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ILLEGAL, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) vessel lists have been created to combat IUU fishing practices and attach certain penalties to vessels included on such lists; therefore, it is advisable to consult these before making commercial arrangements with listed vessels. They may be subject to such penalties as restricted port access or unloading prohibitions.
An increasing number of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) have adopted procedures for listing vessels that have engaged in IUU fishing. Some of these lists, like ICCAT's, are intended to include only fishing vessels; others, like NAFO's, can include transport vessels as well.
NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the U.S. Government, is designing a system that will implement our obligations to apply these RFMO decisions to vessels that have been included on IUU vessel lists. In the meantime, U.S. industry should be aware that the RFMOs identified below have already or are anticipated to be creating IUU vessel lists; some countries are already restricting port access, among other things, to listed vessels.
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