Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009Show full title

ANNEX XV U.K. Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic

1. The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels flying flags of non-contracting Parties to the Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’) that have been sighted engaging in fishing activities in the NEAFC Convention Area and placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on a provisional list of vessels that are being presumed to be undermining the Recommendations established under the Convention. The following measures shall apply to these vessels: U.K.

(a)

vessels that enter ports are not authorised to land or tranship therein and shall be inspected by the competent authorities. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, log books, fishing gear, catch onboard and any other matter relating to the vessel's activities in the Convention Area. Information on the result of the inspections shall immediately be transmitted to the Commission;

(b)

fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist the vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with the vessels;

(c)

the vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services.

2. In addition to the measures referred to in point 1, the following measures shall apply to vessels that have been placed by NEAFC on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels): U.K.

(a)

IUU vessels shall be prohibited from entering a Community port;

(b)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited from being chartered;

(c)

imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

(d)

Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and prohibit importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to tranship and trade fish caught by such vessels.

3. The vessels referred to in point 2 as well as the vessels placed on the IUU list established by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) are listed in the Appendix to this Annex. U.K.

4. The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to be in accordance with the NEAFC and NAFO IUU lists as soon as NEAFC adopts a new IUU list. U.K.

[F1 Appendix to Annex

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2009 of 8 July 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 as regards the list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic.

List of vessels with the following IMO numbers that have been confirmed by NEAFC and NAFO as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries

a International Maritime Organisation.
b Any changes of names and flags and additional information on the vessels are available on the NEAFC website: www.neafc.org]
IMO a ship identification number	Vessel’s name b	Flag State b
7306570	ALBORAN II	Panama
7436533	ALFA	Georgia
7612321	AVIOR	Georgia
8522030	CARMEN	Cyprus
7700104	CEFEY
8422852	DOLPHIN	Russia
8604668	EROS DOS	Panama
8522119	EVA	Cyprus
6719419	GORILERO	Sierra Leone
7332218	IANNIS I	Panama
8422838	ISABELLA	Cyprus
8522042	JUANITA	Cyprus
8707240	MAINE	Guinea Conakry
7385174	MURTOSA	Togo
8721595	NEMANSKIY
8421937	NICOLAY CHUDOTVORETS	Russia
6706084	RED	Panama
8522169	ROSITA	Cyprus
7347407	SUNNY JANE
8606836	ULLA	Georgia
7321374	YUCATAN BASIN	Panama