E - Iccat

Appendix 2 to ANNEX 10
Summary of Historical Actions Taken by the Commission
The attached table contains a summary of historical actions taken by the ICCAT Commission as regards the Bluefin Tuna [Ref. 94-3] and Swordfish [Ref. 95-13] Action
Plans, and the 1998 UU Catches Resolution [Ref. 98-18]. This table was first presented at the 2002 Commission Meeting (Appendix 8 to Annex 11 of the 2002 Commission
Proceedings). During the 2002 Meeting of the PWG, it was generally agreed that this summary table was useful to the Commission’s deliberations and should be revised each
year.
Summary Table of Historical Actions Taken by the Commission Concerning the Bluefin Tuna and Swordfish Action Plans, and the 1998 UU Catches Resolution***
Fleet
Instrument*,** Date of Commission decision
Initial concerns
B S U Identify Initial
sanction
Lift
sanction
Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities
Barbados -Large fleet fishing for
swordfish and tunas since
before 1993
-Allows foreign vessels to
transship in its ports
Recent information
(2002 and previous)
-New member in 2001
-In 2001, Barbados
outlined details of its
fleets, management and
catches since 1996
-No evidence to warrant
taking action in 2001 or
2002
2002 action
New discussions not
warranted
Equatorial
Guinea**
s s
1999 U
1999 B
2000 U
-Record of export, catch
not reported
-No catch limit
-IUU vessels registered
-Initial concerns still apply
-Representative at 2002
meeting
Continue sanctions subject
to revision at 2003 meeting
Guinea
Conakry
i 1999 U -Record of export, catch
not reported
-IUU vessels registered
-Appeared to have ceased
bluefin activities in 1999
-In 2000 review, no record
of catch or IUU
No new information, not
discussed
Honduras l l l 1995 B
1998 S
1999 U
1996 B
1999 S
2000 U
2001 B
2001 S
2002 U
-In 1995, a large number of
vessels fishing for ICCAT
species in the Convention
area
-In 2001, no record of
harvest of bluefin and
swordfish
-Honduras suspended 41
vessels
Sanctions lifted for 2000
bigeye sanction decision
Closely monitor