OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities

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OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities

• Port State Measures
• Terje Lobach

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Relevant global instruments

• 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement
• 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement
• Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• International Plan of Action on IUU
• Fishing

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Flag State responsibilities

• FOC - Flag of Convenience
• FONC Flag of Non- Compliance

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Paris Memorandum of Understanding

• Merchant fleet
• 25 inspection target
• IMO
• Inspiration for other regions

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Joint FAO/IMO Working Group

• Findings
• The majority of fishing vessels are not covered
  by IMO instruments either because fishing vessels
  are specifcally excluded, are outside size
  limitations or the flag States are not parties to
  relevant instruments.

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UN Fish Stocks Agreement

• Article 23 (Measures by the port State)
• A port State has the right and duty to take
  measures..

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IPOA on IUU Fishing

• Article 62
• States should cooperate, as appropriate,
  bilaterally, multilaterally and within relevant
  regional fisheries management organizations, to
  develop compatible measures for port State
  control.

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Regional Fisheries Bodies
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Some Regional Fisheries Bodies

• CCAMLR
• ICCAT
• NAFO
• NEAFC

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Some Current RFMO Schemes

• NCP Schemes
• IUU Vessels - blacklisting/
• whitelisting
• Denial of landings/services
• CP Schemes
• Catch Certification

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Application of a MOU

• RFMOs
• Port States not parties to RFMOs
• Cooperation Agreements between RFMOs

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Activities/Fishing Areas

• Contracting Party (CP) of a RFMO in the
  Regulatory Area (RA)
• A non-CP of a RFMO in the RA

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Activities/Fishing Areas(continued)

• A CP of a RFMO in waters under national
  jurisdiction of a CP
• A non-CP of a RFMO in waters under national
  jurisdiction

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Content of a possible MOU

• Scope
• Prior notice of port access
• Entry conditions/denial of port access

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Content of a possible MOU(continued)

• Port inspections
• Actions
• Information

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Recommendation

• FAO Technical Consultation to Address
  Substantive Issues Relating to the Role of the
  Port State to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate
  Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing,
  Rome, 31 August
• 2 September 2004