54Five‑day Catch and Effort Reporting System

54 Five‑day Catch and Effort Reporting System

54.1 A person using a boat in the Convention Area that is required to meet the requirements of the Five‑day Catch and Effort Reporting System must, at the end of each reporting period, give the flag State of the boat the following information for the reporting period: (a) total catch of all species caught, including by‑catch species; (b) total days and hours fished. 54.2 The person must cease fishing if the flag State of the boat notifies the person that the fishery has been closed to the person because the person has failed to provide the information mentioned in subclause 54.1. 54.3 In this clause:

reporting period means the following periods:

(a) day 1 to day 5 of a month;
(b) day 6 to day 10 of a month;
(c) day 11 to day 15 of a month;
(d) day 16 to day 20 of a month;
(e) day 21 to day 25 of a month;
(f) day 26 to the last day of the month.