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REPORT OF 2nd JOINT COMPLIANCE-PWG
Appendix 2 to ANNEX 11
Report by Japan on the Progress in the Measures to Eliminate Illegal, Unreported
and Unregulated Large-scale Tuna Longline Fishing Vessels
1. Measures to eliminate IUU LSTLVs
According to the ICCAT Resolution 99-11, Japan, in cooperation with Chinese Taipei, has worked to eliminate
IUU LSTLVs, and the 43 Japan-built IUU LSTLVs have been disposed of by the Scrapping Program 2 . Also, the
47 Chinese Taipei-built IUU LSTLVs have been approved for their re-registration to Chinese Taipei by the Reregistration
Program.
In addition, Japan consulted with Vanuatu and Seychelles, as well as Chinese Taipei, and established the
following new measures in order to dispose of their LSTLVs expeditiously, in accordance with the ICCAT
Resolution [Ref. 02-26], and the 69 IUU-LSTLVs have been committed to comply with the following
cooperative management schemes 1 .
– Cooperative management schemes to legalize these vessels have been concluded between the fisheries
authorities of the flag States (Seychelles and Vanuatu) and Japan, and the vessels participating in the
scheme were placed under proper management.
– Measures to have the fishing vessels in question obtain Japan's licenses for LSTLVs and freeze those
licenses were taken for the purpose of reinforcing and complementing the cooperative management
scheme mentioned in (1) above as well as preventing the increase of overall fishing capacity.
Those 69 vessels are not allowed to fish in the Atlantic any more.
2. Still remaining IUU LSTLVs
It is estimated that there still exist approximately 30 IUU-LSTLVs that refused to be subject to the schemes
mentioned above (Figure 1). The present situations of these vessels are unclear, but most of those vessels are
estimated to be still continuing IUU-fishing activities.
250 IUU LSTLVs 100 IUU LSTLVs 30 IUU LSTLVs
(in the past) (2002) (present)
Chinese Taipei origin
About 120
IUU LSTLVs
IUU LSTLVs
About 30
Participants of the
Cooperative Management
About 100
70 (Built before Jan. 2000)* Framework***
+ 69
50 (Newly built after Jan.2000)
Japan origin
(second-handed)
about 130
Participants of
the Re-registration Program
44
Participants of
the Scrapping Program
43
ICCAT's CPCs' Licensed
Vessels**
about 65
Participants of
the Re-registration Program
47
Participants of
the Scrapping Program
43
ICCAT's CPCs' Licensed
Vessels**
about 65
*January 2000 is when the Japanese-Chinese Taipei Joint Action Program to Eliminate IUU Vessels concluded
**CPC=Contracting Parties Cooperative non-Contracting Parties Entities or Fishing Entities
*** July 2003 is when the Cooperative Management Framework Between Japan and Seychelles or Vanuatu was agreed
Figure 1. Transition of the number of IUU large-scale tuna longline vessels.
2 Vessel lists on file at the Secretariat.
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