ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document

DOCUMENT
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ICCAT BLUEFIN TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENT
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EXPORT SECTION:
1. FLAG COUNTRY/ENTITY/FISHING ENTITY
2. DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL (if applicable)
Vessel Name
Registration Number

LOA (m)

ICCAT Record No. (if applicable)

3. TRAPS OR FARMS (if applicable)
Name and Address
4. POINT OF EXPORT (City, State/Province, Country/Entity/Fishing Entity)
5. DESCRIPTION OF FISH
Product Type a
F/FR RD/GG/DR/FL/OT

Time of Harvest
(mm/yy)

Gear Codeb

Area of Catch c

Net Weight
(kg)

Tag Number
(if applicable)

a

F=Fresh, FR=Frozen, RD=Round, GG=Gilled & Gutted, DR=Dressed, FL=Fillet,
OT=Others (Describe the type of product:
b
When the Gear Code is OT, describe the type of gear:
c
Ocean area (e.g., east/west Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific)
6. EXPORTER CERTIFICATION:
I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Name

Address

Signature

Date

)
)

License # (if applicable)

7. GOVERNMENT VALIDATION:
I validate that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Total weight of the shipment:
Name & Title

Signature

Date

kg

Government Seal

IMPORT SECTION
8. IMPORTER CERTIFICATION:
I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Importer Certification (Intermediate Country/Entity/Fishing Entity)
Name

Address

Signature

Date

License # (if applicable)

Signature

Date

License # (if applicable)

Signature

Date

License # (if applicable)

Importer Certification (Intermediate Country/Entity/Fishing Entity)
Name

Address

Importer Certification (Final Destination of Shipment)
Name

Final Point of Import: City

Address

State/Province

Country/Entity/Fishing Entity

NOTE: IF A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS USED IN COMPLETING THIS FORM, PLEASE ADD THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION ON
THIS DOCUMENT.

BLUEFIN TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET
Pursuant to the 1992 ICCAT Recommendations, bluefin tuna dealers who import bluefin tuna into the territory of an ICCAT Contracting Party or at
the first entry into a regional economic organization will be required to complete the appropriate sections of the Document. Only complete and valid
documents will guarantee that shipments of bluefin tuna will be allowed to enter the territory of Contracting Parties. Shipments of bluefin tuna that are
accompanied by improperly documented Bluefin Tuna Statistical Documents (i.e., improperly documented means that the Bluefin Tuna Statistical
Document is either missing from the shipment, incomplete, invalid or falsified) will be considered illegitimate shipments of bluefin tuna, that are
contrary to ICCAT conservation efforts, and their entry will be suspended (PENDING RECEIPT OF A PROPERLY COMPLETED
DOCUMENT) into the territory of a Contracting Party or subject to administrative or other sanction.
Please use this Instruction Sheet as a guideline to complete that section of the Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document that applies to Exporters, Importers,
and Government Validation. If a language other than English is used in completing the form, please add the English translation on the Document.
NOTE: IF A BLUEFIN TUNA PRODUCT IS EXPORTED DIRECTLY TO JAPAN, WITHOUT FIRST GOING THROUGH AN
INTERMEDIATE COUNTRY, ALL FISH CAN BE IDENTIFIED ON ONE DOCUMENT. HOWEVER, IF THE BLUEFIN TUNA
PRODUCT IS EXPORTED THROUGH AN INTERMEDIATE COUNTRY (i.e. A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY WHICH IS
THE FINAL DESTINATION OF THE PRODUCT), SEPARATE DOCUMENTS MUST BE PREPARED FOR DIFFERENT FINAL
DESTINATIONS OR EACH FISH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SEPARATE DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY ANY POSSIBLE
SEPARATION OF SHIPMENTS BY AN INTERMEDIATE COUNTRY. THE IMPORT OF FISH PARTS OTHER THAN THE MEAT, i.e.,
HEAD, EYES, ROE, GUTS, TAILS MAY BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE DOCUMENT.

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INSTRUCTIONS
DOCUMENT NUMBER: Block for the issuing Country to designate a country coded Document Number.
TITLE: Check the appropriate box.
(1) FLAG COUNTRY: Fill in the name of the country of the vessel that harvested the bluefin tuna in the shipment and issued this Document.
According to the ICCAT Recommendation, only the flag state of the vessel that harvested the bluefin tuna in the shipment can issue this
Document.
(2) DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL (if applicable): Fill in the name, registration number, length overall (LOA) and ICCAT Record number of the
vessel that harvested the bluefin tuna in the shipment. When tag numbers are provided in section 5 and the vessel harvested is smaller than 24
meters in LOA, this section need not be filled in.
(3) TRAPS OR FARMS (if applicable): Fill in the name and address of the trap/farm that harvested or farmed the bluefin tuna in the shipment.
(4) POINT OF EXPORT: Identify the City, State or Province, and Country from which the bluefin tuna was exported.
(5) DESCRIPTION OF FISH: The exporter must provide, to the highest degree of accuracy, the following information. NOTE: One row should
describe one product type.
(1) Product Type: Identify the type of product being shipped as either FRESH or FROZEN, and in ROUND, GILLED AND GUTTED,
DRESSED, FILLET or OTHER form. For OTHER, describe the type of products in the shipment.
(2) Time of Harvest: Fill in the time of harvest (in month and year) of the bluefin tuna in the shipment.
(3) Gear Code: Identify the gear type which was used to harvest the bluefin tuna using the list below. For OTHER TYPE, describe the type of gear.
(4) Area of Catch: Identify the general area of the ocean in which the bluefin tuna product was harvested (i.e. east, west Atlantic, Mediterranean
(see the map below), Pacific).
(5) Net product weight in kilograms.
(6) Country Coded Tag Number (if applicable).
(6) EXPORTER CERTIFICATION: The person or company exporting the bluefin tuna shipment must provide his/her name, address, signature,
date the shipment was exported, and dealer license number (if applicable).
(7) GOVERNMENT VALIDATION: Fill in the name and full title of the official signing the Document. The official must be in the employment
of the competent government authority of the flag state of the vessel that harvested the bluefin tuna appearing on the Document. This requirement
may be waived according to the ICCAT RESOLUTION CONCERNING VALIDATION BY A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL OF THE
BLUEFIN TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENT.
(8) IMPORTER CERTIFICATION: The person or company that imports bluefin tuna must provide his/her name, address, signature, date the
bluefin was imported, license number (if applicable), and final point of import. This includes imports into intermediate countries. For fresh and
chilled products, the signature of the importer may be substituted by a person of a customs clearance company when the authority for signature is
properly accredited to it by the importer.
GEAR CODE:
GEAR CODE
GEAR TYPE
BB
BAITBOAT
GILL
GILLNET
HAND
HANDLINE
HARP
HARPOON
MED
LL
LONGLINE
At. WEST
At. EAST
MWT
MID-WATER TRAWL
PS
PURSE SEINE
RR
ROD AND REEL
SPHL
SPORT HANDLINE
BFT (T. t. tynnus)
SPOR
SPORT FISHERIES UNCLASSIFIED
SURF
SURFACE FISHERIES UNCLASSIFIED
TL
TENDED LINE
TRAP
TRAP
TROL
TROLL
UNCL
UNSPECIFIED METHODS
OT
OTHER TYPE
RETURN A COPY OF COMPLETED DOCUMENT TO: (the name of the office of the competent authority of the flag state).