PRESENCE OF IUU VESSEL IN SPANISH PORT

Director-General of Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture

Subsecretaría General del Mar

Dirección General de Recursos Pesqueros y Acuicultura

To: Mr. Andrew Wright

Executive Secretary

CCAMLR

Copy to: His Excellency, Ambassador of Spain in Australia

DG.Marc - European Commission, Brussels

Subject: Presence of IUU vessel in Spanish port

S/REF: N/REF: 413/MM ()

Date: 21 October 2010

Dear Executive Secretary,

I am writing to inform you that the vessel TCHAW, flagged by Togo, was found in port in

VIGO on 14 October 2010.

The vessel sailed from Peniche (Portugal), where it was in dock for more than a year, and

arrived in Vigo with no cargo on board.

In view of the fact that the vessel is configured as a fishing vessel (i.e. bottom longliner), it

was decided to initiate legal proceedings against it, for not complying with the rules that

govern entry of fishing vessels flying a foreign flag into Spanish ports.

A finding of violation was issued against the ship, in accordance with Spanish legislation.

From the documents voluntarily submitted by the Shipping Agency that represents the vessel,

SUFLENORSA, it is inferred that the vessel was previously known as CISNE AZUL and was

flagged by Chile. Prior to that, it would appear that details correspond to the vessel REX,

included in the CCAMLR list of IUU vessels and in lists of other RFMOs..