Monitoring of transhipment of jack mackerel and demersal species
Article 25
1. If an observer is on board the unloading or receiving Union fishing vessel, the observer shall monitor the transhipment activities. The observer shall complete the SPRFMO transhipment logsheet in accordance with Annex VIII to verify the quantity and species of the fishery products being transhipped, and shall provide a copy of the logsheet to the competent authorities of the Member State to which the observed vessel is flagged. 2. The Member State to which the fishing vessel is flagged shall submit the observer data of the SPRFMO transhipment logsheet to the Commission within 10 days of the observer debarking. The Commission shall forward those data to the SPRFMO Secretariat within 15 days of the date of debarkation. 3. For the purpose of verifying the quantity and species of the fishery products being transhipped, and in order to ensure that proper verification can occur, the observer on board shall have full access to the observed Union fishing vessel, including crew, gear, equipment, records (including in electronic format) and fish holds.