Common use of Period of application and fishing opportunities Clause in Contracts

Period of application and fishing opportunities. 1. For a period of six years from the date of the commencement of the provisional application of this Protocol, the fishing opportunities granted under Article 5 of the Agreement shall be as follows: (a) 40 tuna purse seine vessels; (b) 8 surface longliners. Support vessels shall be authorised subject to the conditions set out in the Annex and in accordance with the relevant Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) resolutions. 2. The fishing opportunities shall apply solely to highly migratory species listed in Annex 1 to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), excluding: – sharks belonging to the families Alopiidae and Sphyrnidae; – shark species Cetorhinus maximus, Rhincodon typus, Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharhinus falciformis and Carcharhinus longimarus; and – any other species protected or prohibited under the laws of Seychelles, the framework of the IOTC or other international agreements. 3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply subject to Articles 6 and 7. 4. Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement, Union vessels may engage in fishing activities in the Seychelles fishing zone only if they are in possession of a fishing authorisation issued under this Protocol in accordance with the Annex hereto.

Period of application and fishing opportunities. 1. For a period of six years from the date of the commencement of the provisional application of this Protocol, the fishing opportunities granted under Article 5 of the Agreement shall be as follows: (a) 40 tuna purse seine vessels; (b) 8 surface longliners. Support vessels shall be authorised subject to the conditions set out in the Annex and in accordance with the relevant Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) resolutions. 2. The fishing opportunities shall apply solely to highly migratory species listed in Annex 1 to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), excluding: – — sharks belonging to the families Alopiidae and Sphyrnidae; – — shark species Cetorhinus maximus, Rhincodon typus, Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharhinus falciformis and Carcharhinus longimarus; and – — any other species protected or prohibited under the laws of Seychelles, the framework of the IOTC or other international agreements. 3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply subject to Articles 6 and 7. 4. Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement, Union vessels may engage in fishing activities in the Seychelles fishing zone only if they are in possession of a fishing authorisation issued under this Protocol in accordance with the Annex hereto.