Sampling procedure for bluefin tuna cages
Article 11
1. Each Member State shall establish a sampling procedure for estimating the number by size of bluefin tuna captured. 2. Sampling by size in cages shall be carried out on a sample of 100 specimens per 100 tonnes of live fish or on a sample of 10 % of the total number of fish placed in a cage. The size sample shall be taken during harvesting at the farm, in accordance with the method adopted by the ICCAT for notifying data as part of Task II. 3. Additional methods and samplings shall be developed for fish reared for more than one year. 4. Sampling shall be carried out during a harvest taken at random and shall cover all cages. The data shall be notified to the ICCAT by 31 July for sampling carried out the previous calendar year.