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Final <strong>Report</strong>
RoO Derogation under the PACP-IEPA
Table 5.3 Changes in vessel numbers in the WCPO industrial purse seine fleet between 2007 and
2011 (October)
Flag 2007 2011 Change Comment
China 6 12 +6 Re-flagged/renamed vessels, some outside the region
FSM 4 7 +3 3 existing vessels in region re-flagged/renamed
Japan 35 36 +1
3 new vessels; 2 older vessels islandized in region (PNG,
Kiribati)
Kiribati 1 6 +5 3 Ecuador vessels re-flagged, 2 DWFN vessels islandized
RMI 5 10 +5 Four new vessels, one re-flagged from outside region
PNG (7) 10 +3 Small vessel re-flagged, two larger vessels in 2011.
Philippines vessels
in PNG
(25) 1 43
Solomon Is 4 7 2 +1
+15
(approx)
Tuvalu 0 1 +1 J/V vessel (new)
Additional chartered/foreign vessels (7) from existing
companies (relocate/renamed);additional vessels from
expanded bilateral access (7); 1 new vessel built
Two sold and re-flagged, 3 re-flagged to Solomon Islands
from outside the region
Vanuatu 22 16 -6 Six VU vessels changed flag to US during 2008;
Total +34
USA 3 13 36 +23
Restructuring of fleet with numerous new entrants in
2008/09; 38 vessels in 2009, 2 since sank
Source: FFA Regional Vessel Register; WCPFC-SC CCM Annual <strong>Report</strong>s - Part 1.
1
Philippine vessels not consistently registered on the FFA RVR at that time.
2
Includes two Philippines-flag vessels which began fishing in 2011.
3
US vessels are maintained in a separate category since the comparison between 2007 and 2011 vessels
numbers is not valid; 2007 vessel numbers were at lower than historical levels provided for under the US
Treaty due to economic attrition (up to 40 licences), but were rebuilt to close to previous levels during
2008/2009; 12 new vessels constructed.
Changes in fleet profile since derogation
There has been a considerable increase in fleet numbers on the FFA RVR since 2007 (i.e. the year
prior to PNG’s RoO derogation coming into effect in March 2008), continuing a build-up in numbers
since the early 2000s. The largest increases are seen for the fleets of China, Kiribati and Marshall
Islands, and for Philippines vessels fishing exclusively in the PNG EEZ under foreign access. There has
been little or no change in fleet numbers on the FFA RVR in the past 9 months. 141
This increase in fleet size, some of which predates derogation, seems unrelated to taking advantage
of global sourcing. The increase in Philippine vessels, formerly domestic vessels based in Philippines,
now fishing in PNG, is the largest single contributor to this increase. This shift in operational location
of Philippines vessels has resulted from reduced fishing opportunities stemming from the loss of
141 Comparison of active purse seine vessel numbers on the FFA RVR, 29 December 2010 and 1-10 October
2011.
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