REPORT of the

SECOND TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Rome, 22 - 23 Febuary 2001

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2001

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This is the final version of the report as approved by the Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on 23 February 2001. Distribution: All FAO Members Participants at the session Other interested nations and national and international organizations FAO Fisheries Department FAO Regional Fisheries Officers

FAO. Report of the second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Rome, 22 - 23 Febuary 2001. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 646. Rome, FAO. 2001. 38p. SUMMARY The Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held in Rome, Italy, on 22 and 23 February 2001. Fifty-seven (57) Members of FAO and observers from one non-Member Nation of FAO attended the Consultation. Representatives from a specialized agency of the United Nations attended as well as observers from twelve intergovernmental organizations and seven international non-governmental organizations. The Consultation worked towards finalizing a draft International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU), for the consideration of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) which met at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, from 26 February to 2 March 2001. Discussion within the Consultation was based upon the Draft IPOA-IUU produced by the first Session of the Technical Consultation on IUU Fishing (FAO Fisheries Report No. 634) which met in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 6 October 2000. The report of the Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, including the revised draft IPOA-IUU, was adopted on 23 February 2001 with the request that the report of the meeting be submitted to the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries for consideration and eventual adoption.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

OPENING OF THE CONSULTATION, ELECTION OF THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND RAPPORTEUR, ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSULTATION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSULTATION

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT IUU FISHING

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE CONSULTATION

APPENDIXES

A: AGENDA

B: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

C: LIST OF DOCUMENTS

D: DRAFT INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

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OPENING OF THE CONSULTATION, ELECTION OF THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND RAPPORTEUR, ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSULTATION

1. The Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held in Rome, Italy, on 22 and 23 February 2001. It was attended by 57 Members of FAO and observers from one non-Member Nation of FAO. Representatives from a specialized agency of the United Nations attended as well as observers from twelve intergovernmental organizations and seven international non-governmental organizations.

2. The list of delegates and observers is given in Appendix B. The documents that were placed before the Consultation are listed in Appendix C.

3. The meeting was called to order by the Secretary of the Consultation, Mr David Doulman. He advised the meeting that, as the Consultation was a continuation of the previous Consultation, Mr Andrew Jackson from the United Kingdom would continue to Chair the meeting and that the Honourable Alvaro Valdez Fernández-Baca, Vice-Minister for Fisheries of Peru and Mr Mohamed Said Ould Benaouf, Chief of Operations Service, Ministry of Fisheries from Mauritania, would serve as Vice-Chair of the Consultation and Rapporteur, respectively.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSULTATION

4. The Chair welcomed delegates to the meeting and drew their attention to paragraphs 8 to 14 of the report of the Technical Consultation held in October 2000 and summarized the following developments:

• the Spanish language had been checked by the Secretariat, in the light of concerns raised (paragraph 13 of the report);

• the Secretariat had prepared and distributed an estimate of the FAO costs associated with the IPOA (paragraph 14).

5. The Chairman also drew attention to the written comments submitted by the delegation of Mexico and the observer from Greenpeace International and the following documents also made available to the Second Technical Consultation:

• Letter dated 20 February 2001 from the Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to FAO addressed to Mr Z. S. Karnicki, Director, Fishery Policy and Planning Division;

• Additional written text suggestions by Norway, the United States of America and Birdlife International. It was noted that additional text suggestions submitted to the Secretariat would be distributed for information.

6. The Chairman also drew attention to the report of the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Related Matters, which had been held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, from 9 to 11 October 2000. This document, which was being made available at this meeting, had been previously distributed to all FAO Members through their Representations. The Chair called upon the Consultation to take into account the recommendations of the Working Group in its deliberations.

7. The meeting agreed to begin work by reviewing the unfinished work from the first Technical Consultation as set out in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the report. The meeting further agreed to consider written reservations before considering any additional comments which delegations wished to make in the time available.

8. The Chairman introduced discussion of the draft IPOA by summarizing the key elements and approach of the work at the October 2000 meeting. Following this, the delegations of Canada, Mexico, Norway, the United States of America and Greenpeace International made brief statements. Canada confirmed that it had placed a general reservation on the text. This reservation was noted.

9. The Chairman noted that there was a heavy workload for the meeting and expressed the hope that it would be able to conclude its work within the scheduled timeframe so that a draft international plan of action to combat IUU fishing could be submitted to the Twenth-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries for adoption. The Consultation agreed that, as at the first Technical Consultation, all discussions would be held in Plenary, though small groups could be established, as required, to address specific issues.

10. The Consultation adopted the Agenda as given in Appendix A .

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT IUU FISHING

11. Discussion on this agenda item was based upon Appendix D of document FI:IUU2/2001/2 (FAO Fisheries Report No. 634).

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

12. The report of the Consultation including the revised draft IPOA (Appendix D) was adopted on 23 February 2001, with the following comments by delegations, and with the request that the report be submitted to the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries for consideration and eventual adoption:

• The European Community recorded its concern that the definition of IUU fishing in paragraph 3 is not entirely appropriate, but could be accepted in the interests of supporting adoption of the IPOA, with the understanding that the European Community would not recognize this definition as having any force other than in the context of the IPOA. The European Community also noted that if time were available, it would have been appropriate for a working group to reconsider the definition;

• Canada recorded its similar concern to that of the European Community and placed a general reservation on the draft IPOA;

• Japan recorded its reservations on paragraphs 45 and 69bis of the draft IPOA, but noted that it would nevertheless support adoption of the draft IPOA;

• Brazil recorded its reservations on paragraphs 43bis, 61 and 62 of the draft IPOA;

• Mexico recorded its reservations on paragraphs 50, 61, 62 and 63 of the draft IPOA;

• Angola, Indonesia and the Philippines recorded their concern that developing States would require assistance in order to meet the timetable for implementation set out in paragraph 21 of the draft IPOA;

• Indonesia further recorded its intention to raise, at COFI, issues associated with the implementation of the port State measures and market-related measures in the draft IPOA;

• Australia recorded its intention to raise, at COFI, further issues, including those related to the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group;

• Panama recorded its concerns related to paragraphs 61 and 62 of the draft IPOA;

• United States of America recorded its strong support for adoption of the draft IPOA, notwithstanding that was not an ideal text and that a small number of delegations still had serious concerns;

• Chile recorded its recommendation for adoption of the draft IPOA, while recognizing the outstanding concerns of some delegations;

13. In closing the Consultation, the Chair thanked all delegates for their hard work, and the significant willingness to cooperate and compromise demonstrated by many delegations. The Chair also thanked the Vice-Chair, the Rapporteur and the Secretariat for their support during the meeting.

14. The Consultation expressed its thanks to the Chair, Mr Andrew Jackson, for his excellent skills in guiding the work of the Consultation and his tireless efforts in assisting the Consultation to further elaborate the draft IPOA.

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APPENDIX A

AGENDA

1. Opening of the Consultation

2. Adoption of Agenda and arrangements for the Consultation

3. Consideration of the international plan of action to combat IUU fishing

4. Adoption of the report of the Consultation

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APPENDIX B

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ALGERIA/ALGÉRIE/ARGELIA	Smaïl MIMOUNE Directeur central Ministère de la pêche et des ressources halieutiques Rue des 4 Canons Alger Tel: +213 21 43 31 73/75 Fax: +213 21 72 73 73
ANGOLA	Carlos Alberto AMARAL Représentant permanent suppléant de la République d'Angola auprès de la FAO Ambassade de la République d'Angola Via Filippo Bernardini 21 00165 Rome Italie Tél: +39 0639366902/39366941 Fax: +39 06634960
ARGENTINA/ARGENTINE	Holger MARTINSEN Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Esmeralda 1212 1007 Buenos Aires
	Fernanda MILLICAY (Sra) Secretario de Embajada Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Esmeralda 1212 1007-Buenos Aires Tel: +54 11 4819 8008 Fax: +54 11 4819 8009 Email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIE	Glenn HURRY Assistant Secretary Fisheries and Aquaculture Branch Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: +61 2 6272 5777 Fax: +61 2 6272 4875 Email: [email protected]
	Kevin BRAY Manager International Fisheries Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Barton, Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: +61 2 6272 4477 Fax: +61 2 6272 4215 Email: [email protected]
	Paul ROSS Alternate Permanent Representative of Australia to FAO Embassy of Australia Via Alessandria 215 00198 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0685272376 Fax: +39 0685272230 Email: [email protected]
BRAZIL/BRÉSIL/BRASIL	H.E. Júlio C. GOMES DOS SANTOS Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO Via di S. Maria dell' Anima 32 00186 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0668307576/6789353 Fax: +39 066867858
	Flavio Celio GOLDMAN Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO Via di S. Maria dell' Anima 32 00186 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0668307576/6789353 Fax: +39 066867858
	Gabriel CALZAVARA DE ARAÚJO National Director Department of Fishery and Marine Life Ministry of Agriculture and Supply SQN 316, Bloco A, Mpt 506 Brasilia
	Fábio HISSA VIEIRA HAZIN Advisor Department of Fishery and Marine Life Ministry of Agriculture and Supply SQN 316, Bloco A, Mpt 506 Brasilia
BULGARIA/BULGARIE	Krassimir KOSTOV Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to FAO Via Pietro Paolo Rubens 21 00197 Rome Italy Tel: +39 063224640 Fax: +39 063226122 Email: [email protected]
CAMEROON/CAMEROUN/CAMERÚN	Monique BONDJA (Mme) Chef de Centre de Recherche Appliquée à la Direction des pêches Ministère de l’élevage, des pêches et des industries animales Yaoundé
CANADA/CANADÁ	Howard STRAUSS Director Oceans, Environmental and Economic Law Division Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A OG2 Tel: +1 613 992 2104 Fax: +1 613 992 6483 Email: [email protected]
	Nadia BOUFFARD (Ms) Senior Adviser Legal Issues International Affairs Directorate Fisheries and Oceans International Affairs Directorate 200 Kent Street Ontario K1A 0E6 Ottawa Tel: +1 613 9931860 Fax: +1 613 9935995 Email: [email protected]
	Sylvain SEGARD Director Horizontal Policy Economic Policy Analysis Branch Fisheries and Oceans 200 Kent Street Ontario K1A 0E6 Ottawa Tel: +1 613 9937783 Fax: +1 613 9909574 Email: [email protected]
	Allison J. SAUNDERS (Ms) Oceans Law Section Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 125 Sussex Drive Ontario K1A OG2 Ottawa Tel: +1 613 9962643 Fax: +1 613 9926483 Email: [email protected]
	Blair HANKEY Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to FAO Canadian Embassy Via Zara 30 00198 Rome Italy Email: [email protected]
CAPE VERDE/CAP-VERT/CABO VERDE	Arnaldo DELGADO Représentant Permanent Adjoint de la République du Cap-Vert auprès de la FAO Ambassade de la République du Cap-Vert Via Giosué Carducci 4 - Int. 3 00187 Rome Italie
CHILE/CHILI	Sergio MUJICA MONTES Director Nacional de Pesca Servicio Nacional de Pesca Valparaiso Tel: +56 32 8194 01 Fax: +56 32 819400 Email: [email protected]
	Alejandro COVARRUBIAS Jefe Departamento Fiscalización SERNAPESCA Valparaiso Tel: +56 32 819301 Fax: +56 32 819300 Email: [email protected]
CHINA/CHINE	Xiaobing LIU Deputy Chief Division of International Cooperation Bureau of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture No. 11, Nongzhanguan Nanli Beijing 100026 Tel: +86 10 64192974 Fax: +86 10 64192951
	Xiao JIANGUO Deputy Division Director Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2 Chaoyangmen Nandajie Beijing 100701
COLOMBIA/COLOMBIE	Bernardo G. ZULUAGA Representante Permanente Adjunto de la República de Colombia ante la FAO Embajada de la República de Colombia Via G. Pisanelli 4 00196 Roma Italia
	José Alfredo ALDANA MIRANDA Representente Permanente Alterno de la República de Colombia ante la FAO Embajada de la República de Colombia Via Giuseppe Pisanelli 4, Int. 10 00196 Roma Italia
COSTA RICA	Herbeth NANNE Presidente Instituto Costarricese de Pesca San José
	Victoria GUARDIA ALVARADO DE HERNÁNDEZ (Sra) Embajador ante la FAO Representación Permanente de la República de Costa Rica ante la FAO Via Bartolomeo Eustachio 22 00161 Roma Italia Tel: +39 0644251046 Fax: +39 0644251048 Email: [email protected]
	Asdrubal VASQUEZ Representante de la Industria Atunera de Costa Rica San José
	Yolanda GAGO (Sra) Representante Permanente Alterno Representación Permanente de la República de Costa Rica ante la FAO Via Bartolomeo Eustachio 22 00161 Roma Italia Tel: +39 0644251046 Fax: +39 0644251048 Email: [email protected]
	Katia MELONI (Sra) Asistente Representación Permanente de la República de Costa Rica ante la FAO Via Bartolomeo Eustachio 22 00161 Roma Italia
DENMARK/DANEMARK/DINAMARCA	Sally CLINK (Ms) Office of International Affairs Department of Fisheries Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Holbergsgade 2 1057 Copenhagen K Tel: +45 33 92 33 01 Fax: +45 33 11 82 71 Email: [email protected]
EGYPT/ÉGYPTE/EGIPTO	Mohamed KHALIFA Deputy Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to FAO Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Via Salaria 267 (Villa Savoia) 00199 Rome Italy Tel: +39 068440191 Fax: +39 068554424 Email: [email protected]
ERITREA/ÉRYTHRÉE	Yohannes TENSUE Alternate Permanent Representative of Eritrea to FAO Embassy of Eritrea Via Boncompagni 16 00187 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0642741293 Fax: +39 0642086806
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY/ COMMUNAUTÉ EUROPÉENNE/ COMUNIDAD EUROPEA (Member Organization/Organisation membre/Organización Miembro)	Serge BESLIER Chef d'unité Commission européenne Direction générale XIV - Pêche 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique Tel: +32 2 2950115 Fax: +32 2 2963986
	M.A. BENITEZ SALAS (Mme) Chef d'unité Commission européenne Direction générale XIV - Pêche 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique Tel: +32 2 2995472 Fax: +32 2 2962338 Email: [email protected]
	Christopher HEDLEY Editor Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law Law of the Sea Consultancy and Research 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique Email: [email protected]
	Per HELLER Administrateur Principal Direction générale commerce Unité "Agriculture et Pêches" 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique
	Fernando FLORINDO Council of the European Union General Secretariat Rue de la loi 175 B-1048 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 2856196 Fax: +32 2 2858261 Email: [email protected]
FIJI	Maciu LAGIBALAVU Director of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forests and ALTA Private Mail Bag Raiwaqa Suva
FINLAND/FINLANDE/FINLANDIA	Heikki LEHTINEN Senior Planning Officer Department of Fisheries and Game Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Kluuvikatu 4 A PO Box 232 00171 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 1602196 Fax: +358 9 1602284 Email: [email protected]
FRANCE/FRANCIA	Philippe FORIN Chef Bureau des ressources, réglementations et affaires internationales Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche 3 Place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris
	Daniel SILVESTRE Chargé de mission Secrétariat général de la mer 116 Boulevard Raspail 75007 Paris
	Alain PARRES Président Comité national des pêches et des élevages marins c/o UAPF 59 Rue des Mathurins 75008 Paris
GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE/ALEMANIA	Marlies REIMANN Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Rochusstr. 1 D-53123 Bonn Tel: +49-228-529 4349 Fax: +49-228-529 4410 Email: [email protected]
GREECE/GRÈCE/GRECIA	Vassilios SKOUNTIS Lt. Commander (Hellenic Coast Guard) Head of Fisheries Department Ministry of Merchantile Marine Grig. Lambraki 150 185 18 Pireaus Tel: +301 4220694 Fax: +301 4115798 Email: [email protected]
GUATEMALA	Acisclo VALLADARES MOLINA Representante Permanente de la República de Guatemala ante la FAO Embajada de la República de Guatemala ante la Santa Sede Piazzale S. Gregorio VII 65 00165 Roma Italia Tel: +39 066381632 Email: [email protected]
	Rita CLAVERIE DE SCIOLLI (Sra) Representante Permanente Adjunto de la República de Guatemala ante la FAO Embajada de la República de Guatemala ante la Santa Sede Piazzale S. Gregorio VII 65 00165 Roma Italia
	Ileana RIVERA DE ANGOTTI (Sra) Representante Permanente Alterno de la República de Guatemala ante la FAO Embajada de la República de Guatemala ante la Santa Sede Piazzale S. Gregorio VII 65 00165 Roma Italia
ICELAND/ISLANDE/ISLANDIA	Stefán ÁSMUNDSSON Legal Adviser International Law Ministry of Fisheries Skúlagata 4 150 Reykjavík Tel: +354 5609670 Fax: +354 5261853 Email: [email protected]
	Jón Erlingur JÓNASSON Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland to FAO Via Nazionale 163 00184 Rome Italy
INDIA/INDE	Neela GANGADHARAN (Ms) Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to FAO Embassy of the Republic of India Via XX Settembre 5 00187 Rome Italy
	Nita CHOWDHURY (Miss) Joint Secretary (Fisheries) Ministry of Agriculture Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Krishi Bhawan New Delhi
INDONESIA/INDONÉSIE	Etty R. AGOES Special Assistant to the Minister on Legal Affairs Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Jl. Veteran III No. 2 Jakarta 10110 Tel: +62 21 3857008 Fax: +62 21 3446733 Email: [email protected]
	Saut P. HUTAGALUNG Chief Fishing Port Division Directorate General of Fisheries Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries JL. Harsono RM No. 3 Ragunan, Pasar Minggu Jakarta Tel: +62 21 78832629 Fax: +62 21 7803196
	Timbul SITUMORANG Alternate Permanent Representative of Indonesia to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Via Campania 55 00187 Rome Italy
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF/IRAN, RÉPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D'/IRÁN, REPÚBLICA ISLÁMICA DEL	Aminollah TAGHAVI MOTLAGH General Manager Fishery Affairs Department Fatemi Ave. Tehran Tel: +98 216941373 Fax: +98 216941362 Email: [email protected]
	Mostafa JAFARI Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to FAO Via Aventina 8 00153 Rome Italy Tel: +39 065743594 Fax: +39 065747636
IRELAND/IRLANDE/IRLANDA	Jim CONDON Senior Sea Fisheries Officer Department of the Marine and Natural Resources Dublin
ITALY/ITALIE/ITALIA	Giovanni DELLA SETA Dirigente Unità Statistica e Rapporti FAO e ICCAT Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali Direzione Generale Pesca e Acquacoltura Viale dell' Arte 16 00144 Roma Tel: +39 0659084785 Fax: +39 0659084176 Email: [email protected]
JAPAN/JAPON/JAPÓN	Masayuki KOMATSU Counsellor Fisheries Policy Planning Department Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Tel: +81 3 35911086 Fax: +81 3 35020571
	Keiko SUZUKI (Ms) Assistant Director Fishery Division Economic Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Tel: +81 3 35803311 Fax: +81 3 35033136 Email: [email protected]
	Takanori OHASHI Programme Coordinator Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Tel: +81 3 35911086 Fax: +81 3 35020571 Email: [email protected]
	Tsuyoshi IWATA Assistant Section Chief International Affairs Division Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Tel: +81 3 35911086 Fax: +81 3 35020571 Email: [email protected]
	Eiko OZAKI (Ms) Manager International Department Federation of Japan Tuna Fisheries Cooperative Associations 3-22 Kudankita 2-Chome, Chiyoda-KuTokyo 102-0073 Tel. +81 3 32646167 Fax: +81 3 32347455 Email: [email protected]
	Masashi NISHIMURA Assistant Manager International Section, Operations Division Japan Fisheries Association Sankaido Bldg. 9-13 Akasaka 1, Minato-Ku Tokyo 107-0052 Tel.: +81 3 3585-6683 Fax: +81 3 3582 2337 Email: [email protected]
	Hideki MORONUKI Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO Embassy of Japan Via Quintino Sella 60 00187 Rome Italy
KENYA	Samuel C. YEGON Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Kenya Via Archimede 164 00197 Rome Italy
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF/CORÉE, RÉPUBLIQUE DE/COREA, REPÚBLICA DE	Pyung-Shik SHIN Director-General International Cooperation Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 139 Chungjong No.3 Seodaemun-Gu Seoul 120-715 Tel: +82 2 31486150 Fax: +82 2 31486996 Email: [email protected]
	Chiguk AHN Assistant Director International Cooperation Division Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 139 Chungjong No.3 Seodaemun-Gu Seoul 120-715 Tel: +82 2 31486992 Fax: +82 2 31486996 Email: [email protected]
	Sun Pyo KIM Senior Researcher Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 139 Chungjong No.3 Seodaemun-Gu Seoul 120-715
KUWAIT/KOWEÏT	Fatimah HAYAT (Ms) Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the State of Kuwait to FAO Via San Saba 18 00153 Rome Italy
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA/LA JAMAHIRIYA ARABE LIBYENNE/ LA JAMAHIRIYA ÁRABE LIBIA	Issam M. ZAWIA Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to FAO Via Nomentana 365 00162 Rome Italy
MALAYSIA/MALAISIE/MALASIA	Roseley KHALID Alernate Permanent Representative of Malaysia to FAO Embassy of Malaysia Via Nomentana 297 00162 Rome Italy Tel : +39 06 8419296 Fax : +39 06 8555110 Email : [email protected]
MALTA/MALTE	Francis MONTANARO MIFSUD Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of Malta to FAO Lungotevere Marzio 12 00186 Rome Italy
	Matthew CAMILLERI Fisheries Consultant Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Barriera Wharf Valletta Tel: +356 650934 Fax: +356 659380 Email: [email protected]
MAURITANIA/MAURITANIE	Mohamed Said OULD BENAOUF Chef Service des opérations Ministère des pêches et de l'économie maritime BP 126 Rim-Nkc Nouakchott
	Cherif OULD TOUELIEB Directeur Service de l'aménagement Ministère des pêches et de l'économie maritime BP 126, Rim-Nkc Nouakchott
MEXICO/MEXIQUE/MÉXICO	Mara A. MURILLO CORREA (Sra) Directora General de Política y Fomento Pesquero Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación Periferico sur 4209-5º Piso Jardines en la Montaña México, D.F.
	Hector MARQUEZ SOLIS Director General Análisis y Seguimiento de Tratados Comerciales Internacionales Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI) C.P. 06179 México, D.F. Tel: +52 5 7299119 Fax: +52 2 7299308 Email: [email protected]
	Maria Teresa BANDALA MEDINA (Sra) Directora Dirección General de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Av. R. Flores Magón 1 CP. 06995 México, D.F.
	María DE LOS ANGELES ARRIOLA AGUIRRE (Sra) Representante Permanente Alterna de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos ante la FAO Embajada de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 16 00161 Roma Italia
	Claudia GONZÁLEZ EGUÍA (Sra) Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP) Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 16 00161 Roma Italia
MOROCCO/MAROC/MARRUECOS	Salah BEN CHERIFI Chef d'URD de suivi et observation directe des stocks Institut National de recherche halieutique 2 Rue Tiznit 20200 Casablanca Tel : +212 22 268192 Email : [email protected]
	Jamila ALAOUI (Mrs) Représentant Permanent suppléant Ambassade du Royaume du Maroc Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 8-10 00161 Rome Italie Tél: +39 064402524/4402587 Fax: +39 064402695
NAMIBIA/NAMIBIE	Hashali HAMUKUAYA Deputy Director Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Private Bag 13355 Windhoek Tel: +264 61 2053071 Fax: +264 61 220558 Email: [email protected]
NEW ZEALAND/NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE/NUEVA ZELANDIA	William EMERSON Senior Policy Analyst Ministry of Fisheries 101 The Terrace Wellington Tel: +64 4 4702650 Fax: +64 4 470 2669 Email: [email protected]
NORWAY/NORVÈGE/NORUEGA	Johàn H. WILLIAMS Director General Ministry of Fisheries PO Box 8118 Dep 0032 Oslo
	Terje LOEBACH Senior Legal Adviser Directorate of Fisheries PO Box 185 5804 Bergen
	Alf Hakon HOEL Associate Professor University of Tromso Institute of Political Science 9037 Tromso
	Turid RODRIGUES EUSEBIO Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box 8114 Dep 0032 Oslo
	Ziv BOEDTKER (Ms) Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to FAO Royal Norwegian Embassy Via delle Terme Deciane 7 0153 Rome Italy Tel: +39 06 5717031 Fax:+39 06 57170316 Email: [email protected]
OMAN/OMÁN	Nasser Ben Saif AL KIYUMI Director of Fisheries Leasing and Monitoring Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries PO Box 467 Muscat 113 Tel: +968 696374 Fax: +968 605634
PANAMA/PANAMÁ	Franco ARNULFO Director-General Dirección General de Recursos Marinos y Costeros Apto 8062, Zona 7 Panama Tel: +507 2327510 Fax: +507 2326477 Email: [email protected]
	Horacio MALTEZ Representante Permanente Adjunto Representación Permanente de la República de Panamá ante la FAO Viale Regina Margherita 239 - piso 4 00198 Roma Italia
PERU/PÉROU/PERÚ	Alvaro VALDEZ FERNÁNDEZ-BACA Vice-Ministro de Pesquería Calle 1 Oeste N. 060 Urb. Corpac San Isidro Lima 27 Tel: +51 1 2243334 Fax: +51 1 2242950 Email: [email protected]
	Jorge VÉRTIZ CALDERÓN Asesor del Despacho Ministerial de Pesquería Calle 1 Oeste No. 060 Urb. CORPAC SAN ISIDRO Lima
	Jorge A. ZUZUNAGA ZUZUNAGA Asesor del Despacho Viceministerial de Pesquería Calle 1 Oeste No. 060 Urb. CORPAC SAN ISIDRO Lima 27 Tel: +51 1 4753218 Fax: +51 1 2242950 Email: [email protected]
PHILIPPINES/FILIPINAS	Annaliza A. VITUG Officer in Charge Legal Division and Licensing Division Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 860 Arcadia Bldg. Quezon Avenue Quezon City 1100 Email: [email protected]
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OFFICERS OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
Chairperson:	Mr Andrew Jackson (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chairperson:	Mr Alvaro Valdez Fernández-Baca (Peru)
Rapporteur:	Mr Mohamed Said Ould Benaouf (Mauritania)
FAO FISHERIES DEPARTMENT	Ichiro Nomura Assistant Director-General
	Zbigniew S. Karnicki Director Fishery Policy and Planning Division:
SECRETARIAT	David J. Doulman Secretary of the Consultation [email protected]
	William R. Edeson Legal Officer
	Grant Bryden Fishery Liaison Officer [email protected]
	Janet C. Webb Meetings Officer [email protected]
	Marianne Guyonnet Secretary [email protected]
	Indra Gondowarsito Secretary [email protected]
	Rine Sola Secretary [email protected]

 

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APPENDIX C

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

 

FI:IUU/2000/1	Agenda and Timetable
2	Report of the Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Rome, Italy, 2-6 October 2000 (FAO Fisheries Report No.634)
FI:IUU/2000/Inf.1	List of Documents
Inf.2	List of Participants
Inf.3	Comments Received by the Secretariat on the Draft International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing of 6 October 2000.
Inf.4	Statement of Competence and Voting Rights by the European Community and its Member States

 

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APPENDIX D

DRAFT
INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

 

 

I. INTRODUCTION

1. In the context of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its overall objective of sustainable fisheries, the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in world fisheries is of serious and increasing concern. IUU fishing undermines efforts to conserve and manage fish stocks in all capture fisheries. When confronted with IUU fishing, national and regional fisheries management organizations can fail to achieve management goals. This situation leads to the loss of both short and long-term social and economic opportunities and to negative effects on food security and environmental protection. IUU fishing can lead to the collapse of a fishery or seriously impair efforts to rebuild stocks that have already been depleted. Existing international instruments addressing IUU fishing have not been effective due to a lack of political will, priority, capacity and resources to ratify or accede to and implement them.

2. The Twenty-third Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in February 1999 addressed the need to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. The Committee was concerned about information presented indicating increases in IUU fishing, including fishing vessels flying "flags of convenience". Shortly afterwards, an FAO Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries in March 1999 declared that, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of States under international law, FAO "will develop a global plan of action to deal effectively with all forms of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing including fishing vessels flying "flags of convenience" through coordinated efforts by States, FAO, relevant regional fisheries management bodies and other relevant international agencies such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as provided in Article IV of the Code of Conduct. The Government of Australia, in cooperation with FAO, organized an Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Sydney, Australia, from 15 to 19 May 2000. Subsequently, an FAO Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing was held in Rome from 2 to 6 October 2000 and a further Technical Consultation was held in Rome from 22 to 23 February 2001.

II. NATURE AND SCOPE OF IUU FISHING AND THE INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION

3. In this document:

3.1 Illegal fishing refers to activities:

3.1.1 conducted by national or foreign vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of a State, without the permission of that State, or in contravention of its laws and regulations;

3.1.2 conducted by vessels flying the flag of States that are parties to a relevant regional fisheries management organization but operate in contravention of the conservation and management measures adopted by that organization and by which the States are bound, or relevant provisions of the applicable international law; or

3.1.3 in violation of national laws or international obligations, including those undertaken by cooperating States to a relevant regional fisheries management organization.

3.2 Unreported fishing refers to fishing activities:

3.2.1 which have not been reported, or have been misreported, to the relevant national authority, in contravention of national laws and regulations; or

3.2.2 undertaken in the area of competence of a relevant regional fisheries management organization which have not been reported or have been misreported, in contravention of the reporting procedures of that organization.

3.3 Unregulated fishing refers to fishing activities:

3.3.1 in the area of application of a relevant regional fisheries management organization that are conducted by vessels without nationality, or by those flying the flag of a State not party to that organization, or by a fishing entity, in a manner that is not consistent with or contravenes the conservation and management measures of that organization; or

3.3.2 in areas or for fish stocks in relation to which there are no applicable conservation or management measures and where such fishing activities are conducted in a manner inconsistent with State responsibilities for the conservation of living marine resources under international law.

3.4 Notwithstanding paragraph 3.3, certain unregulated fishing may take place in a manner which is not in violation of applicable international law, and may not require the application of measures envisaged under the International Plan of Action`(IPOA).

4. The IPOA is voluntary. It has been elaborated within the framework of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries as envisaged by Article 2 (d).

5. The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, in particular Articles 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, and 3.2 applies to the interpretation and application of this IPOA and its relationship with other international instruments. The IPOA is also directed as appropriate towards fishing entities as referred to in the Code of Conduct. The IPOA responds to fisheries specific issues and nothing in it prejudices the positions of States in other fora.

6. In this document:

1. the reference to States includes regional economic integration organizations in matters within their competence;
2. the term "regional" includes sub-regional, as appropriate;
3. the term "regional fisheries management organization" means an intergovernmental fisheries organization or arrangement, as appropriate, that has the competence to establish fishery conservation and management measures;
4. the term "conservation and management measures" means measures to conserve one or more species of living marine resources that are adopted and applied consistent with the relevant rules of international law;
5. the term "1982 UN Convention" refers to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982;
6. the term "1993 FAO Compliance Agreement" refers to the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, approved by the FAO Conference on 24 November 1993.
7. the term "1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement" refers to the Agreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; and
8. the term "Code of Conduct" refers to the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

7. This document is a further commitment by all States to implement the Code of Conduct.

III. OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPLES

8. The objective of the IPOA is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by providing all States with comprehensive, effective and transparent measures by which to act, including through appropriate regional fisheries management organizations established in accordance with international law.

9. The IPOA to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing incorporates the following principles and strategies. Due consideration should be given to the special requirements of developing countries in accordance with Article 5 of the Code of Conduct.

9.1 Participation and coordination: To be fully effective, the IPOA should be implemented by all States either directly, in cooperation with other States, or indirectly through relevant regional fisheries management organizations or through FAO and other appropriate international organizations. An important element in successful implementation will be close and effective coordination and consultation, and the sharing of information to reduce the incidence of IUU fishing, among States and relevant regional and global organizations. The full participation of stakeholders in combating IUU fishing, including industry, fishing communities, and non-governmental organizations, should be encouraged.

9.2 Phased implementation: Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing should be based on the earliest possible phased implementation of national plans of action, and regional and global action in accordance with the IPOA.

9.3 Comprehensive and integrated approach: Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing should address factors affecting all capture fisheries. In taking such an approach, States should embrace measures building on the primary responsibility of the flag State and using all available jurisdiction in accordance with international law, including port State measures, coastal State measures, market-related measures and measures to ensure that nationals do not support or engage in IUU fishing. States are encouraged to use all these measures, where appropriate, and to cooperate in order to ensure that measures are applied in an integrated manner. The action plan should address all economic, social and environmental impacts of IUU fishing .

9.4 Conservation: Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing should be consistent with the conservation and long-term sustainable use of fish stocks and the protection of the environment.

9.5 Transparency: The IPOA should be implemented in a transparent manner in accordance with Article 6.13 of the Code of Conduct.

9.6 Non-discrimination: The IPOA should be developed and applied without discrimination in form or in fact against any State or its fishing vessels.

IV. KEY ACTIONS IN COMBATING IUU FISHING

10. Deleted.

V. IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE IUU FISHING

ALL STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

International Instruments

11. States should give full effect to relevant norms of international law, in particular as reflected in the 1982 UN Convention, in order to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing.

12. States are encouraged, as a matter of priority, to ratify, accept or accede to, as appropriate, the 1982 UN Convention, the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement. Those States that have not ratified, accepted or acceded to these relevant international instruments should not act in a manner inconsistent with these instruments.

13. States should implement fully and effectively all relevant international fisheries instruments which they have ratified, accepted or acceded to.

13bis. The IPOA does not replace the obligations contained in the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement, for States parties to those instruments.

13tris. States should fully and effectively implement the Code of Conduct and its associated International Plans of Action.

13quat. States whose nationals fish on the high seas in fisheries not regulated by a relevant regional fisheries management organization should fully implement their obligations under Part VII of the 1982 UN Convention to take measures with respect to their nationals as may be necessary for the conservation of the living resources of the high seas.

National Legislation

Legislation

14. National legislation should address in an effective manner all aspects of IUU fishing.

15. National legislation should address, inter alia, evidentiary standards and admissibility including, as appropriate, the use of electronic evidence and new technologies.

State Control over Nationals

16. In the light of relevant provisions of the 1982 UN Convention, and without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State on the high seas, each State should, to the greatest extent possible, take measures or cooperate to ensure that nationals subject to their jurisdiction do not support or engage in IUU fishing. All States should cooperate to identify those nationals who are the operators or beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing.

16bis. States should discourage their nationals from flagging fishing vessels under the jurisdiction of a State that does not meet its flag State responsibilities.

Vessels without Nationality

17. Combined with 16.

18. States should take measures consistent with international law in relation to vessels without nationality on the high seas involved in IUU fishing.

Sanctions

19. States should ensure that sanctions for IUU fishing by vessels and, to the greatest extent possible, nationals under its jurisdiction are of sufficient severity to effectively prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing and to deprive offenders of the benefits accruing from such fishing. This may include the adoption of a civil sanction regime based on an administrative penalty scheme. States should ensure the consistent and transparent application of sanctions.

Non Cooperating States

19bis. All possible steps should be taken, consistent with international law, to prevent, deter and eliminate the activities of non-cooperating States to a relevant regional fisheries management organization which engage in IUU fishing.

Economic Incentives

19tris. States should, to the exent possible in their national law, avoid conferring economic support, including subsidies, to companies, vessels or persons that are involved in IUU fishing.

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

20. States should undertake comprehensive and effective monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) of fishing from its commencement, through the point of landing, to final destination, including by:

20.1 developing and implementing schemes for access to waters and resources, including authorization schemes for vessels;

20.2 maintaining records of all vessels and their current owners and operators authorized to undertake fishing subject to their jurisdiction;

20.3 implementing, where appropriate, a vessel monitoring system (VMS), in accordance with the relevant national, regional or international standards, including the requirement for vessels under their jurisdiction to carry VMS on board;

20.4 implementing, where appropriate, observer programmes in accordance with relevant national, regional or international standards, including the requirement for vessels under their jurisdiction to carry observers on board;

20.5 providing training and education to all persons involved in MCS operations;

20.6 planning, funding and undertaking MCS operations in a manner that will maximize their ability to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing;

20.7 promoting industry knowledge and understanding of the need for, and their cooperative participation in, MCS activities to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing;

20.8 promoting knowledge and understanding of MCS issues within national judicial systems;

20.9 establishing and maintaining systems for the acquisition, storage and dissemination of MCS data, taking into account applicable confidentiality requirements;

20.10 ensuring effective implementation of national and, where appropriate, internationally agreed boarding and inspection regimes consistent with international law, recognizing the rights and obligations of masters and of inspection officers.

National Plans of Action

21. States should develop and implement, within two years of the adoption of the IPOA, national plans of action to further achieve the objectives of the IPOA and give full effect to its provisions as an integral part of their fisheries management programmes and budgets. These plans should also include, as appropriate, actions to implement initiatives adopted by relevant regional fisheries management organizations to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. In doing so, States should encourage the full participation and engagement of all interested stakeholders, including industry, fishing communities and non-governmental organizations.

22. At least every four years after the adoption of their national plans of action, States should review the implementation of these plans for the purpose of identifying cost-effective strategies to increase their effectiveness and to take into account their reporting obligations to FAO under Part VII of the IPOA.

23. States should ensure that national efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing are internally coordinated.

Cooperation between States

24. States should coordinate their activities and cooperate directly, and as appropriate through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, in preventing, deterring and eliminating IUU fishing. In particular, States should:

24.1 exchange data or information, preferably in standardized format, from records of vessels authorized by them to fish, in a manner consistent with any applicable confidentiality requirements;

24.2 cooperate in effective acquisition, management and verification of all relevant data and information from fishing;

24.3 allow and enable their respective MCS practitioners or enforcement personnel to cooperate in the investigation of IUU fishing, and to this end States should collect and maintain data and information relating to such fishing;

24.4 cooperate in transferring expertise and technology;

24.5 cooperate to make policies and measures compatible;

24.6 develop cooperative mechanisms that allow, inter alia, rapid responses to IUU fishing;

24.7 cooperate in monitoring, control and surveillance, including through international agreements.

24bis. In the light of Article VI of the 1993 Compliance Agreement, flag States should make available to FAO and, as appropriate, to other States and relevant regional or international organizations, information about vessels deleted from their records or whose authorization to fish has been cancelled and to the extent possible, the reasons therefor.

24tris. In order to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information, each State and regional or international organization should nominate and publicize initial formal contact points.

24quat. Flag States should consider entering into agreements or arrangements with other States and otherwise cooperate for the enforcement of applicable laws and conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level.

Publicity

24cinq. States should publicize widely, including through cooperation with other States, full details of IUU fishing and actions taken to eliminate it, in a manner consistent with any applicable confidentiality requirements.

25. Moved to 13quat.

Technical Capacity and Resources

26. States should endeavour to make available the technical capacity and resources which are needed to implement the IPOA. This should include, where appropriate, the establishment of special funds at the national, regional or global level. In this respect, international cooperation should play an important role.

[NOTE 26BIS, 26TRIS AND 26 QUAT MOVED TO 24BIS, TRIS AND QUAT.]

FLAG STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

Fishing Vessel Registration

27. States should ensure that fishing vessels entitled to fly their flag do not engage in or support IUU fishing.

28. A flag State should ensure, before it registers a fishing vessel, that it can exercise its responsibility to ensure that the vessel does not engage in IUU fishing.

29. Flag States should avoid flagging vessels with a history of non-compliance except where:

29.1 the ownership of the vessel has subsequently changed and the new owner has provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that the previous owner or operator has no further legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or control of, the vessel; or

29.2 having taken into account all relevant facts, the flag State determines that flagging the vessel would not result in IUU fishing.

30. All States involved in a chartering arrangement, including flag States and other States that accept such an arrangement, should, within the limits of their respective jurisdictions, take measures to ensure that chartered vessels do not engage in IUU fishing.

31. Deleted.

32. Flag States should deter vessels from reflagging for the purposes of non-compliance with conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level. To the extent practicable, the actions and standards flag States adopt should be uniform to avoid creating incentives for vessel owners to reflag their vessels to other States.

33. States should take all practicable steps, including denial to a vessel of an authorization to fish and the entitlement to fly that State's flag, to prevent "flag hopping"; that is to say, the practice of repeated and rapid changes of a vessel's flag for the purposes of circumventing conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level or of facilitating non-compliance with such measures or provisions.

34. Although the functions of registration of a vessel and issuing of an authorization to fish are separate, flag States should consider conducting these functions in a manner which ensures each gives appropriate consideration to the other. Flag States should ensure appropriate links between the operation of their vessel registers and the record those States keep of their fishing vessels. Where such functions are not undertaken by one agency, States should ensure sufficient cooperation and information sharing between the agencies responsible for those functions.

35. A Flag State should consider making its decision to register a fishing vessel conditional upon its being prepared to provide to the vessel an authorization to fish in waters under its jurisdiction, or on the high seas, or conditional upon an authorization to fish being issued by a coastal State to the vessel when it is under the control of that flag State.

Record of Fishing Vessels

36. Each flag State should maintain a record of fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag. Each flag State's record of fishing vessels should include, for vessels authorized to fish on the high seas, all the information set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article VI of the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement, and may also include, inter alia:

36.1 the previous names, if any and if known;

36.2 name, address and nationality of the natural or legal person in whose name the vessel is registered ;

36.3 name, street address, mailing address and nationality of the natural or legal persons responsible for managing the operations of the vessel;

36.4 name, street address, mailing address and nationality of natural or legal persons with beneficial ownership of the vessel;

36.5 name and ownership history of the vessel, and, where this is known, the history of non-compliance by that vessel, in accordance with national laws, with conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level; and

36.6 vessel dimensions, and where appropriate, a photograph, taken at the time of registration or at the conclusion of any more recent structural alterations, showing a side profile view of the vessel.

36.bis. Flag States may also require the inclusion of the information in paragraph 36 in their record of fishing vessels that are not authorized to fish on the high seas.

Authorization to Fish

36tris. States should adopt measures to ensure that no vessel be allowed to fish unless so authorized, in a manner consistent with international law for the high seas , in particular the rights and duties set out in articles 116 and 117 of the 1982 UN Convention, or in conformity with national legislation within areas of national jurisdiction.

36quat. A flag State should ensure that each of the vessels entitled to fly its flag fishing in waters outside its sovereignty or jurisdiction holds a valid authorization to fish issued by that flag State. Where a coastal State issues an authorization to fish to a vessel, that coastal State should ensure that no fishing in its waters occurs without an authorization to fish issued by the flag State of the vessel.

37. Vessels should have an authorization to fish and where required carry it on board. Each State's authorization should include, but need not be limited to:

37.1 the name of the vessel, and, where appropriate, the natural or legal person authorized to fish;

37.2 the areas, scope and duration of the authorization to fish;

37.3 the species, fishing gear authorized, and where appropriate, other applicable management measures.

37bis. Conditions under which an authorization is issued may also include, where required:

37bis.1 vessel monitoring systems;

37bis.2 catch reporting conditions, such as:

37bis.2.1 time series of catch and effort statistics by vessel;

37bis.2.2 total catch in number, nominal weight, or both, by species (both target and non-target) as is appropriate to each fishery period (nominal weight is defined as the live weight equivalent of the catch);

37bis.2.3 discard statistics, including estimates where necessary, reported as number or nominal weight by species, as is appropriate to each fishery;

37bis.2.4 effort statistics appropriate to each fishing method; and

37bis.2.5 fishing location, date and time fished and other statistics on fishing operations.

37bis.3 reporting and other conditions for transshipping, where transshipping is permitted;

37bis.4 observer coverage;

37bis.5 maintenance of fishing and related log books;

37bis.6 navigational equipment to ensure compliance with boundaries and in relation to restricted areas;

37bis.7 compliance with applicable international conventions and national laws and regulations in relation to maritime safety, protection of the marine environment, and conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level;

37bis.8 marking of its fishing vessels in accordance with internationally recognized standards, such as the FAO Standard Specification and Guidelines for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels. Vessels' fishing gear should similarly be marked in accordance with internationally recognized standards;

37bis.9 where appropriate, compliance with other aspects of fisheries arrangements applicable to the flag State; and

37bis.10 the vessel having a unique, internationally recognized identification number, wherever possible, that enables it to be identified regardles of changes in registration or name over time.

38. Flag States should ensure that their fishing, transport and support vessels do not support or engage in IUU fishing. To this end, flag States should ensure that none of their vessels re-supply fishing vessels engaged in such activities or transship fish to or from these vessels, except for humanitarian purposes, including the safety of crew members.

39. Flag States should ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, all of their fishing, transport and support vessels involved in transshipment at sea have a prior authorization to transship issued by the flag State, and report to the national fisheries administration or other designated institution:

39.1 the date and location of all of their transshipments of fish at sea;

39.2 the weight by species and catch area of the catch transshipped;

39.3 the name, registration, flag and other information related to the identification of the vessels involved in the transshipment; and

39.4 the port of landing of the transshipped catch.

40. Moved to 26quat.

41. Moved to 26bis.

42. Moved to 26tris.

43. Flag States should make information from catch and transshipment reports available, aggregated according to areas and species, in a full, timely and regular manner and, as appropriate, to relevant national, regional and international organizations, including FAO, taking into account applicable confidentiality requirements.

COASTAL STATE MEASURES

43bis. In the exercise of the sovereign rights of coastal States for exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the living marine resources under their jurisdiction, in conformity with the 1982 UN Convention and international law, each coastal State should implement measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing in the exclusive economic zone. Among the measures which the coastal State should consider, consistent with national legislation and international law, and to the extent practicable and appropriate, are:

43bis.1 effective monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities in the exclusive economic zone;

43bis.2 cooperation and exchange of information with other States, where appropriate, including neighbouring coastal States and with regional fisheries management organizations;

43bis.3 to ensure that no vessel undertakes fishing activities within its waters without a valid authorization to fish issued by that coastal State;

43bis.4 to ensure that an authorization to fish is issued only if the vessel concerned is entered on a record of vessels;

43bis.5 to ensure that each vessel fishing in its waters maintains a logbook recording its fishing activities where appropriate;

43bis.6 to ensure that at-sea transshipment and processing of fish and fish products in coastal State waters are authorized by that coastal State, or conducted in conformity with appropriate management regulations;

43bis.7 regulation of fishing access to its waters in a manner which will help to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing; and

43bis.8 avoiding licensing a vessel to fish in its waters if that particular vessel has a history of IUU fishing.

PORT STATE MEASURES

44. States should use measures, in accordance with international law, for port State control of fishing vessels in order to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishingSuch measures should be implemented in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

44bis. When used in paragraphs 44 to 53, port access means admission for foreign fishing vessels to ports or offshore terminals for the purpose of, inter alia, refuelling, re-supplying, transshipping and landing, without prejudice to the sovereignty of a coastal State in accordance with its national law and Article 25.2 of the 1982 UN Convention and other relevant international law.

44tris. Notwithstanding paragraphs 44, 44bis and 45; a vessel should be provided port access, in accordance with international law, for reasons of force majeure or distress or for rendering assistance to persons, ships or aircraft in danger or distress.

45. Prior to allowing a vessel port access, States should require fishing vessels and vessels involved in fishing related activities seeking permission to enter their ports to provide reasonable advance notice of their entry into port, a copy of their authorization to fish, details of their fishing trip and quantities of fish on board, with due regard to confidentiality requirements, in order to ascertain whether the vessel may have engaged in, or supported, IUU fishing.

46. Where a port State has clear evidence that a vessel having been granted access to its ports has engaged in IUU fishing activity, the port State should not allow the vessel to land or transship fish in its ports, and should report the matter to the flag State of the vessel.

47. States should publicize ports to which foreign flagged vessels may be permitted admission and should ensure that these ports have the capacity to conduct inspections.

47bis. In the exercise of their right to inspect fishing vessels, port States should collect the following information and remit it to the flag State and, where appropriate, the relevant regional fisheries management organization:

47bis.1 the flag State of the vessel and identification details;

47bis.2 name, nationality, and qualifications of the master and the fishing master;

47bis.3 fishing gear;

47bis.4 catch on board, including origin, species, form, and quantity;

47bis.5 where appropriate, other information required by relevant regional fisheries management organizations or other international agreements; and

47bis.6 total landed and transshipped catch.

47tris. If, in the course of an inspection, it is found that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the vessel has engaged in or supported IUU fishing in areas beyond the jurisdiction of the port State, the port State should, in addition to any other actions it may take consistent with international law, immediately report the matter to the flag State of the vessel and, where appropriate, the relevant coastal States and regional fisheries management organization. The port State may take other action with the consent of, or upon the request of, the flag State.

47quat. In applying paragraphs 47bis and 47tris, States should safeguard the confidentiality of information collected, in accordance with their national laws.

48. States should establish and publicize a national strategy and procedures for port State control of vessels involved in fishing and related activities, including training, technical support, qualification requirements and general operating guidelines for port State control officers. States should also consider capacity-building needs in the development and implementation of this strategy.

49. States should cooperate, as appropriate, bilaterally, multilaterally and within relevant regional fisheries management organizations, to develop compatible measures for port State control of fishing vessels. Such measures should deal with the information to be collected by port States, procedures for information collection, and measures for dealing with suspected infringements by the vessel of measures adopted under these national, regional or international systems.

50. States should consider developing within relevant regional fisheries management organizations port State measures building on the presumption that vessels entitled to fly the flag of States not parties to a regional fisheries management organization and which have not agreed to cooperate with that regional fisheries management organization, which are identified as being engaged in fishing activities in the area of that particular organization, may be undermining the effectiveness of the organization's conservation and management measures. Such port State measures may prohibit landings and transshipment of catch unless the vessel can establish that the catch was taken in a manner consistent with those conservation and management measures. The identification by the regional fisheries management organization of the vessels should be made through agreed procedures in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

51. States should enhance cooperation, including by the flow of relevant information, among and between relevant regional fisheries management organizations and States on port State controls.

52. Amended and moved to 81bis.

53. Deleted.

INTERNATIONALLY AGREED MARKET-RELATED MEASURES

53bis. The measures in paragraphs 54 bis to 66 are to be implemented in a manner which recognizes the right of States to trade in fish and fishery products harvested in a sustainable manner and should be interpreted and applied in accordance with the principles, rights and obligations established in the World Trade Organisation, and implemented in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

54. Only in exceptional circumstances, where other measures have proven unsuccessful to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, States should take all steps necessary, consistent with international law, to prevent fish caught by vessels identified by the relevant regional fisheries management organization to have been engaged in IUU fishing being traded or imported into their territories. Such identification should be made in accordance with paragraph 50 of the IPOA. Trade-related measures should be consistent with international law, including principles, rights and obligations established in WTO Agreements, and implemented in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. Unilateral measures should be avoided.

54bis. States should ensure that measures on international trade in fish and fishery products are transparent, based on scientific evidence, where applicable, and are in accordance with internationally agreed rules.

55. States should cooperate, including through relevant global and regional fisheries management organizations, to adopt appropriate multilaterally agreed trade-related measures that may be necessary to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing for specific fish stocks or species. Multilateral trade-related measures envisaged in regional fisheries management organizations may be used to support cooperative efforts to ensure that trade in specific fish and fish products does not in any way encourage IUU fishing or otherwise undermine the effectiveness of conservation and management measures which are consistent with the 1982 UN Convention.

56. Trade-related measures to reduce or eliminate trade in fish and fish products derived from IUU fishing could include the adoption of multilateral catch documentation and certification requirements, as well as other appropriate multilaterally-agreed measures such as import and export controls or prohibitions. Such measures should be adopted in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. When such measures are adopted, States should support their consistent and effective implementation.

57. Stock or species-specific trade-related measures may be necessary to reduce or eliminate the economic incentive for vessels to engage in IUU fishing.

58. Deleted.

59. States should take steps to improve the transparency of their markets to allow the traceability of fish or fish products.

60. States, when requested by an interested State, should assist any State in deterring trade in fish and fish products illegally harvested in its jurisdiction. Assistance should be given in accordance with terms agreed by both States and fully respecting the jurisdiction of the State requesting assistance.

61. States should take measures to ensure that their importers, transshippers, consumers, equipment suppliers, bankers, insurers, other services suppliers and the public are aware of the detrimental effects of doing business with vessels identified as engaged in IUU fishing by States, in respect of vessels subject to their jurisdiction, or by relevant regional fisheries management organizations, and should consider measures to deter such business. Such measures could include making such business a violation of national law. All identifications of vessels engaged in IUU fishing should be made in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

62. States should take measures to ensure that their fishers are aware of the detrimental effects of doing business with importers, transshippers, buyers, consumers, equipment suppliers, bankers, insurers and other services suppliers identified as doing business with vessels identified as engaged in IUU fishing by States, in respect of vessels subject to their jurisdiction, or by relevant regional fisheries management organizations, and should consider measures to deter such business. Such measures could include making such business a violation of national law. All identifications of vessels engaged in IUU fishing should be made in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

63. States may adopt measures, such as legislation, which make it a violation for any person subject to their jurisdiction to trade in fish or fish products derived from IUU fishing.

64. Moved to 66bis.

65. States should work towards using the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System for fish and fisheries products in order to help promote the implementation of the IPOA.

66. Certification and documentation requirements should be standardized to the extent feasible, and electronic schemes developed where possible, to ensure their effectiveness, reduce opportunities for fraud, and avoid unnecessary burdens on trade.

RESEARCH

66bis. States should encourage scientific research on methods of identifying fish species from samples of processed products. FAO should facilitate the establishment of a network of databases of genetic and other markers used to identify fish species from processed product, including the ability to identify the stock of origin where possible.

REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

67. Deleted.

68. Deleted.

69. States should ensure compliance with and enforcement of policies and measures having a bearing on IUU fishing which are adopted by any relevant regional fisheries management organization and by which they are bound. States should cooperate in the establishment of such organizations in regions where none currently exist.

69bis. As the cooperation of all relevant States is important for the success of measures taken by relevant regional fisheries management organizations to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, States which are not members of a relevant regional fisheries management organization are not discharged from their obligation to cooperate, in accordance with their international obligations, with that regional fisheries management organization. To that end, States should give effect to their duty to cooperate by agreeing to apply the conservation and management measures established by that regional fisheries management organization, or by adopting measures consistent with those conservation and management measures, and should ensure that vessels entitled to fly their flag do not undermine such measures.

70. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, should take action to strengthen and develop innovative ways, in conformity with international law, to prevent. deter, and eliminate IUU fishing. Consideration should be given to including the following measures:

70.1 institutional strengthening, as appropriate, of relevant regional fisheries management organizations with a view to enhancing their capacity to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing;

70.2 development of compliance measures in conformity with international law;

70.3 development and implementation of comprehensive arrangements for mandatory reporting;

70.4 establishment of and cooperation in the exchange of information on vessels engaged in or supporting IUU fishing;

70.5 development and maintenance of records of vessels fishing in the area of competence of a relevant regional fisheries management organization, including both those authorized to fish and those engaged in or supporting IUU fishing;

70.6 development of methods of compiling and using trade information to monitor IUU fishing;

70.7 development of MCS, including promoting for implementation by its members in their respective jurisdictions, unless otherwise provided for in an international agreement, real time catch and vessel monitoring systems, other new technologies, monitoring of landings, port control, and inspections and regulation of transshipment, as appropriate;

70.7bis development within a regional fisheries management organization, where appropriate, of boarding and inspection regimes consistent with international law, recognizing the rights and obligations of masters and inspection officers;

70.8 development of observer programmes;

70.9 where appropriate, market-related measures in accordance with the IPOA;

70.10 definition of circumstances in which vessels will be presumed to have engaged in or to have supported IUU fishing;

70.11 development of education and public awareness programmes;

70.12 development of action plans; and

70.13 where agreed by their members, examination of chartering arrangements, if there is concern that these may result in IUU fishing.

71. [Amended and moved to new paragraph 74 bis].

72. Deleted.

73. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, should compile and make available on a timely basis, and at least on an annual basis, to other regional fisheries management organizations and to FAO, information relevant to the prevention, deterrence and elimination of IUU fishing, including:

73.1 estimates of the extent, magnitude and character of IUU activities in the area of competence of the regional fisheries management organization;

73.2 details of measures taken to deter, prevent and eliminate IUU fishing;

73.3 records of vessels authorized to fish, as appropriate; and

73.4 records of vessels engaged in IUU fishing.

74. Objectives of institutional and policy strengthening in relevant regional fisheries management organizations in relation to IUU fishing should include enabling regional fisheries management organizations to:

74.1 determine policy objectives regarding IUU fishing, both for internal purposes and co-ordination with other regional fisheries management organizations;

74.2 strengthen institutional mechanisms as appropriate, including mandate, functions, finance, decision making, reporting or information requirements and enforcement schemes, for the optimum implementation of policies in relation to IUU fishing;

74.3 regularize coordination with institutional mechanisms of other regional fisheries management organizations as far as possible in relation to IUU fishing, in particular information, enforcement and trade aspects; and

74.4 ensure timely and effective implementation of policies and measures internally, and in cooperation with other regional fisheries management organizations and relevant regional and international organizations.

74bis. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, should encourage non-contracting parties with a real interest in the fishery concerned to join those organizations and to participate fully in their work. Where this is not possible, the regional fisheries management organizations should encourage and facilitate the participation and cooperation of non-contracting parties, in accordance with applicable international agreements and international law, in the conservation and management of the relevant fisheries resources and in the implementation of measures adopted by the relevant organizations. Regional fisheries management organizations should address the issue of access to the resource in order to foster cooperation and enhance sustainability in the fishery, in accordance with international law. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries mangement organizations, should also assist, as necessary, non-contracting parties in the implementation of paragraphs 69 and 69bis of the IPOA.

75. When a State fails to ensure that fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag, or, to the greatest extent possible, its nationals, do not engage in IUU fishing activities that affect the fish stocks covered by a relevant regional fisheries management organization, the member States, acting through the organization, should draw the problem to the attention of that State. If the problem is not rectified, members of the organization may agree to adopt appropriate measures, through agreed procedures, in accordance with international law.

VI. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

76. States, with the support of FAO and relevant international financial institutions and mechanisms, where appropriate, should cooperate to support training and capacity building and consider providing financial, technical and other assistance to developing countries, including in particular the least developed among them and small island developing States, so that they can more fully meet their commitments under the IPOA and obligations under international law, including their duties as flag States and port States.

77. States, with the support of FAO and relevant international financial institutions and mechanisms, where appropriate, should cooperate to enable:

77.1 review and revision of national legislation and regional regulatory frameworks;

77.2 the improvement and harmonization of fisheries and related data collection;

77.3 the strengthening of regional institutions; and

77.4 the strengthening and enhancement of integrated MCS systems, including satellite monitoring systems.

VII. REPORTING

78. States and regional fisheries management organizations should report to FAO on progress with the elaboration and implementation of their plans to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing as part of their biennial reporting to FAO on the Code of Conduct. These reports should be published by FAO in a timely manner.

VIII. ROLE OF FAO

79. FAO will, as and to the extent directed by its Conference, collect all relevant information and data that might serve as a basis for further analysis aimed at identifying factors and causes contributing to IUU fishing such as, inter alia, a lack of input and output management controls, unsustainable fishery management methods and subsidies that contribute to IUU fishing.

80. FAO will, as and to the extent directed by its Conference, support development and implementation of national and regional plans to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing through specific, in-country technical assistance projects with Regular Programme funds and through the use of extra-budgetary funds made available to the Organization for this purpose.

81. Deleted.

81bis. FAO should, in collaboration with other relevant international organizations, in particular IMO, further investigate the issue of IUU fishing.

82. Deleted.

83. FAO should convene an Expert Consultation on the implementation of paragraph 66 of the IPOA.

84. FAO should investigate the benefits of establishing and maintaining regional and global databases, including but not limited to, information as provided for in Article VI of the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement.

85. The FAO Committee on Fisheries will, based on a detailed analysis by the Secretariat, biennially evaluate the progress towards the implementation of the IPOA.