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Vessels

IOTC Record of Authorised Vessels

Under resolution 15/04 Concerning the establishment of an IOTC record of vessels authorised to operate in the IOTC area, IOTC Members and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties shall establish and maintain an IOTC Record of fishing vessels that are:
a) larger than 24 metres in length overall, or
b) in case of vessels less than 24m, those operating in waters outside the economic exclusive zone of the flag state,
and that are authorised to fish for tuna and tuna-like species in the IOTC Area (hereinafter referred to as ‘authorized fishing vessels’, or AFVs). For the purpose of this Resolution, vessels that are not entered into the record are deemed not to be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship or land tuna and tuna-like species.

You can search and consult the lists of authorised vessels in two ways:

  • list of all the vessels currently authorized to operate in the IOTC area.
  • list of all the vessels authorized to operate in the IOTC area, including historical records.

You can also download the complete list of vessels currently authorized to operate in the IOTC area.

               

Purse Seiners/Supply Vessels Association

Under Resolution 17/01 On an interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock in the IOTC Area of Competence, IOTC Members and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties shall report annually, before the 1st of January for the coming year of operations, which purse seiners are served by each supply vessel.  This information shall be accessible to all CPCs via the IOTC website.

You can consult the lists of purse seiners and their associated supply vessel by clicking here.

IOTC Record of Active Vessels

IOTC Members and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties with vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area of competence, shall submit to the Secretary by 15 February every year a list of their respective vessels that were active in the Area during the previous year and that are:
a) larger than 24 metres in length overall, or
b) in case of vessels less than 24m, those operating in waters outside the economic exclusive zone of the flag state.

Download the complete list of active vessels in the IOTC area

List of IUU Vessels 

A CPC in possession of information that one or more vessels has engaged in IUU fishing activities within the IOTC Area within a 24 month period prior to the annual meeting of the Compliance Committee shall submit a list of such vessels to the IOTC Executive Secretary. Such submission shall be made at least 70 days before the annual meeting of the Compliance Committee using IOTC Reporting Form for Illegal Activity (Annex I) shall be used (MS Word format).

The IOTC Executive Secretary will take any necessary measures to ensure publicity of the IUU Vessel List adopted by IOTC pursuant to paragraph 18, or as amended pursuant to paragraphs 22 to 27 or paragraph 30 in a manner consistent with any applicable confidentiality requirements, and through electronic means, including placing it on the IOTC website. Furthermore, the IOTC Executive Secretary shall transmit the IUU Vessel List as soon as possible to the FAO and to other regional fisheries management organisations for the purposes of enhanced co-operation between IOTC and these organisations in order to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing.

Download the current IOTC List of IUU vessels (2019-06-21).

You can also download the previous IOTC List of IUU vessels for the following years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Other Regional Fisheries Management Organisations' IUU Lists

In order to ensure an efficient implementation of conservation and management measures, here is a list of links pointing to IUU Lists published by other Regional Tuna Fisheries Management Organisations.

  • ICCAT's IUU Vessels List
  • IATTC's IUU Vessels List
  • WCPFC's IUU Vessels List

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