E - Iccat

CPC
Potential issues of noncompliance-2011
2011
Response / explanation
by CPC
Actions Taken
Potential issues of noncompliance-2012
2012
Response / explanation
by CPC
Actions Taken
VANUATU
Annual Reports/
Statistics: No annual
report received. No Task
I fleet characteristics nor
Task II size data
submitted.
Not present to respond.
Annual Reports/
Statistics: Annual report
and transhipment report
received late.
Small Island State with
limited resources, but
Vanuatu has made every
effort to submit required
information. Requests
assistance through data
fund to ensure continued
improvement.
Conservation and
Management Measures:
Quotas and catch limits:
No Compliance tables
received.
Identification maintained.
Letter to be sent
requesting improvements
on data collection and
submission. In 2012,
reply to letter of
identification received
late.
Conservation and
Management Measures:
Internal actions report (20
m+) submitted late.
North Atlantic SWO
management plan
received late.
Lift identification and
send letter of concern to
request greater efforts in
timely submission of
reports and results of
investigation of possible
involvement in
transhipments at-sea bycatch
of ICCAT species.
Other issues: Some ROP
transhipment declarations
not submitted.
Other issues: Some Vanuatu not obliged to
information on bird report carrier vessels
mitigation received late. under Rec. 06-11. Vessel
Concerns raised by EU on in question has been
transhipment issues. deregistered and
scrapped.