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Recommendation 18-09 by ICCAT on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation International organization International relations/cooperation Harbour Foreign fishing Inspection Data collection/reporting Landing Transshipment
Abstract

This Recommendation, in order to strengthen the monitoring, control, and surveillance regime to promote implementation of and compliance with conservation and management measures, introduces port state measures for foreign fishing vessels equal to or greater than 12 meters in length overall. This shall be subject to the rights, jurisdiction and duties of CPCs under international law and certain other limitations. Each CPC that grants access to its ports to foreign fishing vessels shall designate a point of contact and designate ports for purposes of this Recommendation and notify this to ICCAT. each CPC shall require foreign fishing vessels seeking to enter its ports to submit an advance request to do so. A vessel that has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing related activities in support of such fishing shall be denied port entry, except in case of force majeure or distress. Port services shall be denied to foreign vessels in case of IUU fishing or fishing without an authorization in the ICCAT area. Each year CPCs shall inspect at least 5% of landing and transshipment operations in their designated ports as are made by foreign fishing vessels. The Recommendation sets out inspection and subsequent procedures. The closing provisions of the Recommendation are dedicated to international cooperation. CPCs shall give full recognition to the special requirements of developing CPCs in relation to a port inspection scheme consistent with this Recommendation.

Full text
English
Website
www.iccat.int

References - Legislation

Repeals

Recommendation 12-07 by ICCAT for an ICCAT Scheme for Minimum Standards for Inspection in Port.

Legislation | 2012

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, International organization, International relations/cooperation, Foreign fishing, Inspection, Landing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX