E - Iccat

ICCAT REPORT 2012-2013 (I)
9 Transhipment
(carrier)
vessels
10 Transhipment
declarations –
various.
11 Transhipment
reports.
Rec. 06-11.
At time of
change.
No reporting
form but data
elements
specified in
recommendatio
n and electronic
submission
encouraged
(CP-02-
VessCATS).
Rec. 06-11. Various. Yes (CP19-
TransDec).
Rec. 06-11.
At sea: Annual
(15 Sept); In
Port: Annual
(with Annual
Report).
No (CP037-
TransRep).
ICCAT web site.
Processed by
consortium.
Attached to the
Secretariat report to
the COC.
To ensure that atsea
transhipments
are made only to
authorized vessels.
To document
amounts
transhipped; To
compare amounts at
different points
(transfer and
landing) and with
SDPs.
To cross check with
transhipment
declarations; To list
LSTLVs that are
transhipping; To
review transhipment
activity through
observer reports.
Unclear whether
notice obligation
is for flag state of
fishing vessels or
flag state of
carrier vessel, as
these are often
different states.
Declarations from
receiving carrier
vessels due within
24 hours of
transhipment and
48 hours before
landing.
CPCs are
responsible for
reviewing
transhipment
declarations from
LSTLVs and
comparing them
with reported
catches. Report to
Secretariat
includes total
quantities, vessels
involved in
transhipment
activities and
observer reports.
Duplicate
entries due to
current text of
Recommendatio
n; Unclear when
authorization
expires for some
vessels.
Revise to
indicate both
catching and
carrier vessel
flag state
responsibility
for notification;
Include
information on
operator and
date of
expiration;
Maintain
archive list after
expiration.
Commission
and
appropriate
panels.
No action in 2011,
but may be
addressed in 2012
with proposal
from IMM
meeting.
N/A None - Making
information
available could be
useful in
Compliance
review
- May be
addressed in 2012
with proposal
from IMM
meeting.
N/A None - Making
information
available could be
useful in
Compliance
review
- May be
addressed in 2012
with proposal
from IMM
meeting.
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