Implementation of IPOA/IUU - International MCS Network

60resolutions calling on those members who file objections (1) to justify theirobjections; (2) to impose restrictions on their vessels comparable in effectivenessto the measure objected to; and (3) to make known the restrictions that areimposed in lieu of the measure objected to.8.3.2 Additional Compliance MeasuresRFMOs should also develop additional means to promote complianceby their members with adopted conservation and management measures. Onefundamental approach that could be better employed is for RFMOs to limit ordeny access to the fisheries resources under their purview to fishing vessels ofmembers that do not comply with the measures adopted by the RFMOs,including any obligations to report fisheries data. 121 Another approach, underconsideration by CCAMLR and NEAFC, is for all members of RFMOs to denylicenses to fish and port access to any vessels identified by the RFMO as havingbeen involved in IUU fishing, even if the vessels have subsequently beenrenamed or registered in new States.RFMOs can encourage the application of consistent penalties imposedon IUU fishers. To this end, Paragraph 21 of the IPOA-IUU calls on each Stateto:ensure that sanctions for IUU fishing by vessels and, to thegreatest extent possible, nationals under its jurisdiction are ofsufficient severity to effectively prevent, deter and eliminate IUUfishing and to deprive offenders of the benefits accruing from suchfishing. This may include the adoption of a civil sanction regimebased on an administrative penalty scheme. States should ensurethe consistent and transparent application of sanctions.To promote consistency and transparency in the application ofsanctions, RFMOs can take steps to urge their members to develop equivalent orstandardized penalty schemes. For example, the Convention establishing NPAFChas given that RFMO the authority to “consider and make proposals to theParties for the enactment of schedules of equivalent penalties for activitiescontrary to the provisions of this Convention.” 122 Another approach is the oneadopted by the International Dolphin Conservation Program administered by theIATTC, under which a panel of government, industry and environmentalrepresentatives analyse reports of tuna-fishing trips, identify possible infractions,121 In 2001, for example, ICCAT adopted new criteria for allocating its stocks. One of thecriteria to be taken into account in making quota allocations is “the record of complianceor cooperation by qualifying participants with ICCAT’s conservation and managementmeasures.”122 Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean,article IX.