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IPOA-IUU fishing |
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Flags of convenience |
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VMS (Vessel Monitoring Systems) |
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Regional schemes |
International Plan of Action to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Text of the IPOA on the FAO
Fisheries website.
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IUU
fishing Extract from the COFI 24 Report. |
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IUU
Fishing- Proposal for a Draft IPOA
(COFI/2001/7) Proposal put before COFI 24, which provides background information. |
Technical Consultations
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Second Consultation, February 2001: Meeting Documents and Report |
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First Consultation, October 2000: Meeting Documents and Report |
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Sydney
Expert Consultation Information and documents from the May 2000 consultation, including Report of the Expert Consultation. [pdf file] |
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Literature on-line |
Special Report: FAO International Plan of Action on IUU Fishing
Report by Chris Hedley, published as OceanLaw On-line Paper No. 1Selected papers presented at the International Conference on Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, Brussels, October 2000:
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
[pdf - 3.8 Mb] Kevin Bray |
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Events leading to the elaboration of an international
plan of action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
[pdf -3.6
Mb] David Doulman |
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International aspects of the control and eradication of IUU
fishing - an NGO's perspective [pdf - 2.1 Mb] S Cripps |
Selected papers from the Sydney Expert Consultation on IUU fishing (May 2000):
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Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: Mandate for an International Plan of Action [pdf; also
in Word] David Doulman |
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A
Global Review of IUU Fishing [pdf; also
in Word] Kevin Bray |
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Tools
to Address IUU Fishing: The Current Legal Situation [pdf; also
in Word] |
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National
Legislative Options to Combat IUU Fishing [pdf; also
in Word] |
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Measures
to Enhance the Capability of a Flag State to Exercise Effective Control Over a
Fishing Vessel [pdf; also
in Word] |
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Measures
to be Adopted by the Port State in Combating IUU Fishing [pdf; also
in Word] Terje Lobach |
General papers on monitoring and control issues:
The policies and priorities of FAO in fisheries
monitoring, control and surveillance [pdf
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Paper
by I Nomura,
presented at the International
Conference on Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, Brussels,
October 2000
Dealing
with the 'Bad Actors' of Ocean Fisheries
Paper by David Balton, presented at the
Conference on Fisheries Management, Bergen, Norway, May 1999, dealing
with recent attempts to deal with non-member fishing.
Making
the New Rules Work: Implementation of the Global Fisheries Instruments
Another paper by David Balton, presented at the Conference on
Current Fisheries Issues and the FAO, Rome, March 2000
Greenpeace "Pirate Fishing" campaign
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Fishing: Plundering West Africa Report from September 2001
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Fishing: plundering the oceans Report from February 2001 |
Troubled
Waters: Fishing, Pollution and FOCs
1999 Greenpeace/International Transport Workers'
Federation report.
Flags
of Convenience SA
A commercial company which specializes in FOC registration. Its website provides
an overview of the registration requirements of FOC countries.
Literature on-line
The Meaning of the "Genuine Link" Requirement in Relation to the Nationality of Ships
Study by Robin Churchill and Chris Hedley prepared for the International Transport Workers' Federation, October 2000
Australian
Fisheries Management Authority: Compliance
Brief overview of measures in Australia, including VMS.
Marine
satellite communications and vessel monitoring systems
Brief outline of the VMS used in Australia, from the Australian
Communications Agency.
Vessel Monitoring Systems
Brief presentation of VMS in New Zealand.
The European VMS, An
illustration of the successful introduction of advanced technologies for
MCS
Outline
of EU VMS by Jack Verborgh, presented at the International
Conference on Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, Brussels,
October 2000
The Observers
[EU] [pdf -1.7
Mb]
Paper by Harry Koster, presented at
the International
Conference on Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, Brussels,
October 2000
Literature on-line
Satellite Based Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMSs) for Fisheries Management - International Legal Aspects and Developments in State Practice
Paper by Erik Jaap Molenaar and Martin Tsamenyi, from the FAO Legal Papers On-Line series.MCS and VMS Requirements to Combat IUU Fishing [pdf; also in Word]
Paper by John Davis presented at the Sydney Expert Consultation on IUU fishing (May 2000)
ICCAT
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European
Parliament Working Document 2 on the role of flags of convenience in the
fisheries sector Report by the EP Committee on Fisheries, which looks at how ICCAT combats IUU fishing activities. |
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Report
on the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal,
Unregulated and Unreported Fishing Report by ICCAT on the early stages of the IPOA and ICCAT's role. |
IOTC
NAFO
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Scheme
to Promote Compliance by Non-Contracting Party Vessels with the Conservation
and Enforcement Measures Established by NAFO [pdf; also available as
an html file] |
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Report
on the Second Technical Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
(IUU) Fishing Brief note by the NAFO Assistant Executive Secretary. |
NEAFC
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Control and Enforcement Scheme |
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European Union
European Parliament (Committee on Fisheries): Working Documents on the role of flags of convenience in the fisheries sector [pdf files]
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Working Document 1 |
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Working Document 2 |
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Working Document 3 |
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Opinion
of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism |
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Literature on-line |
The
Role of National Fisheries Administrations and Regional Fisheries Bodies in
Adopting and Implementing Measures to Combat IUU Fishing [pdf; also
in Word]
Paper by Judith Swan from the Sydney
Expert Consultation on IUU fishing (May 2000)