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At-Sea Boarding and Inspection Info

 

As per CMM 11-2015 (Boarding & Inspection) SPRFMO has adopted the Boarding and Inspection Procedures detailed in the 1995 UN Fish Stock Agreement, Articles 21 and 22.

Find below information submitted in accordance with UNFSA Article 21.4

1) "Prior to taking action under this article, inspecting States shall, either directly or through the relevant sub-regional or regional fisheries management organization or arrangement, inform all States whose vessels fish on the high seas in the sub-region or region of the form of identification issued to their duly authorized inspectors. The vessels used for boarding and inspection shall be clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service."
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The form of identification issued to their duly authorized inspectors provided to the Secretariat for the information of other Members and CNCPs before a Member can undertake boardings and inspections on vessels listed on the SPRFMO Record of Vessels in the Convention Area can be accessed through the weblinks provided below.  (NOTE: only Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America have met this requirement and provided their form of identification information ).
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2) "At the time of becoming a Party to this Agreement, a State shall designate an appropriate authority to receive notifications pursuant to this article and shall give due publicity of such designation through the relevant sub-regional or regional fisheries management organization or arrangement." 
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Australia, Chile, Cook Islands, European Union, New Zealand and the United States of America have provided the Secretariat with the relevant information concerning the receipt of notifications and this information follows below. (NOTE: For any Member or CNCP that has not provided the relevant information to receive notifications pertaining to CMM 11-2015 (At-Sea Boarding and Inspections) than any such notifications will be sent to the designated Head of Delegation (HoD) for the Member or CNCP).

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AUSTRALIA: Form of identification issued to authorised inspectors

AUTHORISED AUTHORITY: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
NAME: AFMA Duty Officer
TELEPHONE: +61-419-205-329
EMAIL: duty.officer@afma.gov.au

 

CHILE: 

         AUTHORISED AUTHORITY: General Directorate of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine
          (DIRECTEMAR)
         EMAIL: mrccchile@directemar.cl
         TELEPHONE: +56 32 222 08 638
         
         EMAIL: fispesca@directemar.cl
         TELEPHONE: +56 32 208 676/677
         
         EMAIL: polmarddtt@directemar.cl

 

COOK ISLANDS: 

         AUTHORISED AUTHORITY: Ministry of Marine Resources
         EMAIL: a.jones@mmr.gov.ck CC: mcs@mmr.gov.ck  ;  L.maui@mmr.gov.ck ; s.sarau@mmr.gov.ck 
         TELEPHONE: +682 28721

 

EUROPEAN UNION: 

         EUROPEAN COMMISSION
         AUTHORITY: Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
         ADDRESS: Rue Joseph II, 99, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
         TELEPHONE: +32 2 296 13 03
         FAX: + 32 2 295 57 00
         EMAIL: MARE-B2@ec.europa.eu and fiona.harford@ec.europa.eu


and
the point of contact of the relevant European Union Member State as applicable:

     NETHERLANDS  
     AUTHORITY: Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority
     Single Liaison Office (SLO) IUU
     ADDRESS: Catharijnesingel 59, 3511 GG Utrecht, The Netherlands
     TELEPHONE: +31 8 82 23 33 33
     FAX: +31 8 82 23 33 34
     EMAIL: iuu-slo@nvwa.nl

     LITHUANIA
     AUTHORITY: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Division
     ADDRESS: JGedimino av. 19, LT-01102 Vilnius, Lithuania
     TELEPHONE: +370 5 239 11 75
     FAX: +370 5 239 11 76
     EMAIL: rfmo@zum.lt and info@zuv.lt

     GERMANY
     AUTHORITY: Federal Office of Agriculture and Food
     ADDRESS: Unit 523,  Mr. Ralph Neidigk
     Haubachstrasse 86, 22765 Hamburg, Germany
     TELEPHONE: +49 (0)228 6845 5572
     FAX: +49 (0)40 306860-60
     EMAIL: 523@ble.de and ralph.neidigk@ble.de
 
     POLAND
     AUTHORITY: Main Maritime Fisheries Inspectorate in Słupsk, Branch Office in Szczecin
  ADDRESS: ul. Storrady-Świętosławy 1A, lok. 301, 71-602 Szczecin, Poland
    TELEPHONE: + 91 432 25 50
    FAX: + 91 488 39 03
    EMAIL: szczecin@girm.gov.pl and sekretariat@girm.gov.pl

 

NEW ZEALAND: Form of identification issued to authorised inspectors

AUTHORISED AUTHORITY: Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
TELEPHONE: +64-4-819-4244
FAX: +64-4-801-5381
EMAIL: InternationalCompliance@mpi.govt.nz

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Form of Identification issued to authorised inspectors

AUTHORISED AUTHORITY: United States Coast Guard
TELEPHONE: + 510-437-3701; + 808-535-3333
FAX: + 510-437-3017
EMAIL: Kristen.b.caldwell@uscg.mil; jrchonolulu@uscg.mil; rccalameda1@uscg.mil 

 

 

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