1. 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 Brussels –Room C
Alois Kinol
National Fisheries Authority
Papua New Guinea

2. 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

3. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea?
Land Mass: 461,700 Square Kilometers
Sea Area: 2.4 million Square Kilometers
Population: 6.1 million

4. A large EEZ – 2.4 million sq km

5. 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

6. 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

8. 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

9. Thank you
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