Division Serious Violations Observed

fishing without a license, permit or authorisation issued by the flag CPC;

failure to maintain sufficient records of catch and catch-related data in accordance with the Commission’s reporting requirements or significant misreporting of such catch and/or catch-related data;

fishing in a closed area;

fishing during a closed season;

intentional taking or retention of species in contravention of any applicable conservation and management measure adopted by the ICCAT;

significant violation of catch limits or quotas in force pursuant to the ICCAT rules;

use of prohibited fishing gear;

falsification or intentional concealment of the markings, identity or registration of a fishing vessel;

concealment, tampering with or disposal of evidence relating to investigation of a violation;

multiple violations which taken together constitute a serious disregard of measures in force pursuant to the ICCAT;

assault, resistance, intimidation, sexual harassment, interference with, or undue obstruction or delay of an authorised inspector or observer;

intentionally tampering with or disabling the vessel monitoring system;

fishing with assistance of spotter planes;

interference with the satellite monitoring system and/or operating without VMS system;

transfer activity without transfer declaration;

other (specify).