Following are 32 States operating open registers that include or have included fishing vessels, as sourced in March, 2002.
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Equatorial Guinea
Gibraltar
Honduras
China, Hong Kong, SAR
Isle of Man
Kerguelen
Liberia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Netherlands Antilles
Panama
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Sources: Communications from FAO, responses to Questionnaires, ITF website (www.itf.org.uk)
Note: The following States responded to the questionnaire that they do not currently register fishing vessels:
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Bermuda
China, Hong Kong, SAR
Liberia and Singapore
but had fishing vessels registered as of December 31, 2001 (Lloyd’s Register Fairplay - World Fleet Statistics 2001).
See also Appendix 5 for table of States which indicated registration of fishing vessels.
