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Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing

Chapter VIII of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures refer to IUU activities and the establishment of an IUU List.

NAFO IUU
IUU by other RFMOs
Other RFMO IUU Lists
Non-NAFO Vessels

The current NAFO IUU List includes the following vessels:

Vessel Name (+known previous name)	Current Flag State (known prev. Flag State)	Radio Call Sign (RC)	IMO Number	Last Known Location
Alboran II¹ (White Enterprise)	Unknown (Panama,St. Kitts & Nevis)	Unknown	7306570	Gibraltar (31 March 2009)
Eros Dos¹ (Furabolos)	Unknown (Panama, Seychelles)	Unknown	8604668	St. Eugenia de Ribeira, Spain (5 March 2009)
Gorilero ¹ (Gran Sol)	Unknown (Sierra Leone, (Panama)	Unknown	6714919	La Coruna, Spain (Sep 2007)
Iannis I¹	Unknown (Panama)	Unknown	7332218	Indian Ocean (2007)
Maine¹	Guinea Conakry²	3XL2	7325746	NEAFC RA (29 October 2007)
Murtosa¹	Unknown (Togo)	Unknown	7385174	Aveiro, Portugal (since 2005)
Trinity¹ (Yucutan Basin, Enxembre, Fonte nova, Jawhara)	Unknown (Ghana, Panama)	Unknown	7321374	Tema, Ghana (Sep 2011)
¹Vessel listed pursuant to Article 53.4.d of the NAFO CEM (NEAFC IUU-listed vessel). ² The NAFO Secretariat received information in April 2016 from the Republic of Guinea, that the IUU vessel “Maine”, now known as “M/V LABIKO” was deleted from the Guinean Register of Ships on 1 October 2015. This information will be reviewed by STACTIC at the 2016 NAFO Annual Meeting.

Latest update April 2017.

Vessels listed as IUU by other RFMOs.

Note: the list below of other RFMO’s IUU vessels is for informational purposes only and these vessels are not considered IUU by NAFO unless specifically stated.

Vessel Name	IMO Number	Previous Name(s)	Current Flag (Previous Flag)	IUU-Listing Organization	Listing Date
Alboran II	7306570	White, Enterprise, Enxembre, Atalaya, Reda IV, Atalaya del Sur	Panama (St. Kitts & Nevis, Gibraltar)	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2009
Aldabra	7424891	Omoa 1	Tanzania (Honduras, Togo)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2007
Amorinn	7036345	Lome, Noemi, Iceberg II	Unknown (Belize, Togo)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2003
Baroon	9037537	Lana, Kinsho Maru No. 18, Triton-1, Zeus	Tanzania (Nigeria, Unknown, Japan, Sierra Leone, Togo, Mongolia)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2007
Challenge	6622642	Mila, Isla, Montana Clara, Perseverance	Unknown (Panama, UK, Equatorial Guinea)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2006
Eros Dos	8604668	Furabolos	Panama	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2009
Good Hope	7020126	Sea Ranger V, Toto	Nigeria (Belize)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2007
Gorilero	6719419	Gran Sol	Unknown (Panama)	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2007
Heavy Sea	7322926	Sherpa Uno, Keta, Duero	Panama (Uruguay, Unknown, Panama)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2004
Iannis I	7332218	Moana Mar, Canos de Meca	Unknown	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2007
Itziar II	6803961	Mare, Notre Dame, Golden Sun, Gold Dragon, Carmela, Seabull 22	Mali	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2003
Koosha 4	7905443	Eguzkia	Iran	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2011
Kunlun	7322897	Taishan, Chang Bai, Hongshui, Huang He 22, Sima Qian Baru 22, Dorita, Magnus, Thule, Eolo, Red Moon, Black Moon, Ina Maka, Galaxy, Corvus	Equatorial Guinea (Indonesia, Unknown, Tanzania, Uruguay, St Vincent & Grenadines, Equatorial Guinea, DPRK, Sierra Leone, Panama, DPRK)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2003
Limpopo	7388267	Ross, Alos, Lena, Cap George, Conbaroya, Tercero	Unknown (Seychelles, Ghana, Togo)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2003
Maine	7325746	Guinespa I, Maposa Noveno	Guinea Conakry*	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2007
Murtosa	7385174		Unknown (Portugal)	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2005
Perlon	5062479	Cherne, Sargo, Hoking, Lugalpesca, Bigaro	Unknown (Uruguay, Togo, Mongolia)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2003
Ray	6607666	Killy, Tropic, Isla Graciosa, Constant	Belize (South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Mongolia)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2006 2012
Tchaw	6818930	Condor, Inca, Viking, Cisne Azul, Pescamex III, Arosa Cuarto, Rex	Togo (Belize, Seychelles, Togo, Unknown, Togo)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2005
Trinity	7321374	Yucutan Basin, Enxembre, Fonte Nova, Jawhara, Ukola Corea	Unknown (Ghana, Panama, Gibraltar)	NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO	2004
Viking	8713392	Octopus I, Berber, Snake, Octopus 1, Piscis, South Boy, Gale, Ulyses, Thor 33, Yin Peng, Chu Lim, The Bird, Pion	Libya (Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Unknown, Libya, Mongolia, Honduras, Unknown, DPRK)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2004
Zemour 1	9319856	Songhua, Kadei, Yunnan, Nihewan, Huiguan, Wutaishan Anhui 44, Yangzi Hua 44, Paloma V, Jian Yuan, Trosky	Mauritania (Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Unknown, Tanzania, Uruguay, Namibia, Mongolia)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2008
Zemour 2	9042001	Luampa, Yongding, Jiangfeng, Chengdu, Shaanxi Henan 33, Xiong Nu Baru 33, Liberty, Chilbo San 33, Hammer, Carran, Draco-1	Mauritania (Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Tanzania, Uruguay, Togo, DPRK, Panama, DPRK)	CCAMLR, SEAFO	2004

Links to other RFMOs

NAFO shares information on NCP vessels sightings with other Regional Fishery Management Bodies. The following links are other RFMO lists.

CCAMLR	https://www.ccamlr.org/en/compliance/non-contracting-party-iuu-vessel-list
IATTC	http://www.iattc.org/VesselRegister/IUU.aspx?Lang=en
ICCAT	http://www.iccat.es/en/IUU.asp
IOTC	http://www.iotc.org/vessels#iuu
NEAFC	http://www.neafc.org/mcs/iuu
SEAFO	http://www.seafo.org/Management/IUU
SPRFMO	http://www.sprfmo.int/conservation-measures/iuu-lists/#SPRFMO
WCPFC	http://www.wcpfc.int/wcpfc-iuu-vessel-list

NAFO Contracting Parties acknowledge the rights, duties and obligations of States whose vessels fish on the high seas as expressed in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, the FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas and general principles of international law, particularly the duty to have due regard to established fisheries.

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Chapter VIII of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures refer to IUU activities and the establishment of an IUU List.

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