KIM Seunghyun/ Chief Inspector
Fisheries Monitoring Center
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Korea’s IUU Control System
in International Waters
: Focusing on Fisheries Monitoring
System in Place
Oct 12 2021
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Key tasks
03
International Cooperation
04
Way forward
CONTENTS
01
Overview of Fisheries Monitoring Center
1. Overview of Fisheries
Monitoring Center
Overview of Fisheries Monitoring Center
History
History
History
Fisheries Monitoring Center(FMC) was established
Fisheries Monitoring system in full operation; FMC started monitoring all Korean distant water fishing vessels operating worldwide
Electronic Reporting System (ERS) was developed and introduced
Korea Fisheries Info Management System (KFIMS), a web service for vessel operators, was developed
Mar. 2014
May. 2014
Sep. 2015
Oct. 2015
FMC started validating catch certificates for key species harvested in foreign waters and on high seas to be distributed in Korean domestic market
Jun. 2017
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
East Sea Fisheries Management Service
Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC)
International Cooperation Team
Monitoring Team
Organization Chart
Organization
In operation
24/7
Overview of Fisheries Monitoring Center
Functions and Roles
Overview of Fisheries Monitoring Center
Functions and Roles
Function and Role
Target Vessels at a Glance
Number by fishery and area (Korean distant water fishing vessels)
| Area | In Total | Longline | Purse seine | Trawl | Jigging | Bottom Trawl | Stick-held dip net | potting |
Active | Pacific | 128 | 90 | 21 | 5 | - | 2 | 10 | - |
Atlantic | 21 | 4 | - | 7 | - | 10 | - | - | |
Indian | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Antarctic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Inactive | Mooring, anchoring in port, license suspension, etc. | 54 | 7 | - | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | 210 | | | | | | | |
Korean Carrier Vessels Operating outside Korean waters
RFMOs | 185 |
Vessels of interest under KOR-RUS Fisheries Committee | 14 |
3rd county vessels & IUU fishing vessels
No. of Carrier vessels | 31 |
Target Vessels at a Glance
2. Key Tasks
Fisheries Monitoring System in place : Main Screen
3. Key Tasks
1) Fisheries Monitoring System in place
3. Key Tasks
Fisheries Monitoring System : Overview
Fishing �Monitoring
System
RFMOs
VMS exchange
Position verification to validate catch certificates
Web-service (KFIMS)
SMS exchange
position/catch data
Vessel� operators
Distant water fishing vessel
ERS
VMS
(Vessel Monitoring System)
Vessel position/
SMS transmission
Catch data
INMARSAT-D�satellite
Earth
station
Sharing catch data
National Fishery Products Quality�Management Service
National Institute for Fisheries Science
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1) Fisheries Monitoring System in place
3. Key Tasks
Work Process
원양어선
모니터링
areas & boundaries
analysis
Access �to restricted �area
Change �frequency
Illegal
incursion
to restricted�area
IUU fishing
Alert
Unreported �activities
위치미수신
감지
선박/선사확인
제한지역 접근해제
위치수신 복구
상황�해제
From one hour to 1 min.
In case no actions are taken
In case no actions are taken
Investigate
Refer to Investigator
상황�해제
Vessel
monitoring
Position
Non-reporting
Identify vessel/�vessel operator
Lift restrictions
Restore signals
Clear
1) Fisheries Monitoring System in place : Functionalities
3. Key Tasks
Detection & Analysis & Alerts
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Data Management
Track patterns and movement, access, incursions, fishing license expirations, VMS break downs, etc.
Restricted & protected Areas, IUU vessel list, Vessel history, Positional data, catch, activities, transshipment, landing, etc.
Statistics
Creation of statistics related to vessels and catch
VMS Exchange with 3rd parties
Automatic positional data exchange (NAF, HTTPs, etc.)
3. Key Tasks
Electronic Reporting System (ERS)/ ERS unit on board
Departure report
1
Trip Report
2
Entry
3
Catch data reporting
4
Request for (revised)transshipment permission
5
Report transshipment result
6
Exit
7
Pre-port entry notification
8
Landing result
10
Port entry notification
9
Electronic Reporting System (ERS)/ Reporting Requirements
3. Key Tasks
Fishing area
Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis: VMS/ERS/AIS cross-checking
3. Key Tasks
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VMS
ERS (line setting)
ERS (line hauling)
AIS
Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis / Movement Analysis
3. Key Tasks
Carrier
vessel
Transshipping Vessel
Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis / Transshipment
3. Key Tasks
Korean Fisheries Info Management System (KFIMS)
3. Key Tasks
KFIMS
Field Inspection and Examination
3. Key Tasks
Make unnotified visits to high risk vessels in ports to check their compliance with domestic and regional regulations and identify any suspected IUU fishing activities
Purpose
Conduct on-site inspections of Korean distant water fishing vessels returning to Korean ports to close law enforcement gaps
Task
Education and Support for Industry Stakeholders
3. Key Tasks
3. International Cooperation
FMC Korea’s International Engagement
3. International Cooperation and Future Opportunities
Joining IMCS Network as from 2014
Sharing information on IUU fishing (54 Global Networks)
RFMO
13 organizations including WCPFC, ICCAT, and CCAMLR
International organizations
9 organizations including �IMCS network World Bank
NGO
4 NGOs including EJF and �Greenpeace Korea
Costal states
22 coastal governments
Foreign FMC
6 nations including Spain and France
FMC
Korea
MCS Capacity Building Training
Providing MCS Capacity Building Training to foreign fisheries practitioners
Thailand
Sharing Korea’s knowledge on operation of FMC and fishing pattern analysis skills under fisheries cooperation MOU signed between Korea-Thailand (Aug 2016) after Thailand being yellow-carded by the EU.
Viet Nam / Myanmar
Sharing Korea’s monitoring technologies and knowledge with fisheries officials in Viet Nam and Myanmar as part of knowledge exchange programmes
3. International Cooperation and Future Opportunities
4. Way forward
CCTV
VMS
(position data)
Satellite communication system
(MVSAT)
Fishing gear sensor
Fire detection sensor
Internet connection
MVSAT
VMS
FMC
Video Monitoring System (EM)
4. Way forward
Pilot Project in 2016/17
Video Monitoring System (EM)
4. Way forward
Footage from pilot project
Video Monitoring System (EM)
4. Way forward
Intelligent video monitoring and analysis
Case
Catch footage detection (source: CIVISION)
Catch sorting
Video pattern analysis
Catch footage detection
Establish a smart fisheries monitoring system in combination with EM and Artificial Intelligence to address challenges of monitoring distant water fishing vessels operating far from home
Big Data
Intelligence (AI) + big data
Real-time IUU fishing prediction
…
4.0
Position/fishing pattern analysis
Position data
ERS/EM/Species identification and weight measure
Catch data
International Regulations
UN
Coastal states
RFMOs
FMC
Smart Fishing Monitoring System
4. Way forward
Thank you for listening.