Fighting against Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Challenges on Catch Certification system EC 1005/2008 for PNG Impacts and Challenges for ACP countries April 29, 2009 ACP Secretariat 451, Avenue Georges Henri -1200 Brussels –Room C Alois Kinol National Fisheries Authority Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Topic Introduction - PNG License Facilities PNG License Vessels by Flag Challenges associated with implementation of IUU EC 1005/2008.Catch Certification System
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea? Land Mass: 461,700 Square Kilometers Sea Area: 2.4 million Square Kilometers Population: 6.1 million
A large EEZ – 2.4 million sq km
License Facilities Fish Processing Facilities 12 ( 3 have EU Accreditation) Fishing Vessels Purse Seine : 189 ( 7 PNG Flag) 182 Foreign Freezer Carriers 86 (4 PNG Flag), 82 Foreign No of Countries With Flag Vessels Licensed : 16
PNG License Vessels by Flag Country Purse Seine Carriers Total Vanuatu 16 1 17 USA* 29 Thailand* 2 Taiwan* 32 5 37 Philippines* 33 22 55 PNG* 4 6 Panama* New Zealand* Marshall Islands Lithuania Republic Korea* 27 Kiribati 15 Japan* 35 Guam Cyprus China* 12 18 Cambodia 189 86 275
Challenges for NFA: IUU EC 1005/2008 Implementation Schedule – Jan 1st 2010. Notification to EU of Flag Vessels- July 09 Verification & Validation by CA Flag Country Flag Third Country without CA ? Health Certificate & Catch Certificate in EU Country Language? (Attestation) Numbering system- Approval N0? HC N0 & Catch Certificate N0? Stake holder Awareness – Industry
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