Scope
Article 51
1. This Chapter shall apply to the following transhipment operations: (a) transhipment operations carried out within the ICCAT Convention area in respect of ICCAT species and other species caught in association with those species; and (b) transhipment operations carried out outside the ICCAT Convention area in respect of ICCAT species and other species caught in association with those species, that were harvested in the ICCAT Convention area. 2. By way of derogation from point (b) of paragraph 1, this Chapter shall not apply to transhipments at sea outside the ICCAT Convention area of fish caught in the ICCAT Convention area, where such transhipment is subject to a programme for transhipment established by another tuna RFMO. 3. This Chapter shall not apply to harpoon vessels engaged in the transhipment of fresh swordfish at sea.