China
Last updated 21/05/10
Key Data
Port visits by
*Port visits of vessels IUU-listed by RFMOs the country is a CP of at the time of port visit
**Port visits of vessels IUU-listed by RFMOs the country is not CP of at the time of port visit
Overview
Port Visits - Summary
Agreements and RFMO Memberships
Ratified international agreements (binding)
| UNCLOS | Yes |
|---|---|
| UNFSA | No |
| FAO Compliance Agreement | No |
Non-binding international agreements
| NPOA - IUU | No |
|---|
Membership of key high seas RFMOs
| RFMO | Date Joined |
|---|---|
| CCAMLR | 2-Oct-07 |
| CCSBT | |
| GFCM | |
| IATTC | Jun-04 |
| ICCAT | 24-Oct-96 |
| IOTC | 14-Oct-98 |
| NAFO | |
| NEAFC | |
| SEAFO | |
| WCPFC | 2-Dec-04 |
Legend
| Member | Co-operating Non-member | Non-member |
Results
Information from the publicly available online databases maintained by Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay (Sea-web) and Lloyd’s MIU shows 20 port visits by four IUU-listed vessels to eight Chinese ports (Bayuquan, Small Craft Anchorage, Changshu, Dalian, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Yantai) and an unnamed port. The reported visits were made by three reefers—the Polestar and the Thorgull, which were on the NEAFC/NAFO IUU vessel lists, and the Seed Leaf, on CCAMLR’s IUU vessel list— and a fishing vessel, the Sibley, which was also IUU-listed by CCAMLR. All reported visits took place between September 2006 and August 2008. All port visits are considered as non-violations except of one made by the Seed Leaf to Bayuquan, in December 2007, which is considered as a violation of CCAMLR port State measures. China is a CP to CCAMLR, ICCAT, IOTC and WCPFC and a Cooperating Non-CP to IATTC.