Implementation of IPOA/IUU - International MCS Network

52question, while the latter only covers those fish and fish products that enterinternational trade. 103The Scheme is designed to allow each CCAMLR member to determinethe origin of toothfish landed in, imported into or exported from its territory andto determine whether the toothfish were harvested in the CCAMLR ConventionArea in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures. Anotherobjective of the Scheme is to promote better conservation and management oftoothfish overall.To make these determinations possible, flag States issue catchdocuments to the vessels that they authorize to fish for toothfish in the CCAMLRConvention Area (and to their vessels that intend to fish for toothfish outside theConvention Area). Each vessel must complete a catch document to cover everyharvest of toothfish that it lands or transships and must report to its flag State thedetails of its trip and catches, landing and transshipments. 104 The flag State mustthen determine whether the catch landed or transshipped, as reported by thevessel, is consistent with its authorization to fish. If so, the flag State conveys aunique confirmation number to the vessel, which the vessel enters on the catchdocument.The completed catch documents follow the harvested toothfishwherever they go. Every CCAMLR member must require that all toothfishlanded or transshipped in areas under its jurisdiction be accompanied by acompleted catch document. Similarly, every CCAMLR member must requirethat all imports of toothfish into its territory be accompanied by a completedcatch document that includes an export (or re-export) validation by the exportingState, which must be examined and verified by its customs authorities or otherappropriate officials.Every CCAMLR member must promptly provide to the CCAMLRSecretariat copies of all export-validated catch documents that it has issued orreceived. On an annual basis, every CCAMLR member must also report to theCCAMLR Secretariat data on the origin and amounts of its toothfish imports andexports, based on the catch documents.103 As adopted, the CCAMLR Catch Documentation Scheme applies only to harvests ofPatagonian toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention Area. However, because Patagoniantoothfish are also caught outside the Convention area, CCAMLR requests flag states at aminimum to verify that those fish have been caught by a vessel licensed to fish for thatstock.104 Please refer to Appendix V to these guidelines for a list of the information included inthe catch document.