REPORT of the

TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Rome, Italy, 2 - 6 October 2000

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2000

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This is the final version of the report as approved by the Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. 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 Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Rome, Italy. 2 -6 October 2000. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 634. Rome, FAO. 2000. 39p. SUMMARY The Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing was held in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 6 October 2000. The Consultation worked towards concluding a draft international plan of action (IPOA) to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. As a starting point, the Consultation opted to use the preliminary draft IPOA that had been elaborated at the Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing which was organized by the Government of Australia in cooperation with FAO (Sydney, Australia, 15-19 May 2000). The Technical Consultation reviewed text related to the introduction of the IPOA as well as the nature and scope of IUU fishing, objectives and principles, key actions in combating IUU fishing (including all State, flag State and port State responsibilities), internationally agreed market-related measures, research, regional fisheries management organizations, special requirement of developing countries, reporting and the role of FAO. Although sound progress was made in the Consultation towards reaching agreement on many of the complex issues to be addressed in the IPOA, it was agreed by the Consultation that an additional session would be required to refine the text prior to it being submitted to the twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries in February 2001 for consideration and possible acceptance.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT IUU FISHING

FUTURE WORK

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

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

E: DRAFT TEXT: 5.2 BIS – COASTAL STATE MEASURES

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

1. The Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 6 October 2000. It was attended by 72 Members of FAO and observers from one non-Member Nation of FAO. Representatives from the United Nations and a specialized agency of the United Nations attended as well as observers from ten intergovernmental organizations and nine international non-governmental organizations also attended.

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, who welcomed delegates and observers to the Consultation.

4. Mr Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries Department, in his opening statement on behalf of the Director-General, Dr Jacques Diouf, summarized the issues relating to IUU fishing, highlighting the importance of an international plan of action to combat IUU fishing. He expressed gratitude to the Governments of Australia, and Canada, as well as to the European Community, for their financial support to the process to date.

5. The Consultation elected Mr Andrew Jackson (United Kingdom) to Chair the Consultation. Mr Luis Shimabukuro (Vice-Minister of Fisheries of Peru) was elected Vice-Chair and Mr Ba Pathé Demba (Mauritania) the Rapporteur.

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

7. The Consultation agreed with the Chair's proposal that all discussions be held in Plenary, though small groups could be established, as required, to address specific issues.

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT IUU FISHING

8. Discussion on this agenda item commenced using document FI:IUU/2000/2 as a starting point.

9. A preliminary draft International Plan of Action (IPOA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing as reviewed and amended by the Consultation is attached to this report as Appendix D. This draft represents the stage of work reached at the end of the Consultation. Participants noted the need for further work on the following sections of the draft:

• Port State measures, in particular paragraphs 45 and 46 of the preliminary draft IPOA as contained document FI:IUU/2000/2;

• Regional fisheries management organizations, in particular paragraphs from 69 to 75 of the preliminary draft IPOA as contained document FI:IUU/2000/2;

10. Participants also noted that further work was needed on the proposal for a new section in the IPOA on coastal States’ measures. A draft for such a section is attached as Appendix E.

11. A number of delegations requested that reservations on specific paragraphs be noted in the report. Those confirmed to the Secretariat are:

• Australia: paragraph 44 of Appendix D, and the deletion of paragraphs 46 and 63 from document FI:IUU/2000/2;

• Brazil: paragraphs 61 and 62 of Appendix D;

• Canada: paragraph 55 of Appendix D;

• China: paragraph 66 of Appendix D;

• European Community, South Africa and the United States of America: the deletion of paragraph 46 from document FI:IUU/2000/2;

• Japan: paragraphs 61, 62 and 66 of Appendix D;

• Nigeria: paragraph 56 of Appendix D;

• Norway: paragraphs 21, 26 and 46 of Appendix D, and the deletion of paragraphs 46 and 63 from document FI:IUU/2000/2;

• Republic of Korea: paragraph 38 of Appendix D;

• Venezuela: paragraphs 50 and 69 of Appendix D.

12. Mexico placed a general reservation on the sections relating to port State measures (paragraphs 44 to 53 of Appendix D) and Internationally Agreed Market-Related Measures (paragraphs 54 to 66 of Appendix D).

13. The Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries placed a general reservation on the Spanish text and requested that the text be reviewed in detail by the Secretariat. It was agreed that, in addition to the Spanish text, the other non-English language versions of the text should also be checked.

14. The Consultation recognized that FAO’s role in promoting and facilitating the implementation of the Plan of Action would have financial consequences for the Organization. Accordingly, it was proposed that a budget estimate be prepared by FAO, based on the draft IPOA in Appendix D, for the Organization’s costs that would be incurred over the next biennium in undertaking the activities requested in the draft IPOA. It was requested that this estimate be prepared before the IPOA is considered by the next Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI).

FUTURE WORK

15. Delegations agreed that a further meeting to discuss the draft IPOA, as contained in Appendix D, would be necessary before a draft text could be presented to COFI. The Secretariat undertook to consult delegations on the dates for that meeting, which might be possible immediately before the February 2001 Session of COFI.

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

16. It was agreed that the outcome of the Consultation would be presented to the Joint FAO/IMO Ad hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Related Matters, Rome, Italy, from 9 to 11 October 2000, and that the final version of the report would be distributed to delegates with additional written comments received by the Secretariat by 12 October 2000.

17. The report of the Consultation was adopted on 6 October 2000.

18. In closing the Consultation, the Chair thanked all delegates for their hard work during the meeting, noting that good progress had been made towards elaborating an International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

19. The Consultation expressed its thanks to the Chair for his excellent skills in guiding the work of the Consultation. The support provided by the Vice-Chair, the Rapporteur and the Secretariat were also gratefully acknowledged.

 

APPENDIX A

AGENDA

1. Opening of the Consultation

2. Election of the Chair, Vice-Chair and Rapporteur

3. Adoption of Agenda and arrangements for the Consultation

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

5. Adoption of the report of the Consultation

 

APPENDIX B

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ALGERIA	Ahmed HACHEMI Représentant permanent adjoint de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire auprès de la FAO Ambassade de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire Via Barnaba Oriani 26 00197 Rome Italie Tel: +39 068084141 Fax: +39 068083436
ANGOLA	Maria Antónia NELUMBA (Mrs) Directora Nacional de Pescas Ministério das Pescas Avenida Marginal C.P. 83 Luanda Tel: +244 2 310560
	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 Tel: +39 0639366902/39366941 Fax: +39 06634960
	Kiala Kia MATEVA 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 Tel: +39 0639366902/39366941 Fax: +39 06634960
	Pedro SEBASTIÃO Directeur AFF Juridique Ministério das Pescas Avenida Marginal C.P. 83 Luanda
ARGENTINA	Ariel FERNÀNDEZ Representante Permanente Alterno Representación Permanente de la República Argentina ante la FAO Piazza dell'Esquilino 2 00185 Roma Italia Tel: +39 064742551/6 Fax: +39 064819787 Email: [email protected]
	Guillermo VERAZAY Investigador Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Pesqueras Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Pesca y Alimentación Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA	Kevin BRAY Director International Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Barton Canberra ACT 2600
	Murray JOHNS Manager Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Barton Canberra ACT 2600
	Ian HAY Senior Policy Adviser Ministry of Environment Channel Highway Kingston, Tasmania 7050
	Alistair GRAHAM Adviser Tasmanian Conservation Trust 102 Bathurst St. Hobart 7000 Tasmania
	Geoff ROHAN General Manager Fisheries Operations Australian Fisheries Management Authority Brisbane Ave. Barton Canberra ACT 2600
	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]
BANGLADESH	A.S.M. ABDUR ROB Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Bangladesh Secretariat Building - 6 Dhaka
	Mohammad ZIAUDDIN Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to FAO Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Via Antonio Bertoloni 14 00197 Rome Italy Tel: +39 068078541/8083595 Fax: +39 068084853 Email: [email protected]
	Md. Munir CHOWDHURY Private Secretary to the Minister Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Bangladesh Secretariat Building - 6 Dhaka
	Md. MEJBAHUDDIN Alternate Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to FAO Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Via Antonio Bertoloni 14 00197 Rome Italy Tel: +39 068078541/8083595 Fax: +39 068084853 Email: [email protected]
BELGIUM	Justine GENTILE-PEREBOOMS (Mme) Représentant permanent suppléant Représentation permanente de la Belgique auprès de la FAO Via Omero 8 00197 Rome Italie Tel: +39 063203903 Fax: +39 063203992
BENIN	Joseph OUAKE Directeur Direction des pêches Ministère du développement rural 01 BP 383 Cotonou Tel: +229 331551/331831 Fax: +229 335996
BRAZIL	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
	Fábio HAZIN Advisor Department of Fishery and Aquaculture Ministry of Agriculture and Supply Brasilia
	Gilberto SALES Chief of the Department of Fishery and Aquaculture of IBAMA Ministry of Environment Brasilia Tel: +55 61 3161480 Fax: +55 61 3161238 Email: [email protected]
BULGARIA	Krassimir KOSTOV Minister Plenipotentiary to FAO 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	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	Earl WISEMAN Director General International Affairs Directorate Fisheries and Oceans 200 Kent Street Ontario K1A 0E6 Ottawa Tel: +1 613 9931873 Fax: +1 613 9935995 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]
CAPE VERDE	Carlos Alberto ÉVORA ROCHA Secrétaire Général Ministère des transports, tourisme et mer Palácio do Governo Várzea C.P. No.206 Praia Tel: +238 610505 Fax: +238 616691 Email: [email protected]
	Edelmira MONIZ CARVALHO (Mme) Directrice Générale des pêches Ministère des transports, tourisme et mer Palácio do Governo Várzea C.P. No.206 Praia
CHILE	Sergio MUJICA Director Nacional de Pesca Servicio Nacional de Pesca Valparaiso Tel: +56 32 8194 01 Fax: +56 32 819400 Email: [email protected]
	Angel SARTORI ARELLANO Embajador ante la FAO Representación Permanente de la República de Chile ante la FAO Via Po 22 00198 Roma Italia Tel: +39 068417450/8413054 Fax: +39 0685833855 Email: [email protected]
	José Manuel OVALLE Director, DIMA Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Santiago
	Valeria CARVAJAL (Sra) Jefe Gabinete Subsecretaria de Pesca Valparaiso Tel: +56 32 219090 Fax: +56 32 212790 Email: [email protected]
	Alejandro COVARRUBIAS Jefe Departamento Fiscalización SERNAPESCA Valparaiso Tel: +56 32 819301 Fax: +56 32 819300 Email: [email protected]
	Cristian JARA Asesor Sociedad Nacional de Pesca Santiago
CHINA	Liu XIAOBING Deputy Director Division of International Cooperation No. 11, Nongzhanguan Nanly Beijing 100026
	Xin DELI Director Division of Distant Water Fisheries Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) Ministry of Agriculture No. 11, Nongzhanguan Nanly Beijing 100026
COMORES	Abdou Soimadou ALI Secrétaire général Ministère chargé des pêches B.P. 41 Moroni Tel: +269 744630 Fax: +269 735630/06
	Mohamed HALIFA Directeur général Ministère chargé des pêches B.P. 41 Moroni Tel: +269 744630 Fax: +269 735630/06 Email: [email protected]
COSTA RICA	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]
	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]
CYPRUS	Andreas ROUSHIAS Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus to FAO Piazza Farnese 44 00186 Rome Italy Tel: +39 066865758 Fax: +39 0668803756 Email: [email protected]
DENMARK	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	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	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 (MEMBER ORGANIZATION)	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 2950115 Fax: +32 2 2963986
	Per HELLER Administrateur Principal Direction générale commerce Unité "Agriculture et Pêches" 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique
FINLAND	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]
	Juhani ROUHIAINEN Counsellor (Agriculture) Embassy of Finland Via Lisbona 3 00198 Rome Italy
FRANCE	Michel THIBIER Représentant permanent adjoint Représentation permanente de la France auprès de l'OAA Corso del Rinascimento 52 00186 Rome Italie
	Julien TURENNE Chargé de mission pour les affaires internationales Ministère de l’agriculture et de la pêche DPMA- Bureau RRAI 3 Place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris Tel: +33 1 49558236 Fax: +33 1 49558200 Email: [email protected]
	Jean-François GILON MEIXNER Chargé de mission Bureau de la gestion des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement Direction générale de la coopération internationale et du développement Ministère des affaires étrangères 20 rue Monsieur 75007 Paris 07 SP Tel: +33 1 53693147 Fax: +33 1 53693335 Email: [email protected]
	Jürgen NEISSE DGB Administrateur Conseil de l’union européenne Secrétariat géneral 175 rue de la Loi B-1048 Bruxelles Belgique Tel: +32 2 2857097 Fax: +32 2 2858261 Email: [email protected]
GERMANY	Hermann POTT Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Rochusstr. 1 D-53123 Bonn Tel: +49-228-529 4124 Fax: +49-228-529 4410 Email: [email protected]
GREECE	Vassilis BORNOVAS Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to FAO Embassy of Greece Via Saverio Mercadante 36 00198 Rome Italy
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
	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
ICELAND	Stefán ÁSMUNDSSON Head of Delegation Legal Adviser in International Law Ministry of Fisheries Skúlagötu 4 150 Reykjavík
	Jón Erlingur JÓNASSON Resident Representative of Iceland to FAO Via Nazionale 163 00184 Rome Italy
INDIA	Neela GANGADHARAN Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to FAO Embassy of the Republic of India Via XX Settembre 5 00187 Rome Italy
INDONESIA	I. Nyoman ARDHA Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Via Campania 55 00187 Rome Italy
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF	Mostafa JAFARI Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to FAO Via Aventina 8 00153 Rome Italy
IRAQ	Bader J. ALLAWI Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Republic of Iraq to FAO Via della Camilluccia 355 00135 Rome Italy
IRELAND	Jim CONDON Senior Sea Fisheries Officer Department of the Marine and Natural Resources Dublin
	Tony DEVLIN Alternate Permanent Representative of Ireland to FAO Embassy of Ireland Piazza di Campitelli 3 00186 Rome Italy
ITALY	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]
	Rosanna FRONZUTO Segretario Tecnico del Direttore Generale Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali Direzione Generale Pesca e Acquacoltura Viale dell' Arte 16 00144 Roma Tel: +39 0659084604 Fax: +39 0659084176
	Luciano RODRIGO CDR Ministero dei Trasporti e Navigazione Comando Generale Capitanerie di Porto Viale Asia Roma
	Pietro TROVATO GANGEMI CDR Ministero dei Trasporti e Navigazione Comando Generale Capitanerie di Porto Viale Asia Roma
JAPAN	Masayuki KOMATSU Director International Negotiations Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo
	Masato WADA Section Chief Far Seas Fishery Division Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo
	Tsuyoshi IWATA Section Chief International Affairs Division Fisheries Agency of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tokyo
	Hideki MORONUKI Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO Embassy of Japan Via Quintino Sella 60 00187 Rome
	Yasuo SATO Manager Guidance Division Federation of Japan Tuna Fisheries Cooperative Associations Tokyo
	Eiko OZAKI Deputy Manager International Department Federation of Japan Tuna Fisheries Cooperative Associations Tokyo
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	Ki Man SUNG Director Distant Water Fishery Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Seoul
	Chiguk AHN Assistant Director International Cooperation Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Seoul
	Sun Pyo KIM Researcher Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Seoul
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA	Atig Drawil HUNI Director Marine Biology Research Center Tajura
	Rajab M. GAZZUN Director of Legal Affairs The People's Committee for the General Authority for Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth P.O. Box 2045 Homs
	Mohammed AHMED EL-HADRINI Director of Technical and Production Affairs The People's Committee for the General Authority of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth P.O. Box 2045 Homs
	Issam M. ZAWIA Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to FAO Via Nomentana 365 00162 Rome Italy
MADAGASCAR	M. MONJA Représentant permanent adjoint de de la République de Madagascar auprès de la FAO Ambassade de la République de Madagascar Via Riccardo Zandonai 84/A 00194 Rome Italie
MALAYSIA	Kamaruzaman BIN HJ SALIM Head of Planning Department of Fisheries Tingkat 8 & 9, Wisma Tani Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 50628 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 298 20 11 Fax: 291 03 05
	Roseley BIN KHALID Alernate Permanent Representative of Malaysia to FAO Embassy of Malaysia Via Nomentana 297 00162 Rome Italy Tel : +39 068415764 Fax : +39 068555040 Email : [email protected]
MALTA	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	Ba Pathé DEMBA Délégué à la surveillance des pêches et au contrôle en mer B.P. 260 Nouadhibou
	Sid El Moctar Ould Mohamed ABDELLAHI Chef de service Direction des Études et de l'Aménagement des Ressources Halieutiques B.P. 137 Nouakchott Tel: +222 290864 Fax: +222 253146 Email: [email protected]
MEXICO	Mara A. MURILLO CORREA (Sra) Directora General de Política y Fomenta Pesquero Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales Y Pesca (SEMARNAP) México D.F.
	Luis FUEYO MAC DONALD Director General de Inspección y Vigilancia de Recursos Pesqueras Marinos Procuranduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA) Periferico Sur 5000, 1er piso Col Insurgentes Cuicuilco C.P. 04530 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
	Victor Hugo MORALES MÉLENDEZ Consejero Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) México D.F.
	Claudia GONZÁLEZ EGUÍA (Sra) Representación de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP) México D.F.
MOROCCO	Mohamed ROUCHDI Administrateur Principal Secrétariat général Ministère des pêches maritimes Haut Agdal Rabat
	Ahmed AFAILAL Représentant permanent adjoint Ambassade du Royaume du Maroc Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 8-10 00161 Rome Italie
	Ahmed JOUKER Chef de la Division de la gestion des accords de pêche B.P. 476 Agdal Rabat Tel : +212 7 68 82 14 Fax : +212 7 68 82 13 Email : [email protected]
	Hicham MASSKI Océanographe Institut National de recherches halieutiques 2 Rue de Tiznit 20200 Casablanca Tel : +212 2 22 02 49 Fax : +212 2 26 88 57 Email : [email protected]
MOZAMBIQUE	Rodrigues BILA Permanent Secretary of Fisheries Ministry of Fisheries PO Box 1723 Maputo
	Ananias Benjamin SIGAUQUE Alternate Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of Mozambique to FAO Via Filippo Corridoni 14 00195 Rome Italy
NETHERLANDS	A. OUDE ELFERINK Netherlands Insitute for the Law of the Sea Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries 3512 Utrecht
	E.J. MOLENAAR Netherlands Insitute for the Law of the Sea Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries 3512 Utrecht
NEW ZEALAND	William EMERSON Senior Policy Analyst Ministry of Fisheries 101 The Terrace Wellington Tel: +64 4 470 2650 Fax: +64 4 470 2669 Email: [email protected]
	Andrew BEDFORD Operations Manager Compliance Ministry of Fisheries P.O. Box 862 Wellington Tel: +64 4 460 4654 Fax: +64 4 801 5381 Email: [email protected]
NIGERIA	Moses Akin OBAKIN Director of Fisheries Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development PMB 135 Garki Area II Abuja
	Vincent Obafemi ADEBOLU Deputy Director Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development PMB 135 Garki Area II Abuja
NORWAY	Johàn H. WILLIAMS Director General Ministry of Fisheries Oslo
	Jon RAMBERG Deputy Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oslo
	Monica FURNES Higher Executive Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oslo
	Terje LOBACH Special Adviser Directorate of Fisheries P.O. Box 185 5804 Bergen
	Dag BRISEID Permanent Representative of Norway to FAO Royal Norwegian Embassy Via delle Terme Deciane 7 00153 Rome Italy Tel: +39 065717031 Fax: +39 0657170316 Email: [email protected]
PAKISTAN	Adnan Bashir KHAN Alternate Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to FAO Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Via della Camilluccia 682 00135 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0636301775 Fax: +39 0636301936
PANAMA	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	Luis SHIMABUKURO Vice Ministro de Pesquería Ministerio de Pesquería Calle Uno Oeste No. 060 Urb. Corpac, San Isidro Lima
	Ana María DEUSTUA CARAVEDO (Sra) Representante Permanente de la República del Perú ante la FAO Embajada de la República del Perú Via Francesco Siacci 4 - Int. 4 00197 Roma Italia
	Miguel BARRETO Representante Permanente Alterno de la República del Perú ante la FAO Embajada de la República del Perú Via Francesco Siacci 4 - Int. 4 00197 Roma Italia
	Jorge A. ZUZUNAGA Asesor del Despacho Viceministerial Ministerio de Pesquería Calle Uno Oeste No. 060 Urb. Corpac San Isidro Lima
PHILIPPINES	Alberto A. ENCOMIENDA Secretary General Center for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs 1330 Roxas Boulevard Pasay City Metro Manilla
	Maria Luisa GAVINO (Ms) Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to FAO Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro 112 00136 Rome Italy
	Noel DE LUNA Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to FAO Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro 112 00136 Rome Italy
POLAND	Marek GRELA Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Poland Via Pietro Paolo Rubens 20 00197 Rome Italy
PORTUGAL	Maria Helena FIGUEIREDO (Mme) Directeur Direction générale de la pêche et aquaculture Ministère de l’agriculture, développement rural et pêche Edificio Vasco da Gama Alcantara Mar 1350 Lisboa
QATAR	Mohammed AL-THANI Alternate Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to FAO Embassy of the State of Qatar Via Antonio Bosio 14 00161 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0644249450 Fax: +39 0644245273
	Akeel HATOOR Alternate Permanent Representative of Qatar to FAO Embassy of the State of Qatar Via Antonio Bosio 14 00161 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0644249450 Fax: +39 0644245273
	Abdulla FAKHROO Alternate Permanent Representative of Qatar to FAO Embassy of the State of Qatar Via Antonio Bosio 14 00161 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0644249450 Fax: +39 064245273
ROMANIA	Ioan PAVEL Représentant permanent adjoint de la Roumanie auprès de la FAO Ambassade de Roumanie Via Nicolò Tartaglia 36 00197 Rome Italie
SAINT LUCIA	Horace D. WALTERS Consultant P.O. Box 3074 Castries Tel: +758 452 4478 Fax: +758 451 6490 Email: [email protected]
SENEGAL	Mouhamadou Maktar CISSE Directeur de Cabinet Ministère de la pêche 4ème étage, Building Administratif Avenue Léopold 5 Dakar Tel: +221 822 32 63 Fax: +221 823 87 20 Email: [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICA	Marcel KROESE Marine Conservation Inspector Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism PO X2 Rogge Bay 8012 Cape Town Tel: +27 21 4023120 Fax: +27 21 4217406 Email: [email protected]
SPAIN	Carmen Paz MARTÍ DOMÍNGUEZ (Sra) Jefa de Área Subdirección General de Organismos Multilaterales de Pesca Madrid
	José Luis PAZ Consejero Técnico Subdirección General Flotta Pesqueria y Formación Madrid
	Javier PIERNAVIEJA NIEMBRO Representante Permanente Adjunto de España ante la FAO y el PMA Embajada de España Largo dei Lombardi 21 00186 Roma Italia Tel: +39 066869539 Fax: +39 066873076 Email: [email protected]
SRI LANKA	Deeptha KULATILLEKE Alternate Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to FAO Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Via Adige 2 00198 Rome Italy
SUDAN	Mohamed Said Mohamed Ali HARBI Permanent Representative of Sudan to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Sudan Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 24 00161 Rome Italy
SWEDEN	Stefan DE MARÉ Director Ministry of Agriculture S-10333 Stockholm
TANZANIA	M. NDAGALA (Mrs) Principal Fisheries Officer Ministry of Natural Resources and the Tourism P.O. Box 2462 Dar-es-Salaam Tel: +255 22 2116159 Email: [email protected]
THAILAND	Suthiporn CHIRAPANDA Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Bangkok
	Somsak CHULLASORN Marine Fisheries Specialist Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Bangkok
	Chao TIANTONG Permanent Representative of Thailand to FAO Royal Thai Embassy Via Angelo Messedaglia 6 - Int. 2 00191 Rome Italy Tel: +39 063339347 Fax: +39 0633222034 Email: [email protected]
TURKEY	Ahmet SAYLAM Alternate Permanent Representative of Turkey to FAO Embassy of the Republic of Turkey Via F. Denza 27 – Int. 16 00197 Rome Italy Tel: +39 064469932/3 Fax: +39 0680662266 Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM	Andrew JACKSON Head of Maritime Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW 1A 2AH Tel: +44 20 7270 2628 Fax: +44 20 7270 3189 Email: [email protected]
	T. PERFECT Senior Executive Officer Fisheries Section, Branch A Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Rolland A. SCHMITTEN Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 5809 Washington DC 20230-0001 Tel: +1 202 482 6076 Fax: +1 202 482 6000 Email: [email protected]
	David BALTON Director Office of Marine Conservation US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington DC 20520
	Justin LEBLANC Vice President Government Relations, NFI National Marine Fisheries Service 1901 N. Fort Myer Drive Arlington VA 22209
	H. STETSON TINKHAM Senior Fishery Officer Office of Marine Conservation OES/OMC, Rm 5806 US Department of State Washington D.C. 20520-7818 Tel: +1 202 647 3941 Fax: +1 202 736 7350 Email: [email protected]
	Eugene PROULX Special Agent in Charge US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3491 Executive Center DR.St Petersburg Florida
	Robin TUTTLE (Ms) Foreign Affairs Specialist National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910
	Linda CHAVES Chief, Office of Industry and Trade US Department of Commerce 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910
	Mark STEVENS Fisheries Campaigner The Antarctica Project/Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition 1430 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC 20009
	Margaret HAYES Assistant General Counsel for Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910
	Michael B. CERNE Chief, Fisheries Law Enforcement Commandant (G-OPL-4) US Coast Guard 2100 Second St. S.W. Washington DC 20593
URUGUAY	Julio Cesar LUPINACCI Representante Permanente de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la FAO Embajada de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la Santa Sede Via Antonio Gramsci 9 Int. 14 00197 Roma Italia
	Laura GALARZA (Sra) Representante Permanente Alterno de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la FAO Embajada de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la Santa Sede Via Antonio Gramsci 9 - Int. 14 00197 Roma Italia
VANUATU	William NAVITI Fisheries Department Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries Private Mail Bag 045 Port Vila
	Anthony N. TILLETT Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs 663 Switzer Street San Diego, California 92101 USA
VENEZUELA	Ramón Antonio LOZADA SAAVEDRA Coronel (GNV) Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio SARPA-MPC Torre Este Piso 10 Parque Central Av. Lecuna Caracas
VIET NAM	Nguyen Thi Xuan HUONG Alternate Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to FAO Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Via Clitunno 34-36 00198 Rome Italy
YEMEN	Ahmed AL-HAWRI Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Republic of Yemen to FAO Via Alessandro Malladra 10B - Int. 10 00157 Rome Italy
OBSERVERS FROM UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Alexander CHISTIAKOV Deputy Chairman State Committee of the Russian Federation of Fisheries Moscow
	Igor V. SHAPOVALOV Minister Plenipotentiary Observer of the Russian Federation to FAO Via Gaeta 5 00185 Rome Italy
	Igor Z. SINELNIKOV Alternate Observer of the Russian Federation to FAO Via Gaeta 5 00185 Rome Italy
REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
UNITED NATIONS	André TAHINDRO Senior Law of the Sea Officer Division for Oceans Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal affairs 2 United Nations Plaza Room DC, 2-0432 New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 212 9633946 Fax: +1 212 9635847 Email: [email protected]
WORLD BANK	David FREESTONE Chief Counsel, Legal Department The World Bank 1818 H St. NW, Washington DC USA
OBSERVERS FROM INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES	Jerzy RYDZY CCAMLR Ministero degli Affari Esteri Direzione Generale per Paesi dell'Asia, dell'Oceania, del Pacifico e l'Antartide Piazzale della Farnesina 1, 00194 Rome Italy Tel: +39 0636914061 Fax: +39 0636915159 Email: [email protected]
COMMISSION SOUS-RÉGIONALE DES PÊCHES	Nabi Souleymane BANGOURA Secrétaire Permanent CSRP Km 10,5 Bd du Centenaire de la Commune de Dakar B.P. 20505 Dakar, Sénégal Tel: +221 8345580 Fax: +221 8344413 Email: [email protected]
COUNCIL OF EUROPE	Francis AGIUS Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Fisheries House of Representatives The Palace Valletta CMR 02 Malta Tel: +356 23 98 74 Fax: +356 466 966 304
INDIAN OCEAN TUNA COMMISSION	David ARDILL Secretary IOTC PO Box 1011 Victoria Seychelles Email: [email protected]
INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMISSION	Brian HALLMAN Resource Management Adviser I-ATTC c/o Scripps Institute of Oceanography 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037-1508 USA Tel: +1 858 5467100 Fax: +1 858 5467133 Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS	Peter M. MIYAKE Assistant Executive Sercretary ICCAT Corazón de Maria, 8-6° 28002 Madrid Spain
LAKE VICTORIA FISHERIES ORGANIZATION	Kaitira Ibrahim KATONDA Deputy Executive Secretary LVFO PO Box 1625 Jinja Uganda Tel: +256 43 120205/6 Fax:+256 43 130123 Email: [email protected]
LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES	Khaldoun ROUEIHA Lega degli Stati Arabi Piazzale delle Belle Arti 6 00196 Roma Italia Tel: +39 063226897 Fax: +39 063611454 Email: [email protected]
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION	Sigmund ENGESAETER Secretary NEAFC 22 Berners Street London W1P 2DY United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 76310016 Fax: +44 20 76369225 Email: [email protected]
LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT	Carlos MAZAL Director Ejecutivo OLDEPESCA Las Palomas 422 10168 Lima 34 Peru Tel: +511 4210245/2210162 Fax: +511 2210162 Email: [email protected]
OBSERVERS FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL	Daniel OWEN c/o Dr. Euan Dunn Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Lodge, Sandy Bedfordshire SE19 2DL United Kingdom Tel: +44 1767 680551 Fax: +44 1767 692365 Email: [email protected]
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL	Matthew GIANNI Oceans Campaign Coordinator Greenpeace International Keizersgracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam The Netherlands Email:[email protected]
	Wahid LABIDI Politcal Unit Greenpeace International 5 rue Mikael Nouaima 2010 Manouba Tunisia Email: [email protected]
	Helene BOURS (Ms) EU Oceans Campaigner Route d’Amonines 15 B-6987 Rendeuxs Belgium Email: [email protected]
	Simon REDDY Oceans Political Advisor Greenpeace International Keizersgracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam The Netherlands Email: [email protected]
	Luisa COLASIMONE (Ms) Press Officer Greenpeace International Keizersgracht 176 The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 5236222 Fax: +31 20 5236200 Email:[email protected]
INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF FISHERIES ASSOCIATIONS	Alastair MACFARLANE ICFA Secretariat – National Fisheries Institute 1901 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700 Arlington VA 22209 USA Tel: +1 703 5248880 Fax: +1 703 5244619 Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS	Jon WHITLOW Assistant Secretary ICFTU 49-60 Borough Road GB London SE1 1DS United Kingdom
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN	Lydia ROSSINI VAN HISSENHOVEN (Ms) Permanent Representative of ICW Via Thailandia 26 00144 Rome Italy
	Yvonne MELCHIORRI (Ms) Representative ICW Viale Aventino 89 00100 Rome Italy
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS' FEDERATION	P. Sand MORTENSEN ITF Specialarbejderforbundet i Danmark (SiD) Centeruij 25 7730 Hanstholm Denmark Fax: +45 97962493
	Hideo KON All Japan Seamen's Union ITF House 49-60 Borough Road London SE1 1DS United Kingdom
WORLD CONSERVATION UNION	Dorian FOUGÈRES Marine and Coastal Policy Fellow IUCN 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd Floor Washington DC 20009-1053 USA
	Charlotte DE FONTAUBERT (Ms) Marine Editor 3101 New Mexico Ave. NW Washington DC 20016 USA
WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS	Annalaura CASADEI (Ms) Via G. Marangoni 10 00162 Rome Italy Tel/Fax: +39 068611077
WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE	Andy OLIVER (Ms) Senior Program Officer World Wildlife Fund/WWF 1250 24th Street NW Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel: +1 202 7789627 Fax: +1 202 8875293 Email: [email protected]
	Margaret MOORE (Ms) Senior Policy Officer - Marine WWF Australia 1st Floor, 9 Church Street Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia Tel: +61 3 98537244 Fax +61 3 98534156 Email: [email protected]
OFFICERS OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION
Chairperson:	Mr Andrew Jackson (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chairperson:	Mr Luis Shimabukuro (Peru)
Rapporteur:	Mr Ba Pathé Demba (Mauritania)
FAO FISHERIES DEPARTMENT	Ichiro Nomura Assistant Director-General
:	Z. 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]

 

 

APPENDIX C

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

 

 

 

FI:IUU/2000/1	Agenda and Timetable
2	Report of the Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing organized by the Government of Australia in Cooperation with FAO, Sydney, Australia, 15-19 May 2000
FI:IUU/2000/Inf.1	List of Documents
Inf.2	List of Participants
Inf.3	Opening Statement
Inf.4	Executive Summaries of the Papers prepared for the Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing organized by the Government of Australia in Cooperation with FAO, Sydney, Australia, 15-19 May 2000
Inf.5	Statement of Competence and Voting Rights by the European Community and its Member States

 

 

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 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, 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.

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 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;

3.1.3 in violation of national or international obligations, including those undertaken by cooperating States to a 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;

3.2.2 undertaken in the area of competence of a 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 include fishing activities:

3.3.1 in the area of application of a 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;

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.

4. The International Plan of Action (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 apply 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.

6. In this document:

(a) the reference to States includes regional economic integration organizations in matters within their competence;

(b) the term "regional" includes sub-regional, as appropriate;

(c) the term "regional fisheries management organization" includes an intergovernmental fisheries organization or arrangement, as appropriate, that has the competence to establish fishery conservation and management measures;

(d) 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;

(e) the term "1982 UN Convention" refers to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982;

(f) 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.

(g) 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

(h) 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, between 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 implementation of national plans of action, and regional and global action in accordance with this 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.

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 the provision of 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. 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 Article 117 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 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.

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 its 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 this 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.

Publicity

24bis 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 have the technical capacity and resources which are needed to implement the IPOA are available, including, where appropriate, through the establishment of special funds at the national, regional or global level.

26bis. 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.

26tris. In order to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information, each State and regional or international organization should nominate and publicize initial formal contact points.

26quat. 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.

FLAG STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

Fishing Vessel Registration

27. States should ensure that fishing vessels flying 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 jurisdiction, 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 paragraph 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 registering the vessel;

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 the history of non-compliance by that vessel with conservation and management measures or provisions adopted at a national, regional or global level where this is known, 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.

36.6bis. 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 or in conformity with national legislation within areas of national jurisdiction.

36quat. A flag State should ensure that each of the vessels flying 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 may 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.

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

37.4 vessel monitoring systems;

37.5 catch reporting conditions, such as:

37.5.1 time series of catch and effort statistics by vessel;

37.5.2 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);

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

37.5.4 effort statistics appropriate to each fishing method; and

37.5.5 fishing location, date and time fished and other statistics on fishing operations.

37.6 reporting and other conditions for transshipping, where transshipping is permitted;

37.7 observer coverage;

37.8 maintenance of fishing and related log books;

37.9 navigational equipment to ensure compliance with boundaries and in relation to restricted areas;

37.10 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;

37.11 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;

37.12 where appropriate, compliance with other aspects of fisheries arrangements applicable to the flag State; and

37.13 a unique, internationally recognized registration number, wherever possible.

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.

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.

PORT STATE MEASURES

44. States should use measures for port State control of fishing vessels. Port State measures should be in accordance with international law and implemented in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

44 bis. When used in this section, 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 and 44bis, a vessel should be provided 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 the vessel port access, States should require fishing vessels seeking to enter their ports to provide a copy of their authorization to fish, details of their fishing trip and quantitities of fish on board, with due regard to confidentiality requirements.

46. Deleted.

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; and

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 IUU fishing in areas beyond the jurisdiction of the port State, the port State should, in addition to such 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 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 fishing vessels flying the flag of non-cooperating States sighted as being engaged in fishing activities in the area of that particular organization may be undermining the effectiveness of the organization’s conservation, management and enforcement measures, and may prohibit landings and transshipment of catch unless the vessel can establish that the catch was taken in a manner consistent with those measures.

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

54. States should take all steps necessary, consistent with international law, to prevent fish caught by vessels engaged in IUU fishing being traded or imported into their territories. 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.

55. States should cooperate, including through relevant global and regional fisheries management organizations, to adopt appropriate trade-related measures that may be necessary to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing for specific fish stocks or species. Multilateral trade-related measures 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. When such measures are adopted, States should support their 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, should assist any State in deterring trade in fish and fish products illegally harvested in its jurisdiction.

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 against such business. All such identifications 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, 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 jurisdication, or by relevant regional fisheries management organizations, and should consider measures against such business. All such identifications should be made in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.

63. Deleted.

64. Moved to 66bis.

65. States should work towards using the 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. As the cooperation of all States is important for the success of measures taken by relevant regional fisheries management organizations in regard to the prevention, deterrence and elimination of IUU fishing, whether they are members or non members, States should ensure compliance with and enforcement of policies and measures having a bearing on IUU fishing which are adopted, in conformity with international law, 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.

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

70.1 institutional strengthening, as appropriate, of 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 of records of vessels fishing in the area of competence of a 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, and as appropriate, other new technologies, monitoring of landings, port control, and inspections and regulation of transshipment;

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 supporting 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. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, should encourage non-contracting parties with a real interest 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 relevant 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.

72. Deleted.

73. States, acting through relevant regional fisheries management organizations, should compile and make available on a timely, 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 their area of competence;

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, 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.

75. When a State fails to ensure that fishing vessels flying its flag, or, to the greatest extent possible, its nationals, comply with a relevant regional fisheries management organization’s conservation and management measures by which that State is bound, the member States acting through the organization, may agree to draw the problem to the attention of that State. If non-compliance is not rectified, members of the organization may agree to adopt appropriate measures, through agreed procedures, in accordance with international law.

V. 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 this 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, in particular satellite monitoring systems.

VI. 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.

VII. 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 this 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 this IPOA.

 

APPENDIX E

DRAFT TEXT: 5.2 BIS – COASTAL STATE MEASURES

 

(1) Without prejudice to the sovereign rights of coastal States for conserving and managing the living marine resources under their jurisdiction, in conformity with the 1982 UN Convention and international law, each coastal State should ensure the enforcement of measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks that it has adopted or by which it is otherwise bound through:

• effective monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities, and

• cooperation and exchange of information with other States including neighbouring coastal States and with regional fisheries management organizations.

(2) Each coastal State should, consistent with national legislation and international law, adopt measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. Such measures may include:

• ensuring that no vessel undertakes fishing activities within its waters without a valid authorization to fish issued by that coastal State;

• ensuring that an authorization to fish is issued only if the vessel concerned is entered on a record of vessels;

• ensuring that each vessel fishing in its waters maintains a logbook recording its fishing activities where appropriate;

• ensuring that no transshipment at sea or processing of fish or fish products occurs in its waters without a prior authorization issued by that coastal State, and measures with respect to transshipment at sea outside its waters where this involves fish or fish products caught in its waters; and

• ensuring that landing of fish or fish products occurs in that State only where appropriate control measures are in place.

(3) A coastal State in the exercise of its rights and obligations under the 1982 UN Convention should regulate fishing access to its waters in a manner which will help to prevent deter and eliminate IUU fishing.