1 / 16

OECD – Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities

OECD – Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities. Port State Measures Terje Lobach. 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. Flag State responsibilities.

nuala
Download Presentation

OECD – Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. OECD – Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities Port State Measures Terje Lobach

  2. 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

  3. Flag State responsibilities • FOC - ”Flag of Convenience” • FONC – ”Flag of Non- Compliance”

  4. Paris Memorandum of Understanding • Merchant fleet • 25% inspection target • IMO • Inspiration for other regions

  5. 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.

  6. UN Fish Stocks Agreement Article 23 (Measures by the port State) ”A port State has the right and duty to take measures…..”

  7. 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.

  8. Regional Fisheries Bodies

  9. Some Regional Fisheries Bodies • CCAMLR • ICCAT • NAFO • NEAFC

  10. Some Current RFMO Schemes • NCP Schemes • IUU Vessels - blacklisting/ whitelisting • Denial of landings/services • CP Schemes • Catch Certification

  11. Application of a MOU • RFMOs • Port States not parties to RFMOs • Cooperation Agreements between RFMOs

  12. Activities/Fishing Areas • Contracting Party (CP) of a RFMO in the Regulatory Area (RA) • A non-CP of a RFMO in the RA

  13. Activities/Fishing Areas(continued) • A CP of a RFMO in waters under national jurisdiction of a CP • A non-CP of a RFMO inwaters under national jurisdiction

  14. Content of a possible MOU • Scope • Prior notice of port access • Entry conditions/denial of port access

  15. Content of a possible MOU(continued) • Port inspections • Actions • Information

  16. 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

More Related