Malta
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 | Yes |
| FAO Compliance Agreement | Yes |
Non-binding international agreements
| NPOA - IUU | Yes |
|---|
Membership of key high seas RFMOs
| RFMO | Date Joined |
|---|---|
| CCAMLR | 21-May-82 |
| CCSBT | 13-Oct-06 |
| GFCM | 29-Apr-65 |
| IATTC | Jun-04 |
| ICCAT | 14-Nov-97 |
| IOTC | 27-Oct-95 |
| NAFO | 28-12-78 |
| NEAFC | 18-Sep-81 |
| SEAFO | 8-Aug-02 |
| WCPFC | 20-Jan-05 |
Legend
| Member | Co-operating Non-member | Non-member |
Results
Information from the publicly available online databases maintained by Lloyd’s MIU and shipspotting.com shows four port visits by two IUU-listed vessels to the Maltese port of Valletta. One visit was by the Apache I, renamed Le Malin and under the control of the French Navy but still on the CCAMLR IUU-vessel list pending final legal action, while the other three visits were by the Oriente No. 7, which was also on the ICCAT IUU vessel list. The recorded visits occurred between March 2006 and January 2008. Three of the four port visits are considered as violations of ICCAT port State measures and one is considered to be a non-violation. Malta is a CP to CCAMLR, ICCAT, IOTC, NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO, WCPFC and GFCM and a Cooperating Non-CP of CCSBT and IATTC by virtue of the EU membership of these bodies. Malta became a member of the European Union on 1 May 2004.