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Combined IUU Vessel List

The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is maintained by Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT).
The website is intended as a public service to provide an updated and consolidated real time listing of all the main RFMO IUU vessel lists. The vessel data in the Combined IUU Vessel List is provided from and is a subset of vessels in TMT’s global fishing vessel database and analytical system FACT, that is continuously being updated to identify and monitor the global fishing vessel fleet and associated companies for identity changes, operational information and illegal activities.

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A public service and useful resource 

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The Combined IUU List provides the best available, up to date information on all fishing vessels that appear on the IUU vessels lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool to combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.

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To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:

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  • Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

  • Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)

  • General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

  • Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

  • International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

  • Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

  • Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)

  • North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

  • North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)

  • South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)

  • South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)

  • Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)

  • Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

 

The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list, that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel has been IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU-listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example as a result of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are retained on the site, so that it contains a full historic record of IUU-listed fishing vessels.

 

Unlike the IUU lists published on the RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership and location.

 

The information on this site comes from a range of sources, including the original RFMO IUU lists, online vessel databases, national fisheries authorities, our own investigations, and intelligence provided by partners and sources on the ground. While every attempt is made to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up to date, this cannot be guaranteed, particularly as IUU-listed vessels tend to change name and flag frequently in order to evade detection. Information provided by users of this site is another valuable form of intelligence – if you believe that any information contained on this site is incorrect or outdated, or have any additional information regarding vessels listed on the site, please contact us via the links provided on each page.

 

NB: Until recently, this site also included publicly available INTERPOL Purple Notices regarding fishing vessels. However, following the decision by INTERPOL to no longer make these notices public, these vessels are no longer included on this site, unless the vessel has also been IUU listed.

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TMT can be contacted for requests for information on any vessel that appears in the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List, or any other fishing vessel or company of interest.

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