E - Iccat

Fleet
Instrument*,** Date of Commission decision
B S U Identify Initial Lift
sanction sanction
Initial concerns
Kenya x 1999 U -In 1999, trade data
indicated fishing; catch not
reported
-In 1999, IUU vessels
registered
Recent information
(2002 and previous)
-In 2000-2002, no evidence
indicating fishing; no
sanctions imposed
2002 action
vessels
-No action warranted
Liberia x m -In 2000, import
information of unreported
swordfish catches possibly
in the Atlantic
-In 2001, catches of bigeye
noted for the first time
Malta x -Increasing trend in bluefin
catches
Mauritania m -In 2002, transshipment
activity in EC port
Mozambique m -In 2000, import
information of unreported
swordfish catches possibly
in the Atlantic
Netherlands
Antilles
x -Since 1994 there have
been reported catches of
swordfish
-In 2001, no evidence to
warrant taking further
action
-Activities should be
monitored
-In 2001, taking steps to
address concerns and
intend to seek Cooperating
status
-Harvest levels have been
decreasing since 1999
-Encouraged to make
continued progress to
comply with ICCAT
measures
-In 2001, responded to
ICCAT that products were
caught by vessels licensed
to fish in own EEZ (Indian
Ocean)
-In 2002, EC swordfish
import data; ocean unclear
-Observer at 2002 meeting
-No action needed
Norway x -In 1999, 4 t of bluefin -No catch of bluefin in
2001 or 2002
-Response to 2000 letter
and no evidence of
continued fishing
-Monitor, as necessary
-No action warranted
-No action warranted
-Monitor as necessary
-No action warranted
-Monitor as necessary
-Will review Cooperating
Status application in 2003
-No action warranted