• International Workshop

    International Workshop

    RPOA-IUU in collaboration with The Government of The Republic of Indonesia and Non-Aligned Movement Centre for South-South Technical Cooperation (NAM-CSSTC) convened The International Workshop on IUU Fishing for RPOA-IUU Participating Countries and Pacific Countries (Solomon Islands and Palau) in virtual session. The workshop was attended by 42 participants from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia,…


  • The 13th RPOA-IUU Coordination Committee

    The 13th RPOA-IUU Coordination Committee

    The 13th Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA-IUU) Coordination Committee Meeting was conducted virtually via Microsoft Team on 15 November 2020. The meeting was attended by 11 (eleven) RPOA-IUU participating countries (namely Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Phillippine, Singapore, Thailand,…


  • The 12th RPOA-IUU Coordination Committee

    The 12th RPOA-IUU Coordination Committee

    The 12th Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA-IUU) Coordination Committee Meeting was conducted in Siem Reap-Cambodia, 26-28 November 2019. The meeting was attended by 11 (eleven)  RPOA-IUU participating countries (namely Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Phillippine, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and…


Meeting documents consists of Summary Report from each Coordination Committee Meetings and Sub Regional Meetings. This document consist of proceeding of the meeting, work plan and country report in concluding key elements of RPOA-IUU as well as outlook and priorities. Additionally, outlook from Advisory Bodies and Observers was also presented in this section.
The RPOA Coordination Committee is a high level decision making body that meets annually and provides strategic advice and direction to participating countries on coordination and implementation covering matters such as marine environment conservation, sustainable management of fisheries resources, managing fishing capacity, building competency in fisheries management and combating IUU fishing. List of several Coordination Committee meeting as follows:

  1. The 1st Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Manila, Philippines, 28 – 30 April 2008 1st CCM Report
  2. The 2nd Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Lombok, Indonesia, 4 – 5 November 2009 2nd CCM Report
  3. The 3rd Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Da Nang City, Vietnam, 29-30 November 2010 3rd CCM Report
  4. The 4th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Siem Reap, Cambodia, 1-5 November 2011 4th CCM Report
  5. The 5th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Singapore, 20-21 November 2012 5th CCM Report
  6. The 6th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 19-21 November 2013 6th CCM Report
  7. The 7th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Cairns, Australia, 4-6 November 2014 7th CCM Report
  8. The 8th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Bandar Seri Bengawan – Brunei Darussalam, 17-19 November 2015 8th CCM Report
  9. The 9th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Bangkok – Thailand, 22-24 November 2016 9th CCM Report
  10. The 10th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 28 – 30 November 2017 10th CCM Report
  11. The 11th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 13-14 November 2018 [download id=”706″]
  12. The 12th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA), Siem Reap, Cambodia, 26-28 November 2019 12th CCM Report
  13. The 13th Coordination Committee Meeting for the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA) held virtually, 16 November 2020 13th CCM Report

Sub Regional Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea (SESCS) and Sulu-Sulawesi Seas (SSS)

  1. The 1st Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Kuching-Malaysia, 26-28 August 2008 1st SEASCS and SSS Report
  2. The 2nd Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Ambon-Indonesia, 2-3 December 2009 2nd SEASCS and SSS Report
  3. The 3rd Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Kota Kinabalu-Malaysia, 20-21 March 2012 3rd SEASCS and SSS Report
  4. The 4th Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Manila-Philippines, 29 June 2013 [download id=”546″]
  5. The 5th Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Bandar Seri Bengawan-Brunei Darussalam, 18 Juni 2014 [download id=”549″]
  6. The 6th Sub-Regional Meeting on the Southern and Eastern Area of the South China Sea and The Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, Bandar Seri Bengawan-Brunei Darussalam, 22-23 April 2015 6th SEASCS and SSS Report

Sub Regional Gulf of Thailand (GoT)

  1. The 1stSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand in Follow up to “the RPOA-IUU MCS Meeting in Bali”, Bangkok – Thailand, 28 – 29 March 2008 1st GoT Report
  2. The 2ndSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand, Bangkok – Thailand, 24 – 26 February 2009 2nd GoT Report
  3. The 3rdSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand, Siem Reap – Cambodia, 20 – 22 September 2011 3rd GoT Report
  4. The 4thSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand, Bangkok – Thailand, 18 – 19 December 2008 4th GoT Report
  5. The 5thSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand, Nonthaburi- Thailand, 28 – 29 September 2015 5th GoT Report
  6. The 6thSub-Regional Meeting on the Gulf of Thailand, Bangkok- Thailand, 28 – 2 Maret 2017 [details]

Sub Regional Arafura – Timor Seas

  1. The 1st MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Darwin – Australia, 28-29 April 2009 1st Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  2. The 2nd MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Dili- Timor Leste, 27-28 March 2012 2nd Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  3. The 3rd MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Port Moresby- Papua New Guinea, 25-26 February 2013 3rd Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  4. The 4th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Bali- Indonesia, 30-1 May 2014 4th Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  5. The 5th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Darwin – Australia, 11-13 March 2015 5th Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  6. The 6th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Dili, Timor-Leste, 20-21 April 2016 6th Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  7. The 7th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Kokopo-Papua New Guinea, 26-27 April 2017 7th Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  8. The 8th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Bali- Indonesia, 24 -25 April 2018  8th Arafura and Timor Seas Report
  9. The 9th MCS Sub-Regional (Arafura and Timor Seas) Group, Cairns-Australia, 9-11 April 2019 9th Arafura and Timor Seas Summary Report

Vessel Watchlist

No.Current NameCurrent FlagDate of NotificationAction Taken
1.NeptuneUnknownFebruary 20212021 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
2.Fu Lien No
1
UnknownFebruary 20212021 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
3.Yu Fong
168
UnknownFebruary 20212021 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
4.CobijaPlurinational State of Bolivia18 Juni 2020Noticed by Australia (AFMA)
5.ProgresoCameroon22 May 2020Noticed by Thailand (DoF)
6.NeptuneUnknown9 February 20202020 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
7.Fu Lien No 1Georgia9 February 20202020 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
8.Yu Fong 168Unknown9 February 20202020 WCPFC IUU Vessel List
9.AntonyUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
10.Good Hope NigeriaDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
11.AmorinnUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
12.BaroonTanzaniaDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
13.Challenge UnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
14.Hai LungUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
15.Heavy SeaUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
16.Koosha 4IranDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
17.LimpopoUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
18.Northern WarriorAngolaDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
19.PerlonUnknownDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
20.Sea UrchinGambiaDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
21.STS-50TogoDecember 20192019 CCAMLAR IUU Vessel List
22.Chotchai Navee 35UnknownJune 20192019 IOTC IUU Vessel List
23.CV Honor
IMO No. 7637527
Moldova5 August 2018Had been investigated by Thailand
24.Yi Hong 6Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
25.Yi Hong 16Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
26.Yi Hong 116Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
27.Yi Hong 106Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
28.Yutuna No. 1Unknown5 April 2017INTERPOL purple notices
29.Shen Ji Qun 3Unknown5 April 2017INTERPOL purple notices
30.Yutuna No. 3Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
31.Abundant 6Unknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
32.ShunlaiUnknown5 April 2017detained in the Port of Phuket
33.FV STS-50
IMO No. 8514772
Togo7 April 2017Detained by Indonesia on 6 April 2018
34.Mook Andaman
IMO No.431000401
Thailand29 January 2016Unknown
35.FV Viking
IMO No.8713392
Nigeria UnknownSunk by Indonesia in 2016
36.FV Asian Warrior
IMO No. 7322897
St Vincent and the GrenadinesUnknownArrested in Dakar Senegal
37.FV Perlon
IMO No.5062479
Nigeria UnknownReleased from detention in Malaysia in August 2015.
38.FV Thunder
IMO No.6905408
Nigeria 6 April 2015Sank in April 2015. Spain issued fines in 2016 and initiated disciplinary proceedings against owners in August 2017.
39.FV Pescacinsne 1, Pescacisne 2
IMO No.9319856
Equatorial guinea 19 February 2015Unknown
40.FV Atlantic Wind
IMO No.9042001
UnknownUnknownUnknown