Permit Conditions: Large Pelagic Longline Fishery. Fishing Season: 2019/2020.

This Permit concerns the large pelagic longline fishery for tuna and tuna like species, for commercial purposes and is valid in South African waters (excluding tidal lagoons, tidal rivers and estuaries) and may be used on the high seas in conjunction with a high seas vessel license. This Permit will be invalid when: the fishing right is cancelled or revoked according to the Law; the quantum allocated to the Permit Holder is caught; the fishing season is terminated or ends; the permit is revoked, cancelled or suspended. Setting and retrieving of longlines can be conducted in South Africa’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), except in the Marine Protected Areas and within a 12 nautical mile area along the entire South African coastline. No fishing is permitted in the EEZ of other countries. The Permit concerns the following contents: notifications; effort limitation and gear restrictions; catch control and limitation, including prohibition from targeting sharks; handling of over/under catches and prohibited species; vessel specifications; vessel monitoring system; landing of fish; submission of information to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; record keeping; levies; violations; processing and sale of fish; transfer of fishing rights; transportation of fish; fishing performance measuring, including: sustainable fishing practices; ecosystem effects of fishing, including: plastic pollution interaction with birds, turtles and other marine animals , by-catch mitigation measures and release procedures, ecosystem considerations.