E - Iccat

CPC
Potential issues of
non-compliance-
2011
2011
Response / explanation
by CPC
Actions Taken
Potential issues of
non-compliance-
2012
2012
Response /
explanation by
CPC
Actions Taken
TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO
Annual Reports/
Statistics: No Task
II size data
received.
T&T expects to establish
a data collection
framework as of 2012
with the ICCAT Data
Fund and therefore to be
able to send necessary
data as of next year.
Annual Reports/
Statistics: No Task
I or Task II data
received.
Raw data available
but problems with
quality control due
to major human
resource
issues.Steps are
being taken to
resolve this.
Conservation and
Management
Measures:
Quotas and catch
limits: Overharvest
of WHM and
BUM.
Other issues:
Quotas were established
before T&T was a
member of ICCAT and
are very low.
Furthermore, the catches
of BUM and WHM are
by-catches.
Send letter of
concern with
respect to some
deficiencies in data
reporting and to
overharvest of
WHM and BUM.
In 2012, reply to
letter of concern
received.
Conservation and
Management
Measures: Rec.
11-01: List of
BET/YFT received
late.
Quotas and catch
limits: No
compliance tables
received.
Other issues:
Letter explaining
non-submission of
compliance tables
received late.
Letter of concern
regarding lack of
reporting. Request
information on
plans to control
marlin catches.