Quality Inspectors; ii. provide the establishment a grace period of two weeks for correcting or clarifying its situation or for submitting a plan on correcting the situation at the earliest possible time; iii. promptly accept or reject any plan submitted by the establishment under (ii), and give reasons for rejection; iv. suspend the establishment's activities for a period not exceeding 30 days if it fai ls to carry out the required correction within another week after the first grace period or as stated in its plan as accepted by the Director General; v. forward the case to the Board for consideration of extension of the suspension period an additional 30 days if the establishment fails to execute the correction during the suspension period without effective justification and does not respond to the directives issued to it, and notify the establishment of consideration by the Board. b) The Director General may withdraw the establishment's license or Quality Control Certificate on a temporary basis, and in doing so shall: 1. withdraw such license or Certificate on a temporary basis for a period not exceeding 6 months; ii. withdraw such license or Certificate for a period not exceeding 12 months where there has been repetition of the activity for which suspension was effected more than three t imes, and 111. the Director General may return the license or Certificate during the period of temporary suspension in accordance with a recommendation made by the Authority. c) The Director General may withdraw the establishment's licence or cert ificate where the temporary suspension period has elapsed and the establishment has not corrected its situation or has not given an acceptable justification for its failure to do so. 2) Where there is an imminent risk to public health based on assessments and other reports in accordance with international standards, any license and Quality Control Certificate granted in accordance with these Regulations may be suspended under a written order of the Director General at any time and notified to the fish processing establ ishment. 3) Where the Director General notified the establishment that its license or Quality Control Certificate has been suspended or withdrawn, the establishment may appeal to the Director General within 15 days from the receipt of the decision and the Director General may decide to confirm withdrawal or extend the period of suspension to enable compliance by the establishment, or make such other decision he/she sees fit based on inspection reports and other independent evidence, and the Director General's decision shall be final. 39. Fish Quality Inspectors - appointment, functions, powers and duties 20 I) The Director General may, in writing, appoint any trained and qualified person as fish quality inspector for the purposes of the Law, including these Regulations, and may designate that the exercise of any powers and functions of a fish quality inspector shall be carried out in a specific area or period of time. 2) Fish quality inspectors shall exercise monitoring, control, inspection and compliance functions in relation to fish quality assurance pursuant to the Law and these Regulations. 3) Fish quality inspectors shall have powers to: a) enter, inspect and search any business premises, fish processing establishment, export fac ility, ice plant, vehicle, vessel or conveyance, cold store, fish habitat, fish landing site, fish market, auction halls, stores for processed fish products and such other places where fish or fish products are or are likely to be located in order to perform his or her functions and ensure compliance with these Regulations; b) stop and board any vehicl e or vessel used in transporting fish or fish products; c) take samples of any fish or fish product for verifying standards and specifications; d) require any person associated or apparently associated with a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, premises, facility, or other place or activity falling within the scope of these regulations, to provide such information and documentation as may be reasonably required for the enforcement of these regulations; e) examine any fish, equipment, record or other document that is found in or on any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, premises, facility or place, that he/she has reason to believe has been used, is being used or is intended to be used for or in relation to any activi ty subject to the fish quality requirements provided in the Law or these Regulations; and t) enter, inspect and search any r .:iuaculture facility for compliance with hygiene requirements and other requirements under these Regulations. 4) where the fish quality inspector has reasonable ground to believe that an offence has been committed in contravention of the Law or these regulations, he or she may: a) seize and condemn any fish or fish or aquaculture product that is unfit for human consumption, diseased or otherwise contaminated ; b) destroy or otherwise render harmless any fish or fi sh or aquaculture product which he or she has reasonable grounds to believe is unfit for human consumption, diseased or otherwise contaminated; c) temporari ly withdraw an approval number or certificate to an establishment, faci lity, ice plant, vehicle, vessel or cold store until the defects are rectified; d) where an approval number is withdrawn under sub-paragraph (iii), order the establishment or other to which it relates to cease all operations and close, pending rectification of the non­ conform ities; 21 e) detain any person in coordination with the police whom he or she reasonably suspects of having committed or is about to commit an offence under the Law or these Regulations; f) enter and search any residential premise, building or any place used or reasonably suspected of being used, either wholly or in part, for the manufacture of any fish product or any product of aquatic flora in respect of which he has reason to believe an offence under this these Regulations has been committed or is about to be committed; I . carry out regular inspections, auditing and monitoring of the activities carried out in the fish establishment, fish landing sites, fish transportation vehicles and vessels, fish market and auction halls; and 2. recommend the issuance of certificates as provided in these Regulations, including the Certificate of Inspection and Approval for Vehicles/Vessels, Quality Control Certificates and Fish Sanitary Ce1ti ficates. 5) Fish quality inspectors shall be considered "authorized persons" under section 11.24 of the Law and sections 11.25 and 11.26 shall apply to them mutatis mutandis, 6) The duties of fish quality inspectors shall include preparing and submitting inspection reports to the Director General and respective establishments and advising the Director General on: a) the approval of fish processing establishments, aquaculture facil ities, fish landing sites and fish transportation vehicles and vessels as provided under these Regulations; b) temporary or permanent closure of any establishment which does not comply with standards provided under these Regulations; and c) any other matter necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of these Regulations. 40. Identification of Fish Quality Inspector Section 11 .5 of the Law providing for the identification of fisheries h spectors shall apply mutatis mutandis to fish quality inspectors. 41. Refusal to issue, withdrawal and replacement of a Fish Sanitary Certificate I) The Director General may refuse to issue a Fish Sanitary Certificate in respect of any consignment or batch of fish or fish products from a fish processing es tab I ishment where: a) the consignment or batch in respect of which the certificate is sought is contaminated with micro-organisms, undesirable chemicals or substances that are potentially injurious to human health; b) the establishment has not complied with the sanitary requ irements prescribed or otherwise required under these Regulations; c) the establishment has not compl ied with its safety and quali ty management program: d) the contamination level in the consignment exceeds the prescribed national or international standard; 22 e) the packaging and labelling of the consignment does not comply with these Regulations; or f) the establishment has not complied with any other condition prescribed and approved by the Director General. 2) Where the Director General refuses to issue a Fish Sanitary Certificate, he/she shall communicate to the applicant, in writing, the reasons for the refusal. 3) A Fish Sanitary Certificate issued under these regulations, may be withdrawn or replaced where: a) the certificate is misplaced or lost; b) the certificate is damaged; or c) the product has not been shipped . .! ) Where a certificate is withdrawn or replaced under subregulation (3 ), the Director General shall, \\ r.ere the applicant qua! i fies, issue a new certificate. 5) The establishment shall meet the cost of replacement of a certificate under subregulation ( 4). 42 . . alysis of samples .-\ fish qual ity inspector, fisheries inspector or other authorized person under these regulations and :,;..e La\\ may, for the purpose of establishing the safety and quality of fish and aquaculture =:o-,Lcts. take samples to an approved laboratory for analysis at the cost of the fish processing es:20:ishment or aquaculture facil ity from which the samples were taken or owner of the fish or : .:;-aculture product. ""'.'"-:e ;\af AA Quality Assurance Laboratory shall be responsible for analysing official samples, :es:mg and analysis of fish or aquaculture products and other related substances or materials. w:-:ere the Quality Assurance Laboratory is not competent to test certain parameters, the Director Ge::e:-al may identify and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with an approved laboratory for ;; ;-:;oses of obtaining a specialized analysis. --e a:><>ratories approved under subregulation (3) shall submit their accreditation certificate ~~ - .? .. ~ to the Director General. - e Q-ali t} Assurance Laboratory shall verify sensory assessment of the quality of fish and fish ::---J : ;::.s to evaluate their freshness in accordance with Standards issued by the Liberia Standards .:; - ... ~ ~ ::-e-c:or General shall implement environmental monitoring plans relating to residues in fish 1::: " a:e:- for both aquaculture and wild fishery and as appropriate shall require persons to :-:-u, : e i.:fonnation in accordance with section 8.1 of the Law . .!: . .:andud for Designated Laboratories - . ;:- -.ratories designated under this regulation shall comply with the standards in International ::..- z.::ion for Standardization (ISO) Standard 17025 or its updated versions, or with such ~ ~.:5 as the Director General may from time to time require or as may be prescribed. 23 2) The testing laboratories designated by the Director General under these Regulation shall from time to time participate in appropriate proficiency testing programs. 3) The designated testing laboratories shall use methods of analysis and performance criteria specified by the Director General from time to time. 4) The Director General may terminate a testing laboratory's designation if it does not meet the standards in this section. 44. Conditions for placing fish and fish products on the market I) Placing fish or fish products on the market shall be subject to the conditions that the fish or fish products shall: a) where the fish is caught in its natural environment using a fishing vessel or canoe, it should be immediately placed on ice and remain on ice or at temperature of melting ice before having been brought to the landing site; b) be stored in ice or at temperatures of melting ice in appropriate containers before placing on the market; c) have been transported at temperatures of melting ice from the landing site to an establishment or market in accordance with the FAO Code of Practice for Production and Marketing of Chi lled Fresh and Frozen Fish and Fish Products; d) have been handled, and where appropriate, packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, defrosted and stored, hygienical ly in an approved establishment; e) have undergone health and sanitary checks in accordance with the relevant national standards; and f) have been appropriately packaged, stored, and transported under sanitary conditions meeting the requirements set out in the Fifteen and the Sixteen Schedules. 2) Fish to be placed on the market alive shall be kept under such conditions as may be recommended by the Authority and the F AO Code of Practice for Fish and Fish Products and prescribed or otherwise required under the law. 3) The operator or manager of any open market, supermarket, chain store and hotel shall ensure that all fish and fish products sold thereon or therein meet the requirements prescribed under subregulation ( 1) and (2). 4) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) (e), (f) or (g). or (3) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of ten thousand ( 10,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addi tion all fish and fish and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 45. Fish product traceability 24 1) All steps in the supply chain shall, for each batch or consignment, identify the suppliers of fish and fish products or raw materials and their customers for each specific batch or consignment. 2) Every processing establishment shall identify the supplier and batch numbers of all ingredients, packaging materials and food contact cleaning chemicals used in the establishment. 3) Fish landed at an authorized landing site intended for fish processing establishment shall, in compliance with the requirements of the Law and these Regulations be issued with a fish movement permit issued by a fish quality inspector, fisheries inspector or Collaborative Management Authority (CMA) as proof of origin for traceability. 4) All products landed at authorized landing sites intended for fish processing establishment shall be assessed and in compliance with the prescribed standards, be issued with a local sanitary certificate by the authorized Fisheries Inspector. 5) An export processing establishment shall only accept fish, fishery or aquaculture products that are accompanied by a signed local sanitary certificate. 6) Every processing establishment shall keep traceability records for a period of at least two years from the date of issue. 7) Traceability records kept under subregulation (f) shall be available to the Director General upon request. 46. Import and export of live fish 1) No person shall import live fish, including ornamental fish, without a valid and applicable authorization required pursuant to section I 0.1.2.h of the Law and a Fish Sanitary Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the exporting country in respect of the live fish. 2) The application for an authorization for importing live fi sh in the First Schedule, Form XXI, shall be subr.,itted to the Director General and the required fee for importing live fish is in the Second Schedule. 3) The duration for processing an application for live fish imports shall not exceed thirty working days from the date of receipt of the application. 4) All imported live fish shall be placed under quarantine for not less than 21 days at the cost of the importer and thereafter shall not be released without such laboratory diagnosis tests as may be required by the Director General to confirm that they are free from disease and parasites. 5) No person shall: a) avoid or attempt to avoid requirements in subregulation ( 4 ); or b) release live fish from such CJUarantine. 6) Any person who contravenes subregulations (1) or (S)(a) or (b) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish products and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. ..i-. Export of fish products and aquaculture products 25 :,. I) No person who exports, or attempts or engages others to export any fish product or aquaculture product shall do so unless a valid and applicable: a) fish processing license required under section I 0.1. l .i of the Law; b) in the case of fishing vessels, the relevant license and flag State authorization; c) sanitary certificate; and d) export authorization, have been issued pursuant to the Law and these Regulations. 2) All companies, corporations, associations, enterprises or other entities that engage in business in Liberia and are owned by any Liberian person, natural or legal, shall repatriate all of the proceeds from export within Liberia local banking sectors. 3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I) or (2) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of one hundred thousand ( I 00,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish products and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 48. Issuance of import and export authorizations Section 10.3 of the Law shall apply to the issuance by the Director General of authorizations for import and export authorizations and sanitary certificates. 49. Conditions of import and export authorizations I) The Director General may specify the conditions for the import and export of live fish and aquaculture products in addition to those provided in this Regulations with due regard to: a) the provisions of the Law, including section I 0 .1 (2)(h) and section 17.1.2.i; b) the actual health conditions for the fish and aquaculture products during production, storage and dispatch of products intended for export; c) compliance with the standards for aquaculture establishments required in the Fourteenth Schedule; d) labelling of the fish and aquaculture products, the reference number of the fi shery enterprise of origin, including imported fish and fish products and aquaculture products, for further processing and accompan ied by the certificate provided from the country of origin; and e) the criteri a and granting of an export or import authorization. 2) T he applicant for import or export authorization of live fish, fish products or aquaculture products shall submit the application form in the First Schedule Form XII. 26 3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I) or any part thereof commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish products and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 50. Use of Food Additives I) Food additives in fish products may not be used unless they have been approved by the Liberia Standards Laboratory. 2) The operator of a fish processing or aquaculture establishment shall not: a) possess or use food additives in fish or aquaculture products without the approval of the Director General; b) use food additives in fish or aquaculture products that the amounts exceed the level as may be prescribed or required by public notice by the Director General or approved by the Liberia Standards Laboratory; c) import fish or aquaculture products containing excess levels of food additives or prohibited food additives as may be prescribed or required by public notice by the Director General; or d) use food additives without indicating indelibly on the packaging of the relevant fish or aquaculture product the type and name of the additive used. 3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I) or (2) or any part thereof or commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish and fi sh and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 51. Inspection of fish and fish products for export I) The operator of a fish processing establishment shall, before dispatch of a batch or consignment of fish or fish products for export, notify a fisheries Inspector or fish quality inspector: a) at least twenty-four hours prior to the dispatch, in case of chilled fresh products; or b) at least seven days prior to the dispatch, in case of frozen, processed and cured products. 2) The operator of a fish processing establishment shal I make avai lable each batch or consignment of fish or fish products to be exported for inspection at the establishment or port of exit. 3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I) or (2) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B ofthe Law and in addition all fish and fish and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 52. Submission of Safety and Quality Management Program I) The Director General may require, in accordance with approved criteria in the quality assurance manual , the operator of a fish processing establishment that falls within such criteria to submit a 27 Safety and Quality Management Program based on an internationally accepted Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines approved by the Director General. 2) The Director General may issue guidelines to stakeholders for the preparation of their Safety and Quality Management Program. 3) Any operator who does not draw up a Program as required under subregulation (1) in the time required commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of five thousand (5,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 53. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points I) The Director General may require, in accordance with criteria approved by him/her, the operator of a fish processing establishment to develop a plan to implement a quality assurance system based on the followi ng Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles: a) identification of relevant hazards and their means of control using a risk analysis approach; b) identification of critical control points in the establishment on the basis of the manufacturing processes and the intended use of the products; c) establishment and implementation of monitoring procedures for critical control points; d) establishment of the critical limits by which the safety of the process can be determined as safe or potentially unsafe; e) establishment of appropriate corrective action procedures for when critical limits are exceeded; f) establishment of procedures to be regularly undertaken in order to verify that measures outlined in subparagraphs (a) to (d) are effectively conducted; g) keeping document:ition of procedures and records to demonstrate that the system is operating within the set star,dard limits; and h) keeping ti,e results of the different checks, tests and analysis for a period of at least two years. 2) The operator of a fish processing establishment shall submit the plan prepared in accordance with subregulation (I) to the Director General for approval. 3) The operator of a fish processing establishment shall take samples for analysis in an approved laboratory for the purpose of checking, cleaning and disinfection methods and for the purpose of own checks for compliance with relevant national standards. 4) Any operator who does not draw up a plan as required under subregulation ( I), submit to the Director General under subregulation (2) in the time required or take samples as required under subregulation (3) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of five thousand (5,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 54. Licensed vessels to meet hygienic criteria 28 I) The operator of a vessel licensed under these Regulations shall comply with the required hygienic criteria set out in the Fifteenth Schedule and the appropriate checklists for Fish and Aquaculture Inspection and Quality Assurance. 2) A Fisheries Inspector shal l conduct quarterly verifications of licensed vessels to ensure continuous compliance with the criteria set out under these Regulations. 3) The Director General may suspend a vessel license where standards are not maintained or there is a violation of the Act, these Regulations and any other applicable law until such time that it can be demonstrated that the vessel is compliant. PART VII CERTIFICATION, DURATION AND GUIDELINES FOR OPERATIONS OF NGOs 55. Certification of local and international NG Os I) All local and international NGOs wishing to implement fisheries and aquaculture project shall obtain certification from the office of the Director General. 2) All local and international NGOs shall: a) write a letter of intent to the office of the Director General; b) submit the profile of the NGOs and all legal documents; c) plan and execute their projects and work in line with the national development agenda and the management plan of the fisheries sector; d) obtain accreditation from the requisite ministry or agency in Liberia. 3) Output or outcome, including proj ect assets, of implemented projects shall be the property of the community and/or the Government of Liberia, as agreed prior to implementation; 4) All international NGOs implementing fisheries and aquaculture projects in Liberia shall employ Liberian in accordance with the Liberian Decent Work Act, 2015; 5) All fisheries and a-iuaculture projects must be implemented in collaboration with the appropriate community, national federation and/or fisheries base organization/cooperative; 6) Before a donor contract is awarded to an NGO or a consul tancy firm, NaFAA and the donor partner(s) must be in agreement with the selection of such NGO or consultancy firm. 7) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I), (2), (3), ( 4) or (5) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance with the Second Schedule B of the Law. 56. Duration of projects I) The maximum duration for fisheries and aquaculture project implementation shall not exceed five (5) years and it subject to renewal. 2) In the case of force maj eure, the period of non-implementation will be added pro rata temporis. 5 . Reasons for denia l of certification of an NGO 29 The Director General shall deny certification of an NGO where: a) there is failure to provide the legal documents required in sub-section 2(b ); or b) the proposed project is not consistent with the national development agenda of Liberia. PART VIII AQUACULTURE 58. License required for com mercia l aquaculture activities 1) No person shall engage in the following activities in relation to commercial aquaculture wi thout a license or authorization issued by the Director General: a) construct or operate a commercial aquaculture establishment; b) place or, by act of omission or otherwise, cause to be placed any species of live fish in any place in the Fisheries Waters, except where : i) the fish species being so placed previously occurred in the same body of water prior to being fished therefrom; or ii) a fish farmer is stocking his/her pond with fish obtained from another fish farmer with whom he/she shares the same water catchment area; c) introduce or cause to be introduced into Liberia or the Fisheries Waters any species offish; d) transfer any eggs, fingerlings or seed of exotic or genetically modified species or such adult species of fish from one aquaculture establishment in Liberia to another or from any location in Liberia to another; e) release into the Fisheries Waters any fish except for indigenous wild fish caught in Liberia; or f) engage in any other activity for which a license or authorisation is required pursuant to the Law and these Regulations, including the import and export of live fish and aquaculture products. 2) The activities described in subregulation ( 1) may also be appl icable more generally to the Fisheries Waters where required by public notice. 3) A person, institution, organization, including the or owner or operator of a commercial aquaculture faci lity, who contravenes subregulation (I) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding the maximum amount described in the Second Schedule of the Law in relation to section 6.1.2.a or a term of imprisonment not exceeding fi\·e years or both. 59. A pplications for licenses, other permissions for commercial aquaculture activ ities l) Applications for licenses or other permissions required for commercial aquaculture establishment, fish seed production, fish seed or live fish transfer in Liberia, fish breeding and importation ofli ve fish are provided in the First Schedule, forms XIV, XV, XVII, XIX and XI respectively. 2) The Director General, in reviewing applications for licenses for commercial aquaculture activities which shall be submitted in accordance with the Law and as submined in the form in the First 30 Schedule, Form 14, shall ensure that the requirements under the Environment Protection Law are met as required in accordance with Section 10.31 of the Law. . 3) The Director General shall not allow exotic or non-native species which may pose a risk to endemic species to be introduced in commercial aquaculture operations without adequate scientific assessment and information on the biology and life history of such species indicating there will be no or a low risk to other species and the environment. 60. Licenses required for subsistence aquaculture I) No person shall engage in subsistence aquaculture operations without a license issued pursuant to these Regulations. 2) There shall be no license fee for subsistence aquaculture operations; 3) All licenses shall be subject to the conditions that: a) fingerlings or broodstock shall be acquired from a hatchery certified by the Authority; b) the composition and source of the fish feed used shall require approval by the Authority; 4) Any person that contravenes sub-section (1), (3) (a) or (b) commits an offence and shall be liable to a maximum fine of five hundred (500.00) United State Dollars and a minimum fine prescribed in the Second Schedule B of the Law. 61. Commercial aquaculture establishment I) A person who intends to operate an intensive or s'":mi-intensive production type of aquaculture establishment shall not construct, reconstruct or adapt any aquaculture facility without the approval of the Director General. 2) An application for an authorization to construct and operate a commercial aquaculture establishment shall be submitted in the form in the Fourteenth Schedule to the office of the Director General and shall be accompanied with the following: a) a plan of the establi shment in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed or required by the Director General; and b) a list of the activi ties to be carried out by the establishment. 3) The Director General may approve the plan if it meets the requirements given any applicable national Aquaculture Guidelines that may be adopted or other relevant guidelines that he/she may approve, and issue an Aquaculture Establishment License. 4) The fees to be paid for licenses and other aquaculture services based on the type and scale of production are set out in the Sixth Schedule. 31 5) A person who seeks to carry out activities other than those for which approval is given shall apply in writing to the office of the Director General for further consideration and endorsement, and shall be subject to applicable fees. 6) The owner and operator of a commercial aquaculture establishment which carries out activities other than those approved by the Director General commit an offence and are liable on summary conviction to a maximum and minimum fi ne prescribed in the Second Schedule B of the 20 19 Law. 62. Monitoring and inspection of aquaculture establishment The Authority shall have the authority to enter any aquaculture facility for the purposes of monitoring and ensuring compliance in accordance with section 6.7.1 and 6.7.2 of the Law. 63. Fish seed production certificate and live fish transfer license 1) A person shall not produce, distribute or sell fish seed without a fish seed production certificate issued by the Director General in accordance with the First Schedule, Form XVI. 2) An application form for fish seed production certificate is set out in the First Schedule, Form XV and addressed to the Director General. 3) A fish seed production certificate shall be issued in the form in the First Schedule, Form XVI. 4) For the purposes of avoiding transmission of diseases and parasites or pathogens in a hatchery that deals with fish seed production, the Director General shall, prior to the departure of the fish from the hatchery, issue a sanitary certificate in the form of the Thirteenth Schedule upon the recommendation of the responsible Competent Authority. 64. Applications for fish seed prodr.:ction license and live fish transfer authorization 1) Applications for a fish se~d production license and live fish transfer authorization within Liberia in forms XV and XVII in the First Schedule shall be submitted to the office of the Director General for approval in accordance with the Law. 2) The Director General may refuse to issue a licence for the transfer of live fish if the live fish to be transferred comes from: a. an infested facility; or b. a District that has an outbreak of disease. 3) The Director General shall, for each application approved, issue a license for every transfer of fish seed or live fish within Liberia in form XVIII in the First Schedule. 4) A fish seed production certificate shall be issued on payment of the prescribed fee in the Second Schedule. 65 . Withd rawal of fish seed production certificate 32 The Director General upon the recommendation of an Aquaculture Technician shall withdraw a fish seed production certificate if the production of fish seed, the hatchery or breeding facilities and the brood stock are not in accordance with the established Guidelines and other aquaculture best practices. 66. Reasons for refusal to issue a fish seed production certificate I) Where the Director General refuses to issue a fish seed production certificate, he/she shall communicate in writing the reasons for the refusal to the establishment or applicant within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application. 2) A person aggrieved by the refusal of the Director General may appeal to the License Appeal Committee within thi rty days from the date ofreceipt of the refusal for redress. 67. Reasons for refusal to iss ue a permit for transfer of fish and fish seed 1) Where the Director General refuses to issue a permit for transfer of fish and fish seed, it shall communicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the refusal, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application. 2) A person aggrieved by the refusal of the Director General may appeal to the License Appeal Committee within thirty days from the date of receipt of the refusal for redress. 68. Fish breeding license I ) A person, institution, organization or the owner or operator of an establishment shall not engage in fi sh breeding without a license issued by the Director General. 2) A fish breeding license shal l be issued upon payment of the prescribed fees m the Second Schedule. 4) Any person who contravenes subregulation (I) commits an offence and shall be liable for a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000) United States dollars and a minimum fine in accordance wi th the Second Schedule B of the Law and in addition all fish products and aquaculture products shall be confiscated and forfeit. 69. Prohibited aquaculture practices I) A person, including the or owner or operator of a subsistence or commercial or aquaculture establishment shall not carry out aquaculture activities in a manner that: (a) degrades or has adverse impacts on the environment or ecosystem; (b) introduces new species apart from those approved for that area; or (c) compromises the safety of food fish, where such activit ies are not addressed under sections 6.6, 6.8, 6.9 or 6. 10 of the Law. 2) A person that contravenes subregulation ( I )(a), (b) or ( c) commits an offence and shall be liable to a maximum fine of ten thousand ( l 0,000.00) United State Dollars and a minimum fine as required in the Second Schedule B of the Law. 33 70. Products of aquaculture research I) Where aquaculture research conducted in Liberia has produced modifications to a living organism or has developed technology for purposes of aquaculture production, no person shall buy, sell, trade in or otherwise use such organism or technology for purposes of aquaculture unless it has been approved by the relevant regulatory institution and certified or approved by the Director General. 2) The Director General shall not certify or approve a living organism or technology for purposes of aquaculture production unless a certification or approval has been approved by the relevant regulatory institution. 3) The Director General may require that any living organism that has been modified by research in Liberia and not yet approved by the relevant institution be subjected to a period of quarantine, and no person shall buy, sell , trade in or otherwise use such li ving organism until the period of quarantine has expired. 4) A person who contravenes subregulation (I) or (3) commits an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of fifty thousand (50,000.00) United State Dollars and a minimum fine prescribed in the Second Schedule of the Law. 71. An nual records required for commercial aquaculture establishment I) The owner or operator of a commercial aquaculture establishment shall keep production records and regularly compile an aquaculture establishment data report in the form in the First Schedule, Form XX. 2) The data report. which shall also include information on clients engaged in fish seed production as applicable, shall be submitted as part of an annual report to the Director General. 3) The Director General may revoke a certificate granted to an aquaci..lture establishment where the owner or operator of the establishment fai ls to keep or provide the required records and data. 72. Positioning of pens/cages, water quality and sources 4) No person shall position pens or cages, or concentrate them in a manner that hampers navigation, water circulation or water quality. 5) The owner or operator of each subsistence aquaculture facility shall declare all sources of water used by the facility to the Authority for inspection and approval. 6) The owner or operator of each commercial aquacu1ture establishment each subsistence aquaculture facility shall declare all sources of water used by the establishment to the Environmental Protection Agency for inspection and certification. 7) A person who contravenes subregulation (1), (2) or (3) commit an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of five thousand (5,000.00) United State Dollars and a minimum fine prescribed in the Second Schedule B of the Law. 73. Use of drugs or chemicals 34 I) A person shall not use a chemical or drug in any commercial aquaculture establishment without a valid prescription by a veterinary officer. 2) A person who contravenes subregulation (I) commits an offence and is liable to a fine subject to the severity of the offence. PARTIIX SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 74. Administrative Hearing Committee I) The Director General shall, in accordance with Part 14 of the Law and section 82.2 of the Administrative Procedures Act of the Executive Law 1972, designate the following qualified officers of NaF AA to hold administrative hearings in relation to all matters under the Act and these Regulations: a) Deputy Director General for Technical Services; b) Director of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance as Secretary; c) Comptrol ler; d) Legal Officer e) Director of Research and Statistics; t) two employees. 2) The officers designated under subregulation (1) and the Director General shall: a) form an Administrative Hearing Committee which shall have as officers: Chair: Director General; 11 Co-chair: Deputy Director General for Technical Services; 111 Secretary: Director of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance; and b) comply with all relevant requirements in the Administrative Procedures Act. 3) The Administrative Hearing Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure consistent with the Administrative Procedures Act, and may designate a minimum number of officers that must be present for each hearing. 4) The functions of the Administrative Hearing Committee shall be to : a) conduct administrative hearings where a person admits in writing responsibi lity for having violated the Law or these Regulations, subject to subregulation (5), and the Director General has referred the matter to the Committee in accordance with section 14.2 (2) of the Law; b) ensure notices have been given and hearings are conducted in accordance with section 82.6 of the Administrative Procedures Act; c) make determinations which shall become the determination of NaFAA in accordance with section 82.5 of the Administrative Procedures Act; d) proceed with reasonable dispatch to conclude any matter presented to it; 35 e) comply with procedures concerning the granting, denial , renewal or revocation of a license as provided in section 82.7 of the Administrative Procedures Act. 5) Notwithstanding subregulation ( 4)(a), the Administrative Hearing Committee shall not have the mandate to hear or determine offences relating to loss of life or obstructing, assaulting or threatening with violence any person including a fisheries inspector or an observer. 75. Requirements for the payment of fixed penalties Where a person admits in writing to having committed a violation of the Law or these Regulations pursuant to section 14.2(2) or 14.3(l)(b) of the Law and consented in writing to summary administrative proceedings after having been fully informed of the requirements of the Law, and the necessity of a hearing before the Administrative Hearing Committee has been waived by the Director General, he or she may pay into an escrow account designated by NaF AA a fixed penalty set in accordance with Regulation 51. 1) A person who opts to make payment under subregulation (1) shall do so within seven (7) working days and shall not undertake any activity in contravention of the Law of these Regulations until such payment is made. 2) If the person fails to comply with the conditions under subregulation (2) without prior consent of the Director General , the administrative proceedings shall be deemed to have terminated and the Director General may refer the matter to the judicial system and revoke any applicable license or authorization. 76. Fixed penalties I) The Board may approve fixed penalties for specific offences from time to time to be applied as required under these Regulations. 2) If a fixed penalty has not been established under subregulation (2), the penalties shall be calculated as follows: a) in respect of offences for fishing or related activities in relation to industrial, semi- industrial, recreational and artisanal fishing, payment of the applicable minimum fine in the Second Schedule, Patt B for the first offence, and double such amount for the second offence; b) in respect of other offences, payment of an amount equivalent to at least ten percent l 0% of the maximum fine required for such offence in the Second Schedule or an amount that deprives the person of monetary benefits for the first offence, and double such amount for the second offence, and payment for subsequent offences shall be made at such higher level as determined by the Administrative Hearings Committee, plus the fair market value of any fish caught illegally. 77. Requirements for appearing before the Administrative Hearings Committee I) Where a person admits in writing to having committed a violation of the Law or these Regulations pursuant to section 14.2(2) or 14.3(l)(b) of the Law and consented in writing to summary administrative proceedings after having been fully informed of the requirements of the Law, and the Di rector General directs a hearing before the Administrative Hearing Committee, a hearing 36 officer shall , upon receipt of a complaint or charge from a fisheries inspector, schedule a hearing and summon relevant parties. 2) The summons issued under subregulation (l) shall contain the following information on a document signed and stamped with an official NaFAA emblem: a) a summary of the complaint or charge, including the date and nature of the offence; b) the names and addresses of the party/parties; c) the names of the hearing officer or officers; d) the date and time of the hearing; e) in case of failure to appear, administrative proceedings shall terminate and the case will be handed to the judicial system. 3) Where a person who does not comply with the final determination or order of the Administrative Hearings Committee, the administrative proceedings shall be deemed to have terminated and the Director General may refer the matter to the judicial system and revoke any applicable license or authorization. PARTIX REPEAL OF PREVIOUS REGULATIONS 78. Repeal of previous Regulations The Fisheries Regulations of 20 IO are hereby repealed, and where there is any inconsistency with the provisions of the Law, the provisions of this Regulation shall prevail to the extent of such inconsistency if the context requires. FIRST SCHEDULE FORMS FOR LICENSE, AUTHORIZATION AND ACCREDITATION APPLICATIONS, and REPORTS The following forms are in this Schedule: I. APPLICATION FOR INDUSTR1AL FISHING LICENSE II. APPLICATION FOR SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSEL LICENSE III. APPLICATION FOR RECREATIONAL FISHING VESSELS LICENSE IV. APPLICATION FOR ARTISANAL FISHING VESSELS LICENSE V. APPLICATION FOR FISH PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE 37 VI. APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE VII. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR LIBERIAN FISHING VESSEL FOR FISHING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN AREAS BEYOND NA Tl ON AL JURISDICTION Vlll. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER PORT: INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE BY FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS REQUESTING PORT ENTRY IX. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAN SHIPMENT X. APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION AS AN AGENT FOR A FOREIGN FISHING VESSEL XI. APPLICATION FOR FISH AGGREGATING DEV ICE (FAD) AUTHORIZATION XII. APPLICATION FOR FISH IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSE XIII. VESSEL SIGHTING REPORT XIV. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENT XV. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED PRODUCTION LICENCE XVI. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE XVII. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED OR LIVE FISH TRANSFER IN LIBERIA XVIII. LICENCE FOR FISH SEED OR LIVE FISH TRANSFER IN LIBERIA XIX. APPLICATION FOR FISH BREEDING LICENSE XX. DAT A REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS XXI. APPLICATION FOR IMPORTATION OF LIVE FISH LICENSE Instructions: l. APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL FISHING LICENSE Section 10.1.1.a of the Law Regulation 13.1.a • Fill in one form for each industrial fishing vessel to be licensed • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name and international radio call sign (!RCS) of vessel on top of each page. • When providing names in addresses, underline surnames. • Attach a copy of the relevant documents to the application where indicated A. GENERAL 38 1. Vessel Full Name of Vessel International Radio Call Sign (!RCS) IMO Number (if available) Maritime Mobi le Service Identity Number Operational base (Country) Previous names and !RCS, if known 2. Registration (a copy of the vessel certificate of registry is to be attached to the Port Country Registration 3. Owner(s) of Vessel (if multiple owners, please provide inf·,rmation for each) Owner Company/Companies Date and place of incorporation Address/City/Country Telephone: E-mail: Month and year owner acquired Vessel Previous owner Beneficial owner 4. Operator or Charterer of Vessel (if different from owner) 39 Company Address/City/Country Dates of Operation or Charter: from -to Telephone: E-mail: 5. Agent in Republic of Liberia Company Address/City/Country Business Registry Number Accreditation Number Telephone: E-mail: 7. Insurance Full Name and Address of lnsurer Insurance Certi ficate Number From: Dates of Val idity of Insurance Certificate To: 40 B. LICENSE SPECIFICATIONS 8. Category of License required (tick box) (A I) Bottom Trawler (A 2) Purse Seine (A 3) Long Line Vessel (A 4) Mid-water Trawler (A 5) Pole and Line (A 6) Traps and Pots (A 7) Other (provide detai ls) (B 1) Fisheries Support Vessel 1 (B 2) Refrigerated Cargo Vessel (B 3) Bunker Vessel 1 Any vessel providing support to fishing operations, including but not limited to vessels d eploying FADs, assisting deployment of nets and providing supplies. 41 Valid from - to: C. VESSEL DETAILS 42 13. Construction Year Country Material of Construction Date and Location of 14. Registered Length Overall (LOA) Meters : 15. Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) 16. Hull Wood Fiberglass Color: Aluminum Steel 17. Molded Depth And Beam 18. Main engine(s) Number Make Engine Power Engine Power Uni (combined) HP KW Power 19. Auxiliary engine(s) Number Make Engine Power Engine Power Uni (combined) HP KW 20. Helicopter, if any, to be carried on the vessel Registration Number Make 21. Equipment Radio channels Radar Satellite Depth Sounder Fish Findi Navigator HF Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No VHF Model Model Model Model 1 SSB 1 22. Vessel communication types and numbers (lnmarsat A, B, and C numbers and satell telephone 43 number) 23. Identifying code letters and/or numbers used for identification during radio 24. Type of Vessel Monitoring System installed 25. Navigation and position fixing aids D. CREW DETAILS 26. Vessel Master Name Nationality 27. Fishing Master Name Nationality 28. Chief Engineer Name Nationality 29. Number of Crew Republic of Liberia Foreign E. STORAGE/PROCESSING CAPACITY 30. Storage Capacity Below Deck Refrigeration I Chilled holds I Freezer holds I method 44 Blast freezer capacity Address Address Address I Ice machi Productic J (Kg/24 hours) (Kg/24 hours) Total Number: Total Number: Ice Refr. Sea Water Capacity: Capacity: Unit Air (Coil) Unit Cubic meter Brine (NaCl) Cubic meter Cubic feet Brine (CaCl) Cubic feet Other (specify) 31. Storage Capacity On Deck Storage capacity in insulated boxes (in kg) : F. DETAILS OF FISHING GEAR Complete Relevant Section accord ing to Gear Type carried on fishing vessel 32. Details of trawl gear (bottom or mid-water) Gear I Gear 2 Gear 3 Gear 4 Length foot rope (m) Vertical net opening (m) Codend mesh size (mm) 33. Details of Purse Seine Gear I Gear 2 Gear 3 Gear 4 Length (m) Depth (m) Mesh size (mm) 34. Details of Longline Length (m) ·umber of Hooks ~umber of Buoys 35. Details of Traps/pots 45 Number of Traps Trap type 36. Details of Pole and Line Number of poles / hooks Bait Type G. DETAILS OF SUPPORT AND CARRIER VESSELS Complete Relevant Section according to vessel type 37. Details of support vessel operations, including storing, transhipping, processing or transporting fish or fish products, refuelling or supplying fishing vessels and deploying fish aggregating devices (FADs). Purpose of support Name: Flag: IRCS: Name: Flag: !RCS: Fishing vessels providing support in Liberian Fisheries Waters Name: Flag: !RCS: Name: Flag: IRCS: 38. Details of vessels supported Name: Flag: IRCS: Name: Flag: IRCS: Name: Flag: IRCS: Fishing vessels supported in Name: Flag: IRCS: Liberian Fisheries Waters (donor vessels): Name: Flag: IRCS: Name: Flag: !RCS: Name: Flag: IRCS: 46 Name: Flag: IRCS : Name: Flag: IRCS: Name: Flag: IRCS: H. MISCELLANEOUS 39. Has this vessel, or its owner, operator or master ever been involved in an offense a2ainst fisheries le2islation of Liberia? lf Date Y.§., Offence Yes No ~ cify Proceedings taken and ~ Outcome 40. Has this vessel, or its owner, operator or master been involved in an offense against any other le2islation of the Republic of Liberia? Date lf Yes No Y.§., Offence ~ Proceedings cify taken and Outcome 41. Has this vessel ever been proposed for, or included on, an RFMO IUU Vessel List? Date lf RFMO Yes No Y.§., Offence ~ Proceedings cify taken and Outcome 42. Is the owner/charterer of this vessel subject to proceedings under the bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction? Yes No If yes, nrovide details 43. ls the owner/charterer insolvent? Yes No If yes, nrovide details 44. Are there any joint ventures or other contractua l arrangements with or in t he Republic of Liberia in connection with the intended operations? Yes No If yes, nrovide details 47 45. Has the vessel complied with all requirements of the Republic of Liberia Merchant Shipping Act of2003? Yes No 46. Has the vessel identified above, under its current name/flag, or any previous names/flags, had any license, authorization or other permission in relation to fishing or related activities suspended or revoked within the past three years in any other country or re!!:ion? Yes No If yes list and attach on a separate sheet of paper the circumstances surrounding each such instance and include an explanation of the current status of the suspension or revocation 47. Has the vessel identified above been registered in another State or States within the last three years? If yes, provide the following information for each period during which the vessel operated under such other registration(s) (flag or flags) a) period from ... ./ ..... ./ ..... to .... .I .... ..I. ..... (Day/Month/Year) (Day/Month/Year) b) vessel name C) flag d) International Radio Call Sign e) homeport f) owner name, address, phone, fax, email g) operator name, address, phone, email (If necessary, provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.) 47. Reauired Accomoanvinl! Documents: Vessel Registration Certificate All applications must be International Tonnage Certificate accompanied by a true copy of: (tick all boxes to ensure Engine Manufacture Certificate documents are attached) Flag State authorization for fishing or related activities in areas beyond national 48 48. Statement bv the Aoolicant I understand that: Place and Date: Signature of Applicant: Print Name of Applicant: Position of Applicant jurisdiction A recent side-on photo of the vessel to be licensed with the current name and international call sign of the vessel clearly displayed in the photo and written on the back of the photo Vessel Master Passport All documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority for operations in the Fisheries Waters If requested, the Director General may waive any of these requirements only if the requested documentation is currently held in the Republic of Liberia and it is current, true, complete and correct in all respects. • I am required to not ify any changes in any information contained in this application as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change, to the Director General. • A license wi ll not be issued unless full compliance is demonstrated with all procedures and documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority relating to the operation of a fishing vessel in the Fisheries Waters. • A license wi ll not be issued, or a license issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect, or misleading. • The fee required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid before any license is issued. Owner Operator/ Charterer Ae:ent For official use only: 49 Date Received Date Accepted ........ / ...... / ...... . ..... ./ ..... ./ ........ . License Number Period License Fee Amount Royalty Amount if applicable Revenue Receipt No. Signature of Director General 50 II. APPLICATION FOR SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSEL LICENSE Section 10.1.1.b of the Law Regulation 13.1.a This application is made in respect of (tick one): 1. License Application Type I ) arti sanal semi-industrial vessel: vessel does not carry deck machinery or is not equipped with trawl gear 2) inshore semi-industrial vessel: a semi-industrial vessel below twenty (20) meters in length and not more than 200 horsepower that carries deck machinery 3) semi-inshore semi-industrial vessel: a semi-industrial vessel that uses trawl gear, carries deck machinery, is not above 30 meters in length overall and not more than 250 GRT. Instructions : • Fill in one form for each semi-industrial fishi ng vessel to be li censed • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name of vessel on top of each page. • When providin-::; names in addresses, underl ine surnames. 2. Ow ner(s) of vessel (if multiple owners, please provide information for each) Vessel Owner(s) Name: Nationality of Owner(s): Address : Name of Master: Nationality of Master: Agent (where Number of crew: applicable) 3. Vessel Detai ls Vessel name: Registration number: Material of Hull colors: construction: Method of propulsion: Engine horsepower: Area of fishing : Marine Means of fish (Tick all that aooly) Inland storage: Landing site(s): 4. Gear and Mana2ement Unit Purse Seine / Ring Net Gear Type Hook and Line 51 Trap Line Set Gill Net Cast Net Trap / Basket Other (list) Inshore Demersal Inshore Pelagic Offshore Demersal Target Species Offshore Pelagics Management Unit Shrimp Fisheries Tuna Fisheries 5. Statement by the Applicant • I am required to notify any changes in any information contained in this application as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change, to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. • A license will not be issued unless full compliance is demonstrated with all procedures and documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority relating to the operation of a fishing vessel in the Fisheries I understand that: Waters. • A license will not be issued, or a license issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect, or misleading. • The fee required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid before any license is issued. Place and Date: Signature of Applicant: Print Name of Applicant: Owner Position of Applicant Operator Agent For official use only: Date Received .... .... / .. .... / .. ..... 52 Date Accepted ..... . / ...... / ... .. .. . . LICENSE Number Period LICENSE Fee Amount Royalty Amount if applicable Receipt No Signature of Director General 53 III. APPLICATION FOR RECREATIONAL FISHING VESSELS LICENSE Section 10.1.1.f of the Law Regulation 13.1.a This application is made in respect of (please tick box): 1. License Application Type I) a fishing vessel used for recreational fishing only (Recreational License) 2) a fishing vessel used for recreational fishing, including recreational charters (Recreational Charter License) 3) a fishing vessel used for recreational fishing, including catch and sale of individual tuna into hotels/restaurants (Recreational Commercial License) Instructions: • Fill in one form for each recreational fishing vessel to be licensed • '#here boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name of vessel on top of each page. • When providing names in addresses, underline surnames. 1. Owner(s) of Vessel (if multiple owners, please provide information for each) Vessel Owner(s) Name: Nationality of Owner(s): Address: Name of Master : Total Permitted passengers 2. Vessel Details Vessel name: Registration number: Means of Fish Storage: Material of Hull Colors : construction: Method of Propulsion: Total Engine Horsepower: Fishing Club: Area of Fishing: Marine (Tick all that apply) Inland Moorage Location: 3. Gear and Ma nagement Unit Rod and Line Number of Rods Net Type Gear Type: Trap / Pot Number 54 Other (list) 4. Statement by the Applicant I understand that: Place and Date: Signature of Applicant : Print Name of Applicant: Position of Applicant Date Received Date Accepted • I am required to notify any changes in any information contained in this application as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change, to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. • A license will not be issued unless full compliance is demonstrated with al l procedures and documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority relating to the operation of a fishing vessel in the Fisheries Waters. • A license will not be issued, or a license issued on the basis of this appli cation is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect or misleading. • The fee required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid before any license is issued. Owner Agent For official use only: ...... . ./ .... . ./ .. .... . ...... / ..... ./ ........ . LICENSE Number Period LICENSE Fee Amount ......................................... . Royalty Amount if applicable Receipt No Signature of Director General 55 IV. APPLICATION FOR ARTISANAL FISHING VESSELS LICENSE Section 10.1.1.c of the Law Regulation 13.1.a This appli cation is made in respect of (tick one): 1. License Application Type 1) an undecked fishing vessel with a length overall of not more than 12 meters and powered by engines of less than 40 horsepower 2) an undecked fishing vessel with a length overall of not more than 12 meters and powered by paddle and/or sail Instructions: • Fill in one form for each semi-industrial fishing vessel to be licensed. • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name of vessel on top of each page. • When providing names in addresses, underline surnames. 1. Owner(s) of Vessel (if multiple owners, please provide information for each) Vessel Owner(s) Name: Nationality of Owner(s): Address: Name of Master : Number of Crew: 2. Vessel Details Vessel name: Registration number: Material of Hull Colors: construction: Method of Propulsion: Engine Horsepower: Means of Fish Storage: Area of Fishing: Marine (Tick all that apply) Inland Landing Site: 3. Gear and Fish Manag:ement Unit Purse Seine / Ring Net Hook and Line Gear Type: Trap Line Set Gill Net 56 Cast Net Trap / Basket Other (list) Inshore Demers al Inshore Pelagic Target Species Offshore Demersal Management Unit: Offshore Pelagics Shrimp Fisheries Tuna Fisheries 4. Statement by the Applicant I understand that: Place and Date: Signature of Applicant: Print Name of Applicant: Position of Applicant Date Received Date Accepted • I am required to notify any changes in any infonnation contained in this application as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change, to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. • A license will not be issued unless full compliance is demonstrated with all procedures and documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority relating to the operation of a fishing vessel in the Fisheries Waters. • A license will not be issued, or a license issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect, or misleading. • The fee required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid before any license is issued. Owner Operator Agent For official use only: ....... ./ ...... / ...... . ..... ./ ...... / ........ . LICENSE Number Period LICENSE Fee Amount ............ ................................ . 57 Royalty Amount if applicable Receipt No Signature of Director General 58 V. APPLICATION FOR FISH PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE Instructions: Section 10.1.1 .i of the Law Regulation 13.1.a • Fill in one form for each establishment to be licensed. • Type or print clearly • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • When providing names, underline surnames. Application for a license to operate a fish processing establishment at the place and in the manner described below A. GENERAL 1. Applicant Name Positkn Address/City/Country Telephone and Email Owner D Lessee D Agent D Incorporation Number Date of incorporation 2. Owner(s) of establishment (if different from applica nt) Name Address/ City/Country Nationality Telephone, Fax and Country Email Respective Owner Shares 3. Establishment Company Address/ City Registered Owner (if different from License) Description of establi shment 59 Kind of Occupancy Agreement (attach copy) 4. License Period (The period for the requested License must be a minimum of two years and cannot exceed a period often years) Number of years 5. Proposed commencement date of license period/of transhipment ..... ./ ..... .I .. .. . .I Oay/Month/Y ear B. OPERATIONAL DETAILS 6. Fish species to be processed 7. Type of fish products to be processed 8. Source of supply (supplying arrangements) - (Attach full description if space is inadeauate) 9. Raw fish purchase 10. Activity (Attach full description if space is inadeauate) Method of processing (attach flow chart) Minimum daily processing capacity Method of packaging Other related activity 11. Cleanliness and sanitation (Attach full description of construction and maintenance standards) 12. Processes in place to ensu re fish supplies have been caul!ht Ie!!allv STATEMENT BY APPLICANT I understand: I am required to report any changes in any information contained in this application to the Director General as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change. 60 A license will not be issued on the basis of this application, and it is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect, or misleading. A license issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any fish supplies are identified as caught illegally, whether in the Fisheries Waters, areas under the national jurisdiction of another coastal State, or the high seas in contravention of an applicable international conservation and management measure. I hereby declare that the premises specified above are constructed, equipped and operated in an efficient and hygienic manner in accordance with all relevant laws of Republic of Liberia. Please attach documentary evidence regarding this information, such as an excerpt from the register of companies or similar evidence. Also provide supportive infonnation of the activity in areas such as occupancy arrangements, marketing and technology. All required fees in the Second Schedule to these Regulations must be paid in full before any authorization is issued. Place &Date Signature of Applicant For official use only: Date received: ... ./ .... ./ ... .. Date of Issue: ... .! .... .! .... . License number: Date of Expiry: ... .! .... .! ..... License Fee Amount: ................................. , .... Receipt Number: Date Rejected: ... .! ..... / ..... Reason for Rejection: Special conditions, if applicable Signature: 61 VI. APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE Section 10.1.2.f of the Law Regulation 13.1.a Republic of Liberia A. COMPANY DETAILS I. Name of Company 2. Registered company number if applicable 3. Full name and address of applicant a) permanent address b) temporary address c) postal address 4. Telephone Number 5. Email address 6. Location of the enterprise (address) 7. Type of Investment 8. Individual/joint venture/any other 9. Amount of capital investment (local/ Local Amount (US$) foreign) Foreign Amount (US$) I 0. Plan for monitoring the operations 11. Number of employees at the site Permanent: Casual: Skilled: Unskilled: Semi-skilled: 12. Land owned (give deed no.) 13. Land leased (permit no.) 14. Land use within 0.5 km radius 15. List of existing aquaculture and other industries within I km radius 16. As applicable, describe plans for expansion of the enterprise 17. Name of the local government authority 18. Aooroval from local government 62 ·- I authority where required B. AQUACULTURE DETAILS , 19. Type of aquaculture system 20. Culture methodology 2 1. Date of commencement of operation 22. Scientific name of each species for which an application is made 23. Origin of the stock 24. Species of fish that the applicant proposes to farm 25. Targeted total annual production 26. Details of holding faci lities C. ENVIRONMENT DETAILS 27. Source of water (ground/stream/lagoon/river/sea) 28. Water requirement (volume per year) 29. Final discharge point of water 30. Potential sources of pollution in the Agriculture proposed area of operation Industrial Other Aquaculture Transpo1t Other Provide description: 31. Composition of the feed which may be used 32. Details of antifoulants 33. Details offeitili zers 63 34. Detai Is of disinfectants 35. Details of therapeutants 36. Details of pesticides 37. Details of herbicides 38. Details of hormones 39. Details of anaesthetics 40. Details of other chemicals 41. Methods of application that are being considered for use in the operation 42. Mitigation methodology against potential environmental impacts 43. Environment impact assessment initial Environment Examination approval if applicable D. ASSOCIATED BUSINESS(S) SPECIALIZING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AQUACULTURE FACILITIES 44. Name 45. Address 46. Contacts Email telephone website 47. Busi ness Registration Number 48. Accreditation Number E. ASSOCIATED NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 49. Name 50. Address 51. Contacts Email telephone 64 fax website 52. Accreditation Number D. TO BE ATTACHED 1. Detailed map indicating the site where the proposed aquaculture operations will take place 2. A copy of any environmental impact assessment report and the recommendations of anybody responsible for reviewing the environmental impact assessment report (if the applicant is required to undertake an environmental impact assessment in respect of any law) 3. A written strategy approved by the Director General for minimising the risk of the escape of aquaculture stock into the wild 4. A written escape response plan 5. A written strategy approved by the Director General for m1111m1smg adver:,e interactions with seabirds and large marine vertebrates resulting from aquaculture carried on under the LICENSE I hereby certify that the particulars furnished by me in this application are true and correct. I am aware that if any particulars herein are found to be false or incorrect, my application will be refused and the LICENSE if issued will be cancelled. Signature . . ... . .. ..... . ............ . . . . ........ . ....... . ...... .. Date .. . .... . ..................... .. ..... . FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 1. LICENSE application number 2. Date 3. Reference plans, reports and other documents received 4. Details of any additional information requested if LICENSE is granted: 5. LICENSE N umber 6. Date of LICENSE 7. Validity period From: To: 8. Conditions attached (if any) Signature of the Director General Date .................. .... ... . 65 VII. APPLICATlON FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR LIBERIAN FISHING VESSEL FOR FISHING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION Section 10. 1.2.a of the Law Regulation 13.1.a An application is required for all Liberian fishing vessels that take part in fishing or fishing related activities in areas beyond national j urisdiction, including fi shing, storing , transhipping, processing or transporting fi sh or fish products and refuel ling or supplying fi shing vessels. PART A 1. Vessel Full Name of Vessel International Radio Cal l Sign (!RCS) IMO N umber (if available) Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Number Operational base (Country) Previous names and !RCS of vessel, if known 2. Registration Registration number 3. Owner(s) of Vessel(if multiple owners, please provide information for each) Owner(s) Company Date and place of incorporation Address/City/Country Tel: Telephone & Email E-mail: 4. Operator or Charterer of Vessel (if different from owner) Company Address/City/Country Dates of Operation or Charter from - to 66 I Telephone & Ema;J I Tel E-mail : PARTB 1. Category of Vessel a) Industrial Fishing Vessel b) Fisheries Support Vessel used for (please indicate) (a) storing, transhipping, processing or transporting fish or fish products (b) refuelling fishing vessels (c) supplying fishing vessels (d) activities relating to FADs c) Refri gerated Cargo Vessel d) Semi-industrial Fishing Vessel 2.Area(s) where fishing and/or related activities will take place - General High Seas Please indicate all that are applicable National waters of another country(ies) Area of regional fi sheries management organization (RFMO) ... .). Countries where fishing and/or related activities will take place Please list all countri es and give details of the license issued by each country for the vessel to engage in fi shing and/or related activities. Country LICENSE number LICENSE period of validity 4. High seas areas where fishing and/or related activities will take place Please indicate all high seas areas 67 5. RFMO Area(s) where fishine: will ta ke place Will fishing and/or fishing related Yes activities (including those described above) take place in an Area of No Competence of any RFMO(s)? lf" Yes", please ident ify the relevant RFMO(s), the activity and relevant RFMO vessel authorisation identification, including listing on the record of authorised vessels. 6. Duration of requested authorization (maximum 1 year) From: .... / ... ... / ..... ; To .. .. .. / .... . ./ ...... (Day/Month/Year) (Day/Month/Year) 7. State whether operations at sea of transhipment or other related activities will take place Yes No 8. State port or ports at which catch will be landed I 9. Identify target species, by-catch a) target species b) by-catch PARTC I understand that: 68 Place and Date: Signature of Applicant: Print Name of Applicant: Position of Applicant Date Received Date Accepted • I am requi red to notify any changes in any information contained in this application as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change, to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. • I have read and understood the conditions required of Liberian fishing vessel s that engage in fishing or related activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction in sections I 0.15 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 20 19. • A license will not be issued unless full compliance is demonstrated with all procedures and documentation required by the Liberia Maritime Authority relating to the operation of a fishing vessel in the Fisheries Waters. • A license will not be issued, or a license issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect or misleading. • The fee required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid before any license is issued. Owner Ae:ent For official use only: ..... .. .! .... . ./ .... . .. ..... ./ .... . ./ .. .. .... . LICENSE Number Period LICENSE Fee Amount Royalty Amount if applicable Receipt No Signature of Director General VIII. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER PORT: 69 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE BY FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS REQUESTING PORT ENTRY Section 11.28. 1. b of the Law Regulation 22 1. Intended port of call 2. Port State 3. Estimated date and time of ar rival 4. Purpose(s) 5. Port and date of last port call 6. Na me of the vessel 7. Flag State 8. Type of vessel 9. International Radio Call Sign JO.Vessel contact information 70 11.Vessel owner(s) 12.CertificateofregistryID 13.IMO ship ID, if ava ilable 14.External ID, if available 15.ICCAT Authorisation 16. Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Number 16. VMS No Yes: Yes: Type: National RFMO(s) 17.Vessel dimensions Length Beam Draft 18.Vessel master name and nationality 19 .Relevantfishinga uthoriza tion(s) Identifier Issued by Validity Fishing area(s) Species Gear j 71 20.Relevant transhipment authorization(s) Identifier Issued by Validity Identifier Issued by Validity 21.Transhipment information concerning donor vessels Date Location Name Flag State ID Species Product Catch arec. Quantity 22.Total catch on board 23.Catch to be off loaded Species Product form Catch area Quantity Quantity 72 IX. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSHIPMENT Section 10.25.1 (a, b, and/or c) of the Law Regulation 25 Republic of Liberia APPLICATION FOR TRAN SHIPMENT AUTHORIZATION Instructions: • Fill in one form for each vessel/transhipment to be licensed. • Type or print clearly • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name and international radio call sign of vessel on top of each page. • When providing names, underl ine surnames A. GENERAL 1. Vessel Name of Vessel Length Overall (in m) International Radio Call Sign 2. Registration GRT Port Country Registration Number 3. Owner of Vessel Telephone, Owner Company Representative Address/City/Country Fax and Emai l Tel : Fax: e-mail 4. Charterer of Vessel (if different from owner) Telephone, Company Representative Address/City/Country Fax and Email Tel: Fax: e-mail 5. Agent in Republic of Liberia Telephone, Company Representative Address/City/Country Fax and Email 73 Tel: Fax: e-mai l 6. Transhipping to Name: Type: Carrier vessel Registration number: International Radio Call Sign: 7. Loading from Name: Shore-based facility Address: 8. Proposed commencement date of transhipment ... .. .I ..... ./ ... .. .I Day/Month/Year B. TRANSHIPMENT DETAILS 9. Act ivity Transhipment D Both Export D D 10. Place of transhipment/loading operation 11. Fish Species to be Weight Value (weight x species transhipped value) TOTAL VALU E = C. NATIONAL OWNERSHIP DECLARATION 12. Statement of National ownership (if applicable) 13.1 The vessel described above is wholly owned by: 74 a) A public corporation established by or under the law of Republic of Liberia b) One or more persons who are citizens of Republic of Liberia c) A cooperative, company society or other association of persons incorporated or establi shed under the laws of Republic of Liberia d) none of the above D D. APPLICANT I 13. Aoolicant D D D Business Accreditati Telephon Name Positi on Address/City/Country Registration on Number e, Fax Number (Agent) Owner D Charterer Q Agent :J STATEMENT BY APPLICANT I understand: I am required to report any changes in any information contained in this application to the Director General as soon as practicable, but no later than seven (7) days after such change. An authorization will not be issued, or an authorization issued on the basis of this application is liable to cancellation if any of the information given is false, incorrect, or misleading. The fees required in the Second Schedule of these Regulations must be paid in full before any authorization is issued. and Email Place &Date Signature of Applicant For official use only: Date received: ... ./ .... ./ ..... 75 Date of Issue: .... ! ..... ! ..... LICENSE number : Date of Expiry: ... .! .... .! ..... LICENSE Fee Amount: Receipt No. Date Rejected: ... .! .... .! ..... Reason for Rejection: Special conditions, if applicable Signature: 76 X. APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION AS AN AGENT FOR A FOREIGN FISHING VESSEL Sections 10.2.3 and 10.16.1 of the Law Regulation 13.1.a A. PERSON AS AGENT OR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE Please complete this part where the proposed agent is: • an independent person; or • in the case of a company, a representati ve who is authorised to accept on behalf of the company service of process and any notices required to be served on the company and to provide such information as may be required under this Act with respect to the vessel and its activities, operator, master and crew members. Please attach a copy of: l. 2. 3. 4. 5. • for a person as agent, proof of Liberian nationality/continuous residency; • for a company representative designated under section 10 to receive service of process and notices, proof of continuous residency; • for the company, a copy of its registration in Liberia. Full surname and name Address in Liberia Occupation Is the person continuously resident in Yes No Liberia Does the person have a record of Yes I No conviction? B. COMPANY AS AGENT Please complete this part where the proposed agent is a company. 6. The full address of the registered or principal office of the company 7. Principal place of business in Liberia 8. Information on the person authorised to Present name manage the company in the Republic of 77 Liberia Former forename, surname Address Occupation 9. A list of the directors of the company, containing such particulars with respect to the directors as are required to be furn ished in the register of the directors of a company (may be submitted on a separate sheet attached to this application) I 0. The names and addresses of one or more Name persons continuously resident in the Republic of Liberia authorised to accept on behalf of the company service of process and any Address notices required to be served on the company and to provide such information as may be required under this Act with respect to the vessel and its activities, operator, master and Position in the Company crew members C. NATURAL PERSON OR COMPANY AS AGENT Please complete this part where the applicant is either a natural person or a company. 11. Does the person or company have a record of Yes No association with illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing activities that have taken place within or beyond areas under the national jurisdiction of the Republic of Liberia? 12. lf"Yes", please provide detai ls of the association and any applicable action taken. D. CATEGORY OF AGENT (Tick as appropriate) Fish Importer D Industrial Fishing Agent (non-tuna vessels) D Industrial Fishing Agent (tuna vessels) D 78 XI. APPLICATION FOR FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE (FAD) AUTHORIZATION Section 10.1.2.e and 10.26.1 of the Law Regulation 13.1.a This application is made in respect of the use ofFADs in support of lndustrial Tropical Tuna Fisheries and any other fi shery or fisheries that may be designated by the Director General. Instructions: • Fill in one form for each fishing vessel requesting permission to fish on, deploy and/or retrieve FADs. This includes both fi shing and support vessels • Where boxes are provided, tick off the box next to the appropriate option. • Repeat name of vessel on top of each page. • When providing names in addresses, underline surnames. • Attach a copy of an applicable ICCA T FAD management plan. I. Vessel Full Name of Vessel International Radio Call Sign (IRCS) IMO Number (if avai lable) Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Number Operati onal base (Country) Previous names and !RCS, if known 2. Registration (a copy of the vessel certificate of registry is to be attached to the I Port Country Registration number I 3. Owner(s) of Vessel (if multiple owners, please provide information for each) 0\\ ner Company/Companies I ~ate and ~lace of 1 ncorporat1 on Address/City/Country Telephone: E-mail: 79 Month and year owner acquired Vessel Previous owner I Beneficial owner 4. Operator or Charterer of Vessel (if different from owner) I Company Address/City/Country Dates of Operation or Charter: from - to Telephone: E-mail : 5. A2ent in the Republic of Liberia Company Address/City/Country Business Registry I Number I Accreditation Number Telephone: E-mail: Permission Specifications 5. F ADs to be Deployed Total Number FAD Type (l ist all types used) 5. Associated Vessels Provide the name and IMO of all other vessels who may also operate on F ADs that are deployed by the application vessel 80 Date Received Signature of Director General Date Accepted Period of Validity For official use only: ....... ./ ... .. ./ .... ... .... . .I ..... .I .... .... . From: ..... ./ . .... ./ .. .. ... . . To : . .... .! .. . .. .! ... ..... . XII. APPLICA TJON FOR FISH IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSE Sections 10(1) and 17 .1.2.i of the Law Regulation 46 Date Application # COMPLETE THIS FORM IN CLEAR PRINT I/We hereby apply for a licence to import fish and fishery product by reefer/container/vehicle under the Fisheries Act and its Regulations Name of Applicant/consignee/Recipient/Buyer A ddress: ----------------------- ------------------ Email: Phone Origin of Consignment:----------------------- -------------- Method used to capture fish: Vessel used for fish capture: DETAIL OF CONSIGNMENT S/ N SCIENTIFIC NAME FAO ENGLISH NAME QUANTITY QUANTITY VALUE (CNTs/ Bag/ Pcs) (tons) (US$) TOTAL **Scientific Name **English Name NOTE: PLESAE USE ADDITIONAL SHEET IF NECESSARY Note: All applications must be accompanied by copies of the following documents in EN GLISH or where applicable, translated with the Official Stamp of the company: FOR REEFER/CARRIER FOR FISHING VESSEL FOR CONTAINER I. Complete Application Form 1. Complete Application Form l. Complete Application Form 2. Business registration 2. Business registration 2. Business registration 3. Tax Clearance 3. Tax Clearance 3. Tax Clearance 4. Transshipment Authorization 4. Export Permit* 4. Export Permit* 5. Certificate of Orig in 5. Certificate of Origin 5. Certificate of Origin 6. Catch Certificate 6. Catch Certificate 6. Proforma Invoice 7. Proforma Invoice 7. Proforma Invoice 7. Receipt Invoice 8. License of Supply Vessel 8. Fishing Vessel License 8. Bill of Landing 9. License of Carrier 9. Bill of Landing 9. Health Certificate. 10. Bill of Landing JO. Health Certificate 11. Health Certificate. 11. Liberian Observer On board Fishing Vessel NOTE: Application SHALL be completed in 7 days before arrival of consignment. Incorrect, incomplete or m issing document (s) could DELAY the process. I hereby certify that I have read and am familiar with the Fisheries Management Regulations 2020 and certify that the information submitted in this application for Permit is accurate to the best o f my knowledge and belief Signature (IN BLUE INK) of applicant/person responsible for permit (No photocopied or stamped signatures)Date of signature (mm/dd/yyyy) OFFICIAL USE ONLY Remarks/ Recommendation: Date: --- - -------- Approved: 83 XIII. VESSEL SIGHTING REPORT Regulation 29 Page of V esse Is· hf 19 ing R epo rt' ing F orm Vessel call Reporting vessel name: sign: Vessel Captain name. Date (dd/mm/yy) Time (24-hr) Latrtude (dd mm.mm) N/S Longitude (ddd mm.mm) EM/ Direction (deg .) b ist. (nmi) Name !Visible numbers lag IType 1ctivity Speed (kts) rull material 1 K;omments Date (ddlmmlyy) Time (24-hr) Latrtude (dd mm.mm) NIS Longitude (ddd mm.mm) EM/ Direction (deg.) D ist. (nmi) Name !Visible numbers lag r ype rctivity Speed (kts) !Hull material 2 K;omments Date (dd/mm/yy) Time (24-hr) Larnude (dd mm.mm) N/S Longitude (ddd mm.mm) EM/ Direction (deg.) D ist. (nmi) Name !Visible numbers lag rype r ctivity Speed (kts) !Hull material 3 vomments Date (dd/mm/yy) Time (24-hr) Latrtude (dd mm.mm) NIS Longitude (ddd mm.mm) EM/ Direction (deg.) Dist. (nmi) Name !Visible numbers lag r ype r ctivity Speed (kts) r ull material 4 Comments bate (ddlmm/yy) Time (24-hr) Latrtude (dd mm.mm) N/S Longitude (ddd mm.mm) EM/ Direction (deg.) Dist. (nmi) Name !Visible numbers lag !Type rctivity Speed (kts) !Hull material 5 c.omments Type codes Activity codes 1 Purse seine 7 Tramper / transh ipment 1 Fishing Receivin9 Givin9 2 Longl ine 8 Light aircraft 2 Possibly fishing 7 Transhipp ing fish 11 Transh ipping fish 84 3 Pole & line 9 Helecopter 3 Not fishing 8 Set sharing 12 Set sharing 4 Trawler 1 O Other: specify in comment 4 Dumping fish 9 Bunkering 13 Bunkering 5 Troll 5 Transitting 1 O Other (specify) 14 Other (specify) 6 Gillnet 6 Other (specify) 85 XIV. APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENT Section 10.1.2.f of the Law Regulation 58 Name of Facility Address of Facility Postal Code Establishment Type (hatchery, feed mill, grow-out etc) Size of Facility (No. of ponds, cages and other structures , for hatchery Facility Capacity Species to be Produced (where applicable) Location District County Date For Official Use only Assessment Report Recommendations Name of Inspection Officer Signature XV. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED PRODUCTION LICENCE Regulation 59 Applicant Name/Facility Size of Facility (No. of ponds, hatcheries) Year of Facility establishment Location District County Species Type Brood stock Origin Capacity (number per annum) Production facility of Fish seed Ponds tanks other (specify) Applicant Name Signature Date Official Use only Results of Inspection Aquaculture Inspector recommendation Name of Aquaculture Inspector Signature of Aquaculture 86 I Date I Inspector 87 XVI. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE Regulations 59, 60 Name of Facility Location of Facility Fish Seed Origin Fish Seed Type Fish Seed Quantity Fish Seed Destination Name of authorising Aquaculture officer Signature of authorising Aquaculture officer Date XVII. APPLICATION FOR FISH SEED OR LIVE FISH TRANSFER IN LIBERIA Regulations 59, 63 A j)plicant Name Facility District/County Fish Species to be Transfer Number of Fish Species Fish Species Origin Final destination Purpose for fish transferred Proof of health status Applicant Signature Date 88 XVIII. LICENCE FOR FISH SEED OR LIVE FISH TRANSFER IN LIBERIA Regulation 64 NaF AA Aquaculture Licence number Name and Address of Source of Batch Name and Address of Destination of Batch Transportation Mode Details of Quarantine Procedures Proposed length of Quarantine Purpose of transfer Quantity and Species of Fish Transferred, including size(s) of fish Expiration date of License Name of authorising Aquaculture Officer Signature of authorising Aquaculture officer Date 89 XIX. APPLICATION FOR FISH BREEDiNG LICENSE Regulation 59 . Name of Facility NaF AA Aquaculture Licence Number Year of Establishment of Facility District County Species Type Characteristics of intended breed (fast growing, disease resistant, bright colours, taste and others specify) Reason of new breed (food, ornamental, research, bait and others specify) Proposed Numbers/volume of output, by season Fac ilities at breeding station Previous experience if any in breeding Signature of applicant(s) Date Fees LO/USO 90 I XX. DATA REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS Regulation 71 Name of Establishment NaF AA Aquaculture Licence number Date of submission Individual Sex: Male / Female If group: Number of males /Number of females Location District County Type of Initiative: Fry Producer ursery/Grow out/Breeder/Bait/ Ornamental Species Cultured Sources 91 - Type of Systems: (ponds, Cages, Tanks, Raceways, Others specify) Number Square (M3) Number of Fish Stocked Species and Number stocked: Monoculture Polyculture Production Annual (Kg) Name Signature(s) Destination XXI. APPLICATION FOR IMPORTATION OF LIVE FISH LICENSE Name of Establishment Address of Establishment Section 10.1.2.h of the Law Regulation 59 NaFAA Aquaculture Licence number 92 Address of the Supplier Farm Location in Liberia Quantities and Species of Fish Country of Origin oflmport Full details of hygiene certification: Applicant Name Applicant Signature Date 93 ~~ c:; SECOND SCHEDULE FEES FOR LICENSES, AUTHORIZATION AND ACCREDITATION 1. INDUSTRIAL FISHING LICENSES; SEMI-INSHORE, SEMI INDUTRIAL LICENCES; PRE-LICENSE LICENSE Liberian Owned and TARGE INSPECTION LICENSE FEE/ FEES FOR Flagged V cssels CATEGORY T PERIOD & OBSERVER ACCESS FEE FOR LIBERIAN SPECIE PROCESSING FEE SECTORAL SEAMEN FOREIGN FLAGGED s FEE SUPPORT UNION FEE VESSELS VESSELS FEE 10% of the ex- I 0% of the ex- 6% of the ex-vessel" s Shrimps 12 months US$ 1,250 US$30/day vessel 's value of the vessel's value of value of the catch in NIA NIA reference tonnage in Lhe catch in the the fishing plan the fishing plan fishing plan Industrial Bottom 6% of the ex-vessel's Trawlers 10% of ex-vessel's 10% of ex- value oflhe catch in Demersal 12 months US$1 ,250 US$30/day NIA NIA value of the reference vessel's va lue of the fishing plan Fish tonnage in the fi shing the reference plan tonnage in the fishing plan 10%ofex- 6% of the ex-vessel's US$3,000 per US$3,000 fl at vessel's value of value of the catch in vessel for 3-6 fee for 3-6 10% of ex-vessel's the reference the fishing plan - I month month per · value of the reference tonnage in the . 3-6 month US$ 1,250 US$30/day per agreement tonnage in the fi shing fishing plan and person plan and as per Access negotiable. This A2: Purse Seiners Tuna Agreement. include catches (YFT, Negotiable on the high seas and in third party BET. EEZ. SKJ) 10% of ex-vessel 's 8% ofex- 6% of the ex-vesse l"s US$30/day per US$6,000 US$6,000 flat value of the reference vessel's value of value of the catch in 12 months US$ 1.250 annually per fee annual ly tonnage in the fi shing the reference the fishing plan person vessel per plan and as per Access tonnage in the agreement Agreement. fishing plan and -- - Negotiable negotiable. This include catches on the high seas and in thi rd party EEZ. 8% ofex- 6% of the ex-vessel's US$3,000 US$3,000 flat vessel's va lue of value of the catch in annually per fee annually the reference the fishing plan ., . vessel per 10% of ex-vessel 's tonnage in the agreement value of the reference fishing plan and , 3-6 months US$1 ,250 US$30/ day per tonnage in the fishing as per Access person plan and as per Access Agreement. Agreement. Negotiable. This Negotiable include catches on the high seas A3: Long liners Tuna and in third party EEZ. I0o/oofex- 6% of the ex-vessel' s US$6,000 US$6,000 flat vessel's value of value of the catch in annually per fee annually 10% of ex-vessel ' s the reference the fishing plan vessel per value of the reference tonnage in the 12 months US$1,250 US$30/day per agreement tonnage in the fishing fishing plan and person plan and as per Access negotiable. This Agreement. include catches Negotiable on the high seas and in third party EEZ. JO% ofex- 6% of the ex-vessel's US$6,000 US$6,000 flat vessel's value of value of the catch in annual ly per fee annually 10% of ex-vessel's the reference the fishing plan vessel per value of the reference tonnage in the A4: Pole and Line Tuna 3-6 month US$1 ,250 US$30/day per agreement tonnage in the fishing fishing plan and person plan and as per Access Negotiable. This Agreement. include catches Negotiable on the high seas and in third party EEZ. Tuna 12 months US$1,250 US$30/day per US$ JO% ofex- !0o/oofex- 95 t:;Ml> /\/1 (.,. A4: Pole and Line person US$6,000 US$6,000 flat vessel's value of the vessel's value of annually per fee annually reference tonnage in the reference vessel per the fishing plan and as tonnage in the agreement per Access Agreement. fishing plan and Negotiable as per Access Agreement. Negotiable. This include catches on the high seas I and in third party I EEZ. 10% of ex-vessel's 10% of ex- 6% of the ex-vessel's vessel's value of value of the catch in AS: Pelagic Trawl Small 3-6months US$1 ,250 US$30lday per NIA NIA value of the reference the reference the fishing plan Pelagic person tonnage in the fishing tonnage in the plan fishing olan 10% of ex-vessel's 10% ofex- 6% of the ex-vessel's vessel's value of value of the catch in AS: Pelagic Trawl Small 12months US$1,250 US$30lday per NIA NIA value of the reference the reference the fishing plan Pelagic person tonnage in the fishing tonnage in the plan fishing olan 10% of ex-vessel's 10% ofex- 6% of the ex-vesse l's vessel's value of value of the catch in A6: Traps and Crustace 3-6 months US$1,250 US$30lday per NIA NIA value of the reference the reference the fishing plan Pots ans person tonnage in the fishing tonnage in the plan fish ing olan 10% of ex-vessel's 10%ofex- 6% of the ex-vessel's vessel's value of value of the catch in A6: Traps and Crustace 12 months US$1,250 US$30lday per NIA NIA value of the reference the referen.;e the fishing plan Pots ans person tonnage in the fishing tonnage in the plan fishing olan J .,- - . - ~---- ... <' -;, ..... . --~ ' I 2. AUTHOR1ZAT1ONS FOR ALL FORElGN SUPPORT FISHING VESSELS TO ENGAGE iN FISIDNG RELATED .. ,; ~ ACTIVITIES lNCLUDJNG REFRIDGERATED CARGO VESSELS (BJ , 82, B3) <. ' '. - , ' PERJO PRE-LICENSE CATEGORY INSPECTION AND LICENSE FEE D PROCESSI NG FEE 96 yJ'( '""' ll 1: Support Vessels B2: Refrigerated 12 Cargo Vessel months US$ I ,250.00 US$ 3,000.00 (Carriers) B3: Bunker Vessels 3. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR ALL LIBERIAN SUPPORT FISHING VESSELS TO ENGAGE IN FISHING RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REFRIDGERATED CARGO VESSELS (Cl, C2, C3) C l: Support Vessels C2: Refrigerated 12 Cargo Vessel months US$1000.00 US$1500.00 US$15,000 (Carriers) C3: Bunker Vessels ~"cl.;- - - - i' ., - . \· ~ .. ... ·~ ' . • . ~ ' -.. . 3. RECREATIONAL FISHING VESSEL LICENSES .... t " - (: .• ~ ' J - J -.J J [,"I ·~ I~~ -,. •',11,l .... I v• ;, ,. ~ .. CATEGORY PERIO D PROCESSING FEE INSPECTION FEE LICENSE FEE Recreational 12 US$50.00 NIA US$300.00 fishinl,!; months " ·l· ' " ' - .. , .' ,. ,, ~ ' .. -~ - . 4. ARTISANAL AND SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSEL LlCENSES " 1-. .. "''"' ... J! . ', ~ .,. :"II ~ • ,. ~ - . I ' , ' . .J- ,• .. ' CATEGORY PERJO PROCESSING FEE LICENSE FEE D DI: Coastal Artisanal Canoe 12 Liberian Dollars 500.00 Liberian Dollars 4,500.00 (peddling with no months enl,!;ine) D2: Inland Artisanal Canoe 12 Liberian Dollars 500.00 Liberian Dollars 4,500.00 (peddling with no months enl,!;ine) D3: Artisanal 12 Uni ted States Dollars 50.00 United States Dollars 200.00 97 " '' Canoe with 1-15 months HP en2ine Semi-Industrial 12 Canoe with 16-40 months United States Dol lars 75.00 United States Dollars 400.00 HP en2ine (Local) Semi-Industrial 12 Canoe with 41- months United States Dollars I 00.00 United States Dollars 2,000.00 100 HP en~ine Semi-Industrial Canoe with 41- 12 I 100 HP engine months United States Dollars 100.00 United States Dollars 2,250.00 (Migrant or Seasonal Canoes) Semi-Industrial Canoe with 100- 12 200 HP engine months United States Dollars 100.00 5 % of the ex-vessel value of the catch (Migrant or Seasonal Canoes) - . - .... ..... ~ ·-· I"' . -. ,;-· .. -· . - r ' ,•• I·!' c.' • .~ ! • r ' • • .. · , JI I:, • . ?i, ~ ' • r·- ~ ~ C ~ ~ ,. - l 5. FISH PROCESSING EST ABLJSHMENT LlCENSES/PERMJTS .. L \ r· t ...... 1 • ' • •'! •• .. - ' . ' - . . ,l -- . CATEGORY PERIO REC ISTRA TION/PROCESSl INSPECTION FEE PERMIT FEE D NC FEE (annual) Fish processing establishment - land-based 12 US$250.00 US$750.00 USS 14,000.00 industrial months (capacity of 75 tons and above) Fish processing establishment on 12 USS 250.00 USS 750.00 US$ 14000.00 vessel or noating months platform I 6. AQUACULTURE LICENSES, AUTHORIZATIONS AND CERTIFJCATES 98 I::-'" \ "-'"\ ~ CAT EGORY PERIO REGISTRATION/ D PROCESSING FEE INSPECTION FEE Certificate Fee Live fish import US$ 25.00 authorization Fish Seed Production Certificate: a. Large scale a. US$ (more than 45,000 100.00 fingerlings per b. US$ year) 20.00 b. small scale (up to 45,000 fingerlings per vear) Live fish export authorization 5% of the value of the consignment Commercial aquaculture US$ 100.00 establishment license Live fish import 5% of the value of the license consignment Aquaculture feed To be determined oroduction license Extension 12 Services for pond months 5% of overall cost NIA construction Extension Services for pond 12 5% of overall cost NIA development and months mana2ement 7. AGENT ACCREDITATION 99 t ivc '-" - I Where any agent registered as an Industrial Fishing Agent (non-tuna) becomes an agent for tuna vessel, relevant fees shall be paid for the new status. ,, CATEGORY PERJOD REGISTRATION FEE foreign owned Liberian tla!!'!!'ed Import Permit Per NIA 10% of the ex-vessel value US$ 4.00 per ton Fees consignment Export Permit Per NIA 10% of the ex-vesse l value 10% ex-vessel value Fees consignment subject to negotiation. Sanitary Per US$ I 00 for the fi rst 20 NIA NIA ton and US$1.00 per ton Certificate consignment after the first 20 ton . Fish Importer , certificate 12 months NIA NIA US$ l,000.00 Fish Exporter 12 months NIA NIA US$ I ,000.00 certificate Agency Certification for 12 months NIA NIA US$2,000.00 Industrial Trawler Agency Certification for 12 months NIA NIA US$2,500.00 Crustacean & Cephalopods Agency Certification for 12 months NIA NIA US$5,000.00 Tuna Vessels Cold-store certificate (Large 12 months NIA US$ 1000.00 US$750.00 establishment) Cold-store certificate (Medium 12 months NIA US$400.00 US$300.00 establishment above 40ft containerized) Cold-store certificate 12 months NIA lJS$200 US$ 150.00 (Branches 20-40ft container) Local NCO in 12 months NIA NII\ 100 t::; I'·" U\ - Fisheries US$250.00 International 12 months NIA NIA US$ I ,000.00 NGO in Fisheries Transhipment Per Authorization for Consignment 0 0 To be determine carrier vessel 101 THIRD SCHEDULE MARKING OF FISHING VESSELS AND GEAR Section I 0.14.a of the Law Regulation 17 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA I. MARKING OF FISHING VESSELS II. MARKING OF REGISTRATION NUMBER ON ARTISANAL, SEMI-INDUSTRIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHING VESSELS III. MARKING OF FISHING GEAR I. MARKING OF FISHING VESSELS PART A GENERAL PROVISIONS I. Definitions For the purpose of this Schedule: a) the word "vessel" includes a fishing vessel and refers to any vessel intending to fish or engaged in fishing or ancillary activities, operating, or likely to operate, in the Fisheries Waters or as a Liberian vessel in areas beyond national jurisdiction and includes a boat, skiff or craft (excluding aircraft) carried on board another vessel and required for fi shing operations; b) a deck is any surface lying in the horizontal plane, including the top of the wheelhouse; and c) a radio station is one that is assigned an International Telecommunication Union Radio Call Sign. PARTB BASIC SYSTEM AND APPLICATION 2. Basic System 1) These standard specifications are based on: a) the International Telecommunication Union's system for the allocation of call signs to countries for ship stations; and b) generally accepted design standards for lettering and numbering. 2) Vessels shall be marked with their International Telecommunication Union Radio Call Signs (IRCS ). 3) Vessels to which an IRCS has not been assigned shall be marked with the characters allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to the flag State followed by the license o r registrat ion number assigned by the flag State. In such cases, a hyphen shall be placed between the nationality identification characters and the license or registration number identifying the vessel. \j r b 4) In order to avoid confusion with the letters I and 0 , it is recommended that the numbers I and 0, which are specifically excluded from the ITU call signs, be avoided by national authorities when allocating li cense or registration numbers. 5) Apart from the vessel's name or identification mark and the port of registry as required by international practice or national legislation, the marking system as specified shall be the only other vessel identification mark consisting of letters and numbers to be painted on the hull or superstructure. 3. Application I) The markings shall be prominently displayed at all times: a) on the vessel's side or superstructure, port and starboard; fixtures inclined at an angle to the vessel's side or superstructure would be considered as suitable provided that the angle of inclination does not prevent sighting of the sign from another vessel or from the air; and b) on a deck, except as provided for in paragraph 3.2.4 below. Should an awning or other temporary cover be placed so as to obscure the mark on a deck, the awning or cover shall also be marked. These marks should be placed at hardships with the top of the numbers or letters towards the bow. 2) Marks should be placed as high as possible above the waterline on both sides. The bow and the stern of the hull shall be avoided. 3) The marks shall: a) be so placed that they are not obscured by the fishing gear whether it is stowed or in use; b) be clear of flow from scuppers or overboard discharges including areas which might be prone to damage or discoloration from the catch of certain types of species; and c) not extend below the waterline. 4) Undecked vessels shall not be required to display the markings on a horizontal surface. However, owners should be encouraged, where practical, to fit a board on which the markings may be clearly seen from the air. 5) Vessels fitted with sails may display the markings on the sail in addition to the hull. 6) Boats, skiffs and craft carried by the vessel for fishing operations shall bear the same mark as the vessel concerned. PARTC TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4. Specifications of letters and numbers 1) Block lettering and numbering shall be used throughout. 2) The width of the letters and numbers shall be in proportion to the height. 3) The height (h) of the letters and numbers shall be in proportion to the size of the vessel in accordance with the following: a) for marks to be placed on the hull, superstructure and/or inclined surfaces: 104 . Length of vessel overall (LO) in Height of letters and numbers meters (m) meters (m) to be not less than 25 m and over I.Om 20 m but less than 25 m 0.8 m I 5 m but less than 20 m 0.6m I 2 m but less than 15 m 0.4 m 5 m but less than 12 m 0.3 m under 5 m 0 .1 m b) for marks to be placed on deck: the height shall not be less than 0.3 m for all classes of vessels of 5 m and over. 4) The length of the hyphen shall be half the height of the letters and numbers. 5) The width of the stroke for all letters, numbers and the hyphen shall be h/6. 6) Spacing: a) the space between letters and/or numbers shall not exceed h/4 nor be less than h/6; in b) the space between adjacent letters having sloping sides shall not exceed h/8 nor be less than h/1 0, for example AV. 5. Painting I) The marks shall be : a) white on a black background; or b) black on a white background. 2) The background shall extend to provide a border around the mark of not less than h/6. 3) Good quality marine paints to be used throughout. 4) The use of retro-reflective or heat generating substances shall be accepted, provided that the mark meets the requirements of these Standard Specifications. 5) The marks and the background shall be maintained in good condition at all times. 105 SAMPLES h --.- . . . . . ---I I ' . I I • L.. , . . , t· - .. ,!\ • I I • : 1" -1 ·~ :d.: I • - .... .......... , ""' -- ; ~ -l 9GYM ~ / 106 : ..1.:1.t,t t l'...l( ... 8't)J'{)J ff11'JIXJ.u,(lf'Jmc~(:l<A • If • .. • 107 t 14 m :..:.:.~:.:...•~~-- ...,-iiiiiiif. 108 11. MARKING OF REGISTRATION NUMBER ON SEMI-INDUSTRIAL, ARTISANAL, AND RECREATIONAL FISHING VESSE LS 1) Apart from the vessel's name or identification mark, the markings showing the registration number as required under these Regulations shall be the only other vessel identification mark consisting of letters and numbers to be painted on the hull. 2) The markings shall be prominently displayed at all times on the vessel's starboard side, but not on the bow or stem of the hull; and 3) Markings should be placed as high as possible above the waterline. 4) The markings shall: a) be so placed that they are not obscured by the fishing gear whether it is stowed or in use; b) be clear of fl ow from scuppers or overboard discharges including areas which might be prone to damage or discoloration from the catch of certain types of species; and c) not extend below the waterline. 5) Vessels fitted with sails may display the markings on the sail in addition to the hull. 6) The markings shall meet the following specifications: a) Block lettering and numbering shall be used throughout. b) The width of the letters and numbers shall be in proportion to the height. c) The he ight (h) of the letters and numbers shall be in proportion to the size of the vessel in accordance with the fol lowing requirements : Length of vessel overall in meters (m) Height of letters and numbers in meters (m) Not less than over 5 m 0.3 m under 5 m 0.1 m d) The width of the stroke for all letters and numbers shall be one-sixth of the height e) Spacing: 1. the space between letters and/or numbers shall not exceed one-fourth of the height nor be less than one-sixth of the height; 11. the space between adjacent letters having sloping sides shall not exceed one-eighth of the height nor be less than one-tenth of the height. 7) The painting of the registration shall meet the following specifications: a) The marks shall be white on a black background. b) The background shall extend to provide a border around the mark ofnot less than one-sixth of the height. c) The use of retro-reflective or heat generating substances shall be accepted, provided that the mark meets the requirements of this Schedule. Ill . MARKING OF FISHING GEAR Fishing gear set in the water and not attached to a fishing vessel shall be marked as follows: 109 \ I) Gill nets, set nets, drift nets, longlines, drifting longlines: 2) a. b. C. d. e. f. Traps: each and every buoy used for setting any such gear shall be marked with the license number ass igned to the vessel using the gear; the identification mark must be in block lettering and numbering throughout; letters and numbers shall be as large as the surface of the buoy permits; the identification marks shall be in either white or black, whichever colour gives the higher contrast to the colour of the buoy; good quality paints must be used for applying the identification marks; and the identification marks and the surrounding background shall be maintained in good condition at all times. Each trap used in either rock lobster or crab fishing must have firm ly clipped onto it a non­ removable tag of a minimum size of 30 by 60 mm made of non-corrodible material into which either the name or an abbreviation of the name of the person or company using the trap has been stamped. 110 FOURTH SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAWLING GEAR Section I 0.14.e of the Law Regulation 18 Republic of Liberia All trawls shall meet the following specifications: a) no person shall use twine or a combination of nets that results in a reduction of the minimum mesh size required pursuant to these Regulations; b) within the JEZ the total length of the net (the length of head line between the first and last hanging) shall not exceed 120 meters; c) any net or combination of nets attached to trawl nets shall: i. only cover the bottom half of the cod end; ii. not exceed a width of half the circumference of the net; and 111. not reduce in any way or form the minimum mesh size required pursuant to these Regulations; d) the minimum dimensions l "the stretched diagonal length of mesh shall be, in respect of: 1. Shrimp trawl Wings not less than 60mm Nets not less than 45mm Cod end not less than 40mm; ii. Demersal trawl Wings not less than I 00mm Nets not less than 60mm Cod end not less than 60mm; e) It shall be prohibited to construct any cod end or attach any device that obstructs or otherwise effectively diminishes the mesh size of the cod end or any part of a towed gear. This provision shall not exclude the use of specified devices used to reduce wear and tear, or to strengthen the cod end; t) within the JEZ the length of a cod end shall not be less than I meter nor more than 3 meters and the circumference shall not exceed 3.2 meters; g) within the JEZ, except where the use of a Y-bridle is permitted, sweeps shall be secured to the head line and the otter board so that the distance between the point of attachment to the otter boards and the first hanging of the net does not exceed 5 meters or the distance from the trawl gallows to the stern of the boat, whichever is the greater. 111 FIFTH SCHEDULE MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS OF FISHI~G NETS Section 10.14.e of the Law Regulation 19 Republic of Liberia I. The dimensions of fishing nets used for fishing from artisanal and artisanal semi-industrial vessels shall not exceed: a. Ringnets (bonga, herring) Maximum length of fishing net Maximum depth of fishing net Minimum mesh size b. Couta nets Maximum length of fishing net Maximum depth of fishing net Minimum mesh size c. Shark nets Maximum length of fishing net Maximum depth of fishing net Minimum mesh size d. Bottom set nets (mixed, demersal) Maximum length of fishing net Maximum depth of fishing net Minimum mesh size I 000 meters 60 meters 45 mm 2 000 meters IO meters 100mm 2 000 meters IO meters 200 mm 1 000 meters 5 meters 45 mm 2. Bycatch of Shark or Ray , shall not exceed 5% where nets of smaller mesh size than 200mm are being used, and of Couta where nets of less than I 00mm are being used 112 SIXTH SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY AND EXIT REPORTS INTO AND FROM THE FISHERIES WATERS Sections 10.17, 10.18 and 10.20 Regulation 21 Republic of Liberia I. ADVANCE REPORT OF ENTRY INTO TO THE FISHERIES WATERS II. ADVANCE REPORT OF EXIT FROM THE FISHERIES WATERS I. ADVANCE REPORT OF ENTRY INTO THE FISHERIES WATERS From: Vessel Name To: Liberia Fisheries Monitoring Center Date: Action: REPORT OF ENTRY INTO LIBERIAN FISHERIES WATERS This report shall be made no later than 24 hours prior to entry into the Fisheries Waters. 1. Vessel Name 2. Vessel International Call Sign 3. Vessel IMO ID(if available) 4. Vessel Flag State 5. Liberia Fishing License Number (if applicable) 6. Proposed date and time of entry 7. Position of entry 8. Port and date of last port call . . 9. Port and date of next port call 10. Type of vessel 11. Gear Type 12. Vessel owner(s) 13. \' essel master name and nationality 14. External ID, if availab le 15. RFMO ID, if applicable 16. VMS (fill No: Yes : National Yes: RFMO Type: correct box) 17. \'essel I Length: I Beam: I Draft: Hold Dimensions (m) Capacity: 18. Relevant Fisheries Authorization(s): Identifier I Validity From - To I Fishing Areas I Authorized Species Authorized Gear 113 I I I I 19. Relevant Transhipment Authorization(s): Identifi er Issued by Validity from - to 20. Transhipment Information Concernine: Donor Vessels: Date Location / Vessel Flag State ID number Species Product Catch area Quantit Position Name form 21. Total Catch on Board at time of Entrv: Species Product form Catch Area Quantity I I 22. Total catch to be offloaded to be offloaded or transhio oed in Liberian ports or Fisheries Waters Species Product form Catch Area Quantity I I I I I II. ADVANCE REPORT OF EXIT FROM THE FISHERI ES WATERS From: Vessel Name To: Liberia Fisheries Monitoring Center Date: Action: REPORT OF EXIT FROM LIBERIAN FISHERIES WATERS This report shall be made no later than 24 hours prior to exit from the Fisheries Waters 1. Vessel Name 2. Vessel International Call S ign 3. Vessel IMO id (if available) 4. Vessel Flag State 5. Liberia Fishing License Nu mber ( if applicable) 6. Proposed date and time of exit 7. Position of exit 8. Port and date of last port call 9. Port and date of next port call 10. Type of vessel 114 ) 11. Gear Type 12. Vessel owner(s) 13. Vessel master name and nationality 14. External ID, if available • 15 . RFMO ID, if applicable 16. VMS (fill correct No: Yes : National Yes : RFMO Type: box) 17. Vessel Length: Beam: Draft: Hold Dimensions (m) Capacity: 18. Relevant Fisheries Authorization(s): Identifier Validity From - To Fishing Areas Authorized Species Authorized Gear 19. Relevant Transhioment Authorizations: Identifier Issued by Validity from - to I I 20. Transhioment Information Concerninl!: Donor Vessels: Date Location I Vessel Flag ID number Species Product Catch Quantity I Position Name State form area 21. Total Catch on Board at time of Exit: Species Product form Catch Area Quantity I I 22. Total catch taken or loaded within Liberia fisheries waters Species Product form Catch Area Quantity I I I 115 SEVENTH SCHEDULE PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION OF FISHING VESSELS IN PORT Section 11.30.3 of the Law Regulation 23 Republic of Liberia Authorised officers and inspectors shall: a) verify, to the extent possible, that the vessel identification documentation onboard and information relating to the owner of the vessel is true, complete and correct, including through appropriate contacts with the flag State or international records of vessels if necessary; b) verify that the vessel's flag and markings (e.g. name. external registration number. International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship identification number. International Radio Call Sign and other markings, main dimensions) are consistent with infonnation contained in the documentation; c) verify, to the extent possible, that the authorizations for fi shing and fishing related activities are true, complete, correct and consistent with the information rrovided prior to entry: d) review all other relevant documentation and records held onboard. including. to the extent possible, those in electronic fonnat and vessel monitoring system (VMS) data from the flag State or relevant regional fisheries management organizations. Relevant documentation may include logbooks, catch. transhipment and trade documents. crew lists. stowage plans and drawings. descriptions of fish holds. and documents required pursuant to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of \\.ild Fauna and Flora: e) exam ine. to the extent possible. all relevant fishing gear onboard. including an) gear stowed out of sight as well as related devices. and to the extent possible. ,erif) that they are in conformity with the conditions of the authorizations. The fishing gear shall. to the extent possible, also be checked to ensure that features such as the mesh and tv,ine size. devices and attachments, dimensions and configuration of nets. pots. dredges. hook sizes and numbers are in confonnity with applicable regulations and that the markings correspond to those authorised for the vessel; f) determine, to the extent possible, whether the fish on board was harvested in accordance with the appli cable authorizations; g) examine the fi sh, including by sampling, to detennine its quanti ty and composition. In doing so, authorised officers and inspectors may open containers where the fish has been pre­ packed and move the catch or containers to ascertain the integrity of fish holds. Such examination may include inspections of product type and detennination of nomi nal weight; h) evaluate whether there is clear evidence for believing that a vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing related activities in support of such fi shing; 116 I i) provide the master of the vessel with the report containing the result of the inspection, including possible measures that could be taken, to be signed by the authorised officer or inspector and the master. The master's signature on the report shall serve only as acknowledgment of the receipt of a copy of the report. The master shall be given the opportunity to add any comments or objection to the report, and, as appropriate, to contact the relevant authorities of the flag State in particular where the master has serious difficulties in understanding the content of the report. A copy of the report shall be provided to the master; and j) arrange, where necessary and possible, for translation of relevant documentation. EIGHTH SCHEDULE REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION AT PORT I. Inspection report no 3. Inspecting Supervisor 4. Name of Principal Authorised Officer or Inspector 5. Port of inspection 6. Commencement of inspection 7. Completion of inspection 8. Advanced notification received 9. Purpose(s) LAN Section 11.30.3 of the Law Regulation 24 Republic of Liberia 2. Port State yyyy MM yyyy MM Yes ID TRX PRO 0TH (specify) 117 DD DD No HH HH 10. Port and State and date of last yyyy MM DD port call 11. Vessel name 12. Flag State 13. Type of vessel 14. International Radio Call Sign 15. Certificate of registry ID 16. IMO shi p ID, if available 17. External 10, if available I 8. Port of registry I 9. Vessel owner(s) 20. Vessel beneficial owner(s), if known and different from vessel owner 2 1. Vessel operator(s), if different from vessel owner 22. Vessel master name and nationality 23. Fishing master name and nationality 24. Vessel agent 25. VMS No Yes: National Yes: RFMOs Type: 118 26. Status in RFMO areas where fishing or fishing related activities have been undertaken, including any !UU vessel listing Vessel identifier RFMO Flag State status Vessel on authorized Vessel on IUU vessel list vessel list 27. Relevant fishing authorization(s) Identifier Issued by Validity Fishing area(s) Species Gear I 28. Relevant transhipment authorization(s) Identifier Issued by Val idity I Identifier Issued by Validity 29. Transhipment information concerning donor vessels I I ame Flag State ID no . Species Product Catch Quantity form area(s) I I 119 30. Evaluation of offloaded catch ( quantity) Species Product Catch Quantity Quantity Difference between quantity form area(s) declared offloaded declared and quantity determined, if any I 31. Catch retained onboard (quantity) Species Product Catch Quantity Quantity Difference between quantity form area(s) declared retained declared and quantity determined, if any 32. Examination of logbook(s) and other Yes No I Comments documentation 33. Compliance with appl icable catch Yes No Comments documentation scheme(s) 34. Compliance with applicable trade information Yes No Comments scheme(s) I 35. Type of gear used 36. Gear examined in accordance Yes No Comments with paragraph e) of Annex B 37. Findings by authorised officer(s) or inspector(s) 38. Apparent infringement(s) noted including reference to relevant legal instrument(s) 120 r -- 39. Comments by the master 40. Action taken 41. Master signature I 42 . Authorized Officer or Inspector signature Carrier Vessel ame of the Vessel: Radio Call Sign: Flag: Flag State license/Authorization Number: Date of issue: Date of expiry: NINTH SCHEDULE TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION Section l 0.25.1.e of the Law Regu lation 25.2 Republic of Liberia Fishine Vessel Name of the Vessel: Radio Call Sign: Flag: Flag State license/ Authorization Number: Date of issue: Date of expiry: 121 I r National Register Number, if avai lable: Last two ports visited: Next port of call: ICCAT/IOTC Register Number, if available: Departure Return Tran shipment Agent Name Signature Day Month Hour Year I I II I II I I from I I 11 I 11 I I to I I II I II I I Vessel Master Name Signature LOCATION OF TRANSHIPMENT TIME OF TRANSHIPMENT National Register Number, if available: ICCAT/IOTC Register Number, if avai lable: External Identification: I I I I I Carrier Master Name Signature Ift ranshipment at sea, ICCAT/IOTC Observer Name and Signature WEIGHT BY SPECIES ONBOARD Name Box Sack Ctn. Total Weight No. Wt. No. Wt. No. Wt. WEIGHT OF TRANSHIPPED SPECIES Name Box Sack Ctn. Total Weight No. Wt. No. Wt. No. Wt. 122 WEIGHT OF DISCHARGED SPECIES Name Box Sack Ctn. Total Weight No. Wt. No. Wt. No. Wt. SPECIES AND TYPE OF PRODUCT Port Sea Type of product Species Whole Gutted Headed Filleted 123 v r } I. 2. 4. s. 6. 7. 8. TENTH SCHEDULE BOARDING OF FISHING VESSEL - BOARDING TEAM Section 11.4 of the Law Regulation 26.1 Republic of Liberia Name of fishing vessel Ca ll sign of vessel ................ ................................ ................ Name of Fishing company Date ······· ········ ············· ·········································· ················ ·· ·········· ········· ····························· This is to certify that the personnel of the following institutions were present and conducted relevant inspection on the fishing vessel: INSTITUTION NAME OF SIG NAT URE PERSONNEL Nati onal Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Liberia Coast Guard Republic of Liberia Maritime Authority Liberia Immigration Service Liberia Revenue Authority/ Customs National Port Authority Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency 124 ... I. Vessel l. Name 2. Registration number 3. Po1t of registry 4. Radio Call Sign 5. Gear type 6. IMO ship ID, if available II. license 13. license category Shrimp Trawler Cephalopod Trawler Dernersal Trawler ELEVENTH SCHEDULE BOARDING and INSPECTION REPORT Section I 1.6 of the Law Regulation 26.2 Republic of Liberia 7. Main engine Power 8. Length overall 9. Width overall I 0 . Gross tonnage 11 . Hull colour 12. Total hold capacity Pelagic Trawler Purse Seine Vessel Mothership for Processing 125 kw Midwater Trawler Mothership with Canoes/ pots/traps/nets or line Purse Seine Vessel Supply Vessel I Long Line Vessel Canoe Support for Industrial Vessels I 14. License number 15. Period of validity From: ... ./ ..... ./ ..... ; To . .... ./ .... .. / ...... (Day/Month/Year) (Day/Month/Year) - 16. Authorization by flag State Identifier Issued by Validity Fishing area(s) Species Gear Ill. Information on vessel owners, operators, masters, agent 17. Vessel owner(s) 18. Vessel benefi cial owner(s), if known and different from vessel owner 19. Vessel operator(s), if d ifferent from vessel owner 20. Vessel master name and nationality 2 1. Fishing master name and nationality 22. Vessel agent IV. Observers/VMS 126 .,,,. 23. Observer on board Yes No 24 . VMS No Yes National RFMOs Type V. Inspection and control 25. Position at boarding Lat. 1 Long. Authorised officer or Inspector (name) - 26 . Position measured by Master (name) 27. Measuring device used 28. Examination of logbook(s) and Yes No Comments other documentation VI. Gea r inspection 29. Does the gear on board conform wi th applicable conditions of Yes No LICENSE and authorization? i (lf "no", give details) 30. Type of gear 31 . Features of gear (e.g. mesh size, dimensions, configurati on.) 32. Markings of gear VII. Total catch 127 ef f 33. Information on total catch Species Product form Catch area( s) Quantity VIII. Findi ngs and comm ents 34. Findings by Authorised Officer(s) or lnspector(s) 35. Apparent infringement(s) noted including reference to relevant legal instrument(s) 36. Comments by the master 37. Action taken 38. Master signature 39. Authorized Officer or Inspector signature 128