[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR300.46]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
        CHAPTER III--INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
 
PART 300_INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_South Pacific Tuna Fisheries
 
Sec. 300.46  Transshipping requirements.

    (a) Applicability. This section applies to vessels licensed under 
Sec. 300.32.
    (b) Transshipping may only be done at the time and place authorized 
for transshipment by the Pacific Island Parties, following the 
notification and request requirements of Sec. 300.34(c)(5).
    (c) The operator and each member of the crew of a vessel from which 
any fish taken in the Licensing Area is transshipped must:
    (1) Allow and assist any person identified as an officer of the 
Pacific Island Party to:
    (i) Have full access to the vessel and any place where such fish is 
being transshipped and the use of facilities and equipment that the 
officer may determine is necessary to carry out his or her duties;
    (ii) Have full access to the bridge, fish on board and areas which 
may be used to hold, process, weigh and store fish;
    (iii) Remove samples;
    (iv) Have full access to the vessel's records, including its log and 
documentation, for the purpose of inspection and copying; and
    (v) Gather any other information required to fully monitor the 
activity without interfering unduly with the lawful operation of the 
vessel; and
    (2) Not assault, obstruct, resist, delay, refuse boarding to, 
intimidate, or interfere with any person identified as an officer of the 
Pacific Island Party in the performance of his or her duties.
    (d) Transshipping at sea may only be done:
    (1) In a designated area in accordance with such terms and 
conditions as may be agreed between the operator of the vessel and the 
Pacific Island Party in whose jurisdiction the transshipment is to take 
place;
    (2) In accordance with the requirements of Sec. 300.34; and
    (3) If the catch is transshipped to a carrier vessel duly authorized 
in accordance with national laws.

[72 FR 6155, Feb. 9, 2007]