Fisheries Centre ResearchISSN Reports 1198-6727 16(4), Page 3 Fisheries Centre Research Reports 2008 Volume 16 Number 4 Sources Of Information Supporting Estimates Of Unreported Fishery Catches (IUU) For 59 Countries And The High Seas Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada Fisheries Centre Research Reports 16(4), Page 5 SOURCES OF INFORMATION SUPPORTING ESTIMATES OF UNREPORTED FISHERY CATCHES (IUU) FOR 59 COUNTRIES AND THE HIGH SEAS by Ganapathiraju Pramod, Tony J. Pitcher, John Pearce, and David Agnew Fisheries Centre Research Reports 16(4) 242 pages © published 2008 by The Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z4 and Marine Resources Assessment Group, London, United Kingdom ISSN 1198-67 Fisheries Centre Research Reports 16(4), Page 1 F ISHERIES C ENTRE R ESEARCH R EPORTS V OLUME 16 N UMBER 4 2008 SOURCES OF INFORMATION SUPPORTING ESTIMATES OF UNREPORTED FISHERY CATCHES (IUU) FOR 59 COUNTRIES AND THE HIGH SEAS by Ganapathiraju Pramod, Tony J. Pitcher, John Pearce and David Agnew CONTENTS Page Director’s Foreword ...................................................................................................................4 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 5 HIGH SEAS IUU REPORTS CCAMLR ...................................................................................................................6 CCSBT ...................................................................................................................8 ICCAT ..................................................................................................................11 IOTC ................................................................................................................. 12 NAFO ................................................................................................................. 13 NEAFC ................................................................................................................. 15 Country Notes ..................................................................................................................17 COUNTRY IUU REPORTS Angola ................................................................................................................28 Argentina .................................................................................................................32 Australia ................................................................................................................. 37 Bangladesh .................................................................................................................48 Brazil .................................................................................................................52 Canada .................................................................................................................54 Chile .................................................................................................................59 China .................................................................................................................65 Denmark ................................................................................................................. 67 Ecuador ..................................................................................................................71 Egypt ................................................................................................................. 73 Faroes ................................................................................................................. 76 France .................................................................................................................78 Germany ................................................................................................................. 81 Ghana .................................................................................................................85 Iceland .................................................................................................................89 India .................................................................................................................92 Indonesia .................................................................................................................96 Iran ............................................................................................................... 104 Ireland ............................................................................................................... 107 Italy ................................................................................................................ 111 Sources and Notes on IUU, Page 2 Japan ............................................................................................................... 115 Latvia ................................................................................................................117 Liberia ...............................................................................................................120 Malaysia ...............................................................................................................122 Mauritania ...............................................................................................................126 Mexico ...............................................................................................................129 Morocco ...............................................................................................................133 Mozambique ............................................................................................................... 137 Myanmar ...............................................................................................................142 Namibia ...............................................................................................................144 Netherlands ...............................................................................................................148 New Zealand ...............................................................................................................150 Nigeria ............................................................................................................... 153 North Korea ............................................................................................................... 157 Norway ...............................................................................................................160 Pakistan ...............................................................................................................164 Peru ............................................................................................................... 167 Philippines ...............................................................................................................170 Poland ............................................................................................................... 175 Portugal ............................................................................................................... 177 Russia ............................................................................................................... 179 Senegal ...............................................................................................................184 Seychelles ...............................................................................................................187 Sierra Leone ...............................................................................................................188 South Africa ...............................................................................................................189 South Korea .............................................................................................................. 200 Spain .............................................................................................................. 204 Sri Lanka ...............................................................................................................213 Sweden ...............................................................................................................216 Taiwan .............................................................................................................. 220 Tanzania .............................................................................................................. 223 Thailand .............................................................................................................. 226 Turkey .............................................................................................................. 230 Ukraine .............................................................................................................. 232 United Kingdom .............................................................................................................. 233 USA .............................................................................................................. 236 Vietnam .............................................................................................................. 239 Yemen ...............................................................................................................241