Database of fishing vessels and companies engaged in Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
About this project
Please note that Greenpeace is still in the process of entering and checking data for this database.
Greenpeace has compiled this database from existing official registries
of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) vessels and
companies. Industrial fishing vessels and fishery support
vessels, including motherships, refrigerated carriers and supply
vessels, may be included on the database.
The purpose of this blacklisted vessels and company database is to
provide a single database tool with convenient search functions for
national fisheries administrators, particularly from developing
countries, and others to quickly check on the compliance status of
foreign vessels trying to unload its catch in port, seeking services in
port, seeking a fishing license or to register or flag in a country. It
is also hoped that the database will serve as a tool for retailers and
suppliers to ensure the fish they source do not come from pirate
fishing vessels or from companies involved in such activities.
At a later stage the database will also hold information of
irresponsible fishing vessels and companies that fish without a license
or are in breach of management and conservation measures that
Greenpeace comes across during it’s time at sea or in
monitoring well known ports of illegal fish landings, or is reported
from other reliable sources. It is hoped that this information will
further assist authorities to deal adequately and in a timely and
efficient manner with pirate fishing.
