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27FAO, in turn, will make available the compiled data, subject to any restrictionsimposed by a State with respect to the data it has submitted. In some situations,there may be advantages to the creation of records of fishing vessels on aregional basis. For a discussion of the Regional Register maintained by the FFA,see Section 5 of these guidelines (Coastal State measures).4.3 Authorization to FishThe next basic means by which a flag State can control its fishingvessels is to prohibit them from undertaking fishing activities except pursuant toexpress authorization issued by the flag State. By authorizing a vessel to fish, aflag State is in effect expressing its intent to exercise control over the fishingactivities of the vessel. A flag State should issue such an authorization only to avessel properly registered in its territory and entered in its record of fishingvessels.RELEVANT DATA FOR INCLUSION INRECORD OF FISHING VESSELSBox 2Article VI.1 of the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement calls forsubmission to FAO of the following data with respect to vesselsauthorized to fish on the high seas:name of fishing vessel, registration number, previous names (ifknown), and port of registry;previous flag (if any);International Radio Call Sign (if any);name and address of owner or owners;where and when built;type of vessel;length.Article VI.2 of the 1993 FAO Compliance calls for submission to FAO ofthe following data with respect to vessels authorized to fish on the highseas, to the extent practicable:name and address of operator (manager) or operators (managers) (ifany);type of fishing method or methods;moulded depth;beam;gross register tonnage;power of main engine or engines.
28Box 2 (Cont'd)Paragraph 42 of the IPOA-IUU calls on flag States to include all the abovedata for every vessel in its record of fishing vessels, as well as followingadditional data:the previous names, if any and if known;name, address and nationality of the natural or legal person in whosename the vessel is registered;name, street address, mailing address and nationality of the naturalor legal persons responsible for managing the operations of thevessel;name, street address, mailing address and nationality of natural orlegal persons with beneficial ownership of the vessel;name and ownership history of the vessel, and, where this is known,the history of non-compliance by that vessel, in accordance withnational laws, with conservation and management measures orprovisions adopted at a national, regional or global level; andvessel dimensions, and where appropriate, a photograph, taken at thetime of registration or at the conclusion of any more recent structuralalterations, showing a side profile view of the vessel.The Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics recommends that,where possible, States should indicate whether each vessel listed in therecord is actively fishing.International standards already require flag States to prohibit theirvessels from fishing on the high seas without express authorization to do so. 49The IPOA-IUU reaffirms that responsibility and calls upon flag States to requiretheir vessels to obtain express authorization before fishing in any marine area.The authorization to fish, which vessels should carry on board, should include atleast the information specified in paragraph 46 of the IPOA-IUU.Authorizations to fish must be conditional; i.e. vessels should receiveauthorizations to fish only if the owners/operators agree to fish in accordancewith specified conditions designed to allow the flag State to maintain controlover the fishing activities. These conditions should set forth, for example, what49 See, e.g. the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement, article III.2; the 1995 UN Fish StocksAgreement, article 18.3; Code of Conduct, article 8.2.2.
Page 4 and 5: iiiPREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENTThe
Page 6 and 7: vThe IPOA-IUU is voluntary. However
Page 8 and 9: viii6.2 Examples of some port State
Page 10 and 11: xiBACKGROUND1. From ancient times,
Page 12 and 13: xiii11. The Code is voluntary. Howe
Page 14 and 15: 1. INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION - I
Page 16 and 17: 3Since the late 1990s, a number of
Page 18 and 19: 5(1) conducted by national or forei
Page 20 and 21: 7flag States, coastal States and Po
Page 22 and 23: 9In light of this, the very first
Page 24 and 25: 11the vessels rarely if ever visit
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Page 28 and 29: 15IUU fishing on the high seas. 27
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Page 32 and 33: 19developing States, 36 have introd
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Page 36 and 37: 23registering a vessel that has a h
Page 38 and 39: 25RFMOs have a role to play in ensu
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Page 44 and 45: 31Flag States are also encouraged t
Page 46 and 47: 33cases, fishing vessels registered
Page 48: 35light of this, paragraph 51 of th
Page 51 and 52: 38transshipment at sea is prohibite
Page 53 and 54: 40supported IUU fishing. For exampl
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Page 57 and 58: 44of a NAFO member, it must be insp
Page 59 and 60: 46discussed in Section 7 of these g
Page 61 and 62: 48products harvested through IUU fi
Page 63 and 64: 50products. On the basis of that da
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Page 67 and 68: 54States can also combat IUU fishin
Page 69 and 70: 56RFMOs engage in IUU fishing. No s
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Page 73 and 74: 60resolutions calling on those memb
Page 75 and 76: 62landings, port control, and inspe
Page 77 and 78: 648.3.8 Actions in Response to Rema
Page 79 and 80: 66As a result, IUU fishers often co
Page 81 and 82: 68A number of other developed State
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Page 87 and 88: 74Flag States should closely contro
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78To assist States in implementing
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12. LITERATURE CITED80Agnew, D.J. 2
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82Greenpeace. 2001. Pirate Fishing:
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84II. NATURE AND SCOPE OF IUU FISHI
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86to the Conservation and Managemen
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National Legislation88Legislation16
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106Articles V, VI, and VII of the A
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114Annex ACommon English Name Scien
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1164. Parties shall consider and ac
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122APPENDIX VIWEBSITES OF SELECTED
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