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3. The annual report referred to in paragraph 1 shall include in particular the following:

(a) the catch levels of fishing vessels flying their flag that have taken striped marlin (Kajikia audax) as a bycatch as well as the number and catch levels of vessels fishing for striped marlin in the Convention Area south of 15°S;

(b) the annual catch levels taken by each of the fishing vessels flying their flag that has taken South Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga), as well as the number of vessels actively fishing for South Pacific albacore in the Convention Area south of 20°S;

(c) the progress of implementation of this Regulation with respect to sea turtles conservation, including information collected on interactions with sea turtles in fisheries managed under the Convention;

(d) an estimate, through data collected from observer programmes and other means, of the number of releases of silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks, including the life status upon release (dead or alive);

(e) the number of WCPFC transhipment declarations received pursuant to Article 11(3) and (4), that they have sent to the Commission;

(f) any instances in which whale sharks have been encircled by the purse seine nets of the vessels flying their flag, including the details required under Article 16(2), point (b);

(g) any instances in which cetaceans have been encircled by the purse seine nets of the vessels flying their flag in accordance with Article 18(2);

(h) all transhipment operations covered by Article 11, in accordance with the guidelines in Annex II to CMM 2009-06;

(i) an annual statement of compliance measures under Article 25(8) of the Convention concerning action that they have taken in response to any alleged infringement of this Regulation, including boarding and inspections of the fishing vessels flying their flag that resulted in the observation of alleged infringements, including any proceedings instituted and sanctions applied.

4. Member States shall also report, as part of their annual report referred to in paragraph 1, to the Commission the total number of vessels that fished for swordfish and the total catch of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) for:

(a) vessels flying their flag south of 20°S, other than vessels operating under charter, lease or other similar mechanism as part of the domestic fishery of another contracting party;

(b) vessels operating under charter, lease or other similar mechanism as part of their domestic fishery south of 20°S; and (c) any other vessels fishing within their waters south of 20°S.

5. Member States shall also report to the Commission, or a body designated by it, as soon as possible any sightings of fishing vessels that appear to be without nationality, that may be fishing in the high seas of the Convention Area for species covered by the Convention.

1. Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 20 April of each year, scientific data in accordance with the applicable WCPFC reporting requirements with respect to scientific data and, by 15 June of each year, an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation that complies with the WCPFC reporting requirements under the CMMs, including on any checks they have imposed on their fleets and any monitoring, control and compliance measures they have established to ensure compliance with such checks.

2. Catch and fishing effort by the Union vessels shall be reported under the applicable CMMs according to the following species groups: albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack, yellowfin tuna, swordfish, other billfish, and sharks. Estimates of discards and releases shall also be provided for each of those species. Catch estimates shall also be provided for other species as determined by the Commission.