Spain
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* |
* By virtue of the EC agreement to the FAO Compliance Agreement and the European Community Action Plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Non-binding international agreements
| NPOA - IUU | Yes* |
|---|
* By virtue of the EC agreement to the FAO Compliance Agreement and the European Community Action Plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Membership of key high seas RFMOs
| RFMO | Date Joined |
|---|---|
| CCAMLR | 21-Oct-87 |
| CCSBT | 13-Oct-06 |
| GFCM | 19-Oct-53 |
| IATTC | Jun-04 |
| ICCAT | 14-Nov-97 |
| IOTC | 27-Oct-95 |
| NAFO | 31-Aug-83 |
| 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 Register – Fairplay (Sea-web), Lloyd’s MIU and shipspotting.com, and from port logs, shows 33 port visits by 10 IUU-listed vessels to 11 Spanish ports (Las Palmas, Riveira, Vigo, Caraminal, Coruna, Villagarcia, Marin, Muelle de Oza – Puerto de A Coruna, Santander, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santa Eugenia de Riviera). Six vessels are on the NEAFC IUU vessel list and later included on the NAFO and SEAFO IUU lists, four of which are reefers, made 27 port visits. Of the remaining six fishing vessels, five were on the CCAMLR/SEAFO IUU vessel lists and one on ICCAT’s IUU vessel list. All reported visits took place between April 2005 and July 2009. In five occasions, port State action against the IUU-listed vessel was carried out. Eight visits of 33 in total are considered as violations of NEAFC port State measures, six of NAFO, two of CCAMLR, and one of ICCAT. 14 port visits are considered as potential violations of NEAFC port State measures, 11 of SEAFO and one of CCAMLR. Two visits are considered as non-violations. Spain is a CP to CCAMLR, ICCAT, IOTC, NEAFC, NAFO, SEAFO, WCPFC and GFCM and a Cooperating Non-CP to CCSBT and IATTC by virtue of the EU membership of these bodies.