Article 2 Scope

all fishing activities by fishing vessels, traps and farms;

all catches, landings, transfers, transhipments and caging operations;

all related activities of farms and enterprises engaged in caging, fattening, farming or processing of bluefin tuna and/or in trade of bluefin tuna products, including importation, exportation and re-exportation, transport and storage;

the implementation of the annual fishing plans;

the prohibition to use spotting aircraft and helicopters;

the sport and recreational fisheries;

the implementation of the ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection;

the monitoring and follow-up of joint fishing operations;

the implementation of the measures on fishing and farming capacities;

the implementation of the Member States’ observer programme and the ICCAT regional observer programme;

the implementation of the rules on recording of authorised catching vessels and other fishing vessels.