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1. The number of bluefin tuna individuals that die during any operation regulated under this Regulation shall be reported by the donor operator, in the case of a transfer operation and associated transport, or by the operator of the farm, in the case of a caging operation or farming activities, and shall be deducted from the relevant quota of the Member State concerned.

2. For the purposes of this Annex, ‘lost fish’ means the missing bluefin tuna individuals that, after the potential differences detected during the investigation referred to in Article 50 of this Regulation, have not been justified as mortalities. B. Treatment of fish that die during the catch and first transfer 1. The bluefin tuna individuals that die during the catch and first transfer from a purse seine vessel or trap shall be recorded in the purse seine vessel logbook or the trap daily catch report and reported on the ITD and in Section 4 (Transfer information) of the eBCD.

2. The eBCD shall be provided to the master of the towing vessel with Sections 2 (Catch information), 3 (Trade information) and 4 (Transfer information) including subsections regarding ‘dead fish’ completed.

3. Section 2 (Catch information) of the eBCD shall include all bluefin tuna individuals caught. The total quantities reported in Sections 3 (Trade information) and 4 (Transfer information) of the eBCD (including subsections regarding ‘dead fish’) shall be equal to the quantities reported in Section 2 (Catch information) thereof, after deductions of all the mortalities observed between the catch and completion of the transfer.

4. The eBCD shall be accompanied by the ITD in accordance with this Regulation.

5. A copy of the eBCD with Section 8 (Trade information) completed shall be completed and transmitted to the master of the auxiliary vessel which transports the dead bluefin tuna to shore (or retained on the catching vessel or the trap if landed directly to shore). A copy of the ITD shall accompany those dead fish and that copy of the eBCD.

6. The quantities of dead fish shall be recorded in the eBCD of the catching vessel which made the catch or, in the case of joint fishing operations (‘JFOs’), in the eBCD of either the participating catching vessels or of a vessel flying another flag participating in the JFO. C. Treatment of fish that die or are lost during further transfers and transport operations 1. Masters of the towing vessels shall report, using the template provided for in Section F, all bluefin tuna individuals that die during transport. Individual lines shall be completed by the master of the towing vessel each time a dead or lost fish is detected.

2. In case of further transfers, the master of the donor towing vessel shall provide the original of the report to the master of the towing vessel receiving the bluefin tuna, keeping a copy on board for the duration of the campaign.

3. On the arrival of a transport cage at the destination farm, the master of the towing vessel shall deliver the complete set of reports of dead fish using the template provided for in Section F to the competent authority of the farm Member State or CPC responsible for the farm.

4. For the purpose of the quota uptake to be determined by the flag or trap Member State, the weight of fish that die or are lost during transport shall be evaluated as follows:

(a) for dead fish:

(i) in the case of landing, the effective weight at landing shall be applied;

(ii) in the case where the dead fish are discarded, the average weight of bluefin tuna individuals established at the time of caging shall be applied to the number of bluefin tuna individuals discarded;

(b) for fish otherwise considered as lost fish at the moment of the investigation referred to in Article 50, the average weight of bluefin tuna individuals established at the time of caging shall be applied to the number of bluefin tuna individuals considered as being lost fish, as determined by the competent authority of the flag or trap Member State resulting from its analysis of the first transfer video record in the context of that investigation. D. Treatment of fish that die during caging operations

The fish that die during caging operations shall be reported by the operator of the farm on the caging declaration. The competent authority of the farm Member State shall ensure that the number and weight of the bluefin tuna individuals that die during caging operations is reported in the relevant subsection of section 6 (Farming information) of the eBCD. E. Treatment of fish that die or are lost during farming activities Dead or lost fish in farms or those that disappear from farms, including allegedly stolen or escaped fish, shall be reported by the operator of the farm to the competent authority of the farm Member State immediately after the dead or lost fish has been detected. The report of the operator of the farm shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting evidence (e.g. complaint filed about the stolen fish, damage report in case of damage to the cage). After receipt of such a report, the competent authority of the farm Member State shall apply the necessary changes or cancellation of the eBCD concerned (following the necessary developments in the eBCD system). F. Reporting template