Ce rapport synthétise les observations françaises en matière de pêche illicite du 15 juillet 2015 au 15 juillet 2016 concernant les sous-zones statistiques 58.6, 58.5.1, 58.5.2 incluant les ZEE de Crozet, Kerguelen et Heard et Mac Donald, ainsi que des informations d’intérêt général sur les activités de pêche dans les sous-zones statistiques 58.4.3 et 58.4.4, eaux internationales comprenant les bancs Banzare, Elan, Lena et Ob-Seamount. 

Dans les ZEE françaises, où le dispositif de surveillance s’est maintenu sur toute la période, aucune observation d’activité de pêche INN n’a été constatée ou signalée mais du matériel de pêche n’appartenant pas à des navires autorisés y a été retrouvé. Par ailleurs, aucune activité de pêche INN n’a été directement constatée par la France dans les zones internationales susvisées.

Sur proposition du SCIC en 2014, et afin d’améliorer et renforcer la lutte contre la pêche INN, le Secrétariat a mis en place en 2015 et 2016 un projet pilote de 5 mois de surveillance satellitaire dans la zone de la Convention (bancs Elan, Ob et Léna) grâce à l’acquisition d’imagerie satellitaire RADAR.

La contribution directe de la France à cette expérimentation a consisté en l’utilisation de la station de transmission de Kerguelen pour la réception des données satellites, au traitement et à l’analyse des images par le Centre Régional Opérationnel français de Surveillance et de Sauvetage de La Réunion (CROSS-RU), et enfin au soutien de la société CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellite) pour la définition de la mission du satellite.

Abstract

This report summarises observations made by France with regard to illegal fishing from 15 July 2015 to 15 July 2016. It covers Statistical Subarea 58.6 and Divisions 58.5.1 and 58.5.2 which include the Crozet, Kerguelen and Heard and McDonald EEZs, and provides general information on fishing activities in Statistical Divisions 58.4.3 and 58.4.4, international waters including BANZARE, Elan, Lena and Ob Banks.  

In the French EEZs, where the surveillance system was in operation for the whole period, no observations of IUU fishing activity were noted or reported, although fishing gear not belonging to licensed vessels was found. Furthermore, no IUU fishing activity was directly observed by France in the above-mentioned international areas.

As proposed by SCIC in 2014, and in order to enhance and strengthen the fight against IUU fishing, the Secretariat implemented a 5-month satellite surveillance pilot project in 2015 and 2016 in the Convention Area (Elan, Ob and Lena Banks) using RADAR satellite imagery.

France's direct contribution to this trial comprised the use of the Kerguelen transmission station to receive satellite data, processing and analysis of imagery by the Centre Régional Opérationnel français de Surveillance et de Sauvetage de La Réunion (CROSS-RU), and support by the French company CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellite) in defining the mission for the satellite.

HMS Protector, the UK Royal Navy’s ice patrol vessel, undertook a circumnavigation of Antarctica during the 2015-16 season. Whilst in the Ross Sea region, CCAMLR inspectors from Australia and New Zealand joined HMS Protector on a fisheries patrol. Four CCAMLR licensed toothfish fishing vessels were inspected in the Ross Sea during December 2015 – February 2016.

During April – May 2016, in the Antarctic Peninsula region (with only UK CCAMLR inspectors on board), HMS Protector also made radio contact with four CCAMLR licensed krill fishing vessels.

This paper provides some further information about the inspections undertaken by HMS Protector this season and proposes that the Commission discuss a number of policy issues that arose during this inspection programme, in order to consider whether and how the CCAMLR System of Inspection could be strengthened in the future.

Cooperation between the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR (SC-CAMLR) and the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) has been steadily increasing over the last few years to the mutual benefit of both. In order to avoid duplicate reporting between the two committees, and following discussions between the Chairs of the CEP and SC-CAMLR, the report of the CEP meeting is presented to SC-CAMLR by the CEP Observer to SC-CAMLR and the report of the meeting of SC-CAMLR is presented to the CEP by the SC-CAMLR observer to the CEP. An agreed standard reporting template, to be routinely followed by both committees, has also clarified and simplified the reciprocal reporting. Accordingly, this report provides the CEP’s annual report to SC- CAMLR-XXXV. Furthering the goal of cooperation between the two bodies, the second joint CEP-SC-CAMLR workshop was held May 19-20, 2016 in Punta Arenas, Chile, just prior to the CEP meeting. The terms of reference for the workshop focused primarily on two areas of overlapping interest: climate change and environmental monitoring. Workshop results and recommendations are discussed in a separate report (SC-CAMLR-XXXV/07).