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Resolution 10/08 Concerning a record of active vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area

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Active & supersedes
Resolution 07/04 Concerning registration and exchange of information on vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area
Year of adoption: 
2010
Applies to
Swordfish
Tuna
Industrial Fisheries
CPCs
IOTC Secretariat
Data collection
Reporting
Active vessels
Vessel Records

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC),

CONSCIOUS of the duties of every State to exercise effectively its jurisdiction and control over vessels flying its flag;

RECALLING the responsibilities incumbent on States whose vessels fish for highly migratory fish stocks on the high seas;

NOTING that the information about the size of active fleets for implementing the limitation of fishing capacity as set forth in Resolution 09/02 [superseded by Resolution 12/11, then by Resolution 15/11]  On the implementation of a limitation of fishing capacity of Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties;

MINDFUL of the recommendation 17 of the Performance Review Panel, as listed in Resolution 09/01 On the performance review follow-up, that the obligation incumbent to a flag State to report data for its vessels be included in a separate Resolution from the obligation incumbent on Members to report data on the vessels of third countries they licence to fish in their exclusive economic zones (EEZs);

ADOPTS, in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, paragraph 1 of the IOTC Agreement, the following:

1

All IOTC Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) with vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area of competence (hereinafter referred to as “the Area”), shall submit to the IOTC Executive Secretary by 15 February  every year a list of their respective vessels that were active in the Area during the previous year and that are:

  1. larger than 24 metres in length overall; or
  2. in case of vessels less than 24m, those operating in waters outside the economic exclusive zone of the flag state.
2

These lists shall contain the following information for each vessel:

  • The IOTC number;
  • Name and registration number;
  • IMO number, if available;
  • Previous flag (if any);
  • International radio call sign (if any);
  • Vessel type, length, and gross tonnage (GT);
  • Name and address of owner, and/or charterer, and/or operator;
  • Main target species,
  • Period of authorisation
3

The IOTC Executive Secretary shall maintain the IOTC Record of Active Vessels, and take any measure to ensure publicity of the Record and through electronic means, including placing it on the IOTC website, in a manner consistent with confidentiality requirements noted by CPCs.

4

The IOTC Executive Secretary shall compile, for consideration by the IOTC Compliance Committee, a report on the information submitted by CPCs.

5

The objective of the report shall be to provide the IOTC Compliance Committee with an independent evaluation of the level of compliance to this Resolution, and other pertinent IOTC Resolution(s), by the concerned CPCs.

6

The IOTC Compliance Committee shall after its evaluation of the IOTC Executive Secretary’s report, make appropriate recommendations to the Commission on actions that should be pursued against the non-complying CPCs.  These should include, inter alia, taking actions under Resolution 10/10.

7

IOTC Resolution 07/04 Concerning registration and exchange of information on vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC Area is superseded by this Resolution.

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