Belize Flag
Department of State Washington File: Text: State Department Official on Pacific Fisheries Issues
ii) CCAMLR Parties will require that any toothfish landed at its ports or transshipped to its vessels be accompanied by a Dissostichus catch document, completed by the vessel and certified by the flag State of the vessel, whether a Party or a non-Party to CCAMLR; and ... i) CCAMLR Parties will require that each of their vessels complete a Dissostichus catch document and obtain flag State certification of the document on each occasion that it lands or transships toothfish, wherever landed or transshipped; ... [Read More]
United Kingdom Treaty
(2) The flag of the sending state and its consular flag may be flown at the consulate. A consular officer may also place the coat-of-arms or device and fly the flag of the sending state and its consular flag on the vehicles, marine vessels and aircraft which he employs in the exercise of his duties. On suitable occasions these flags may also be flown at the consular officer's residence. ... [Read More]
Canada, Mexico, and Central America
Maritime Interdiction. Cooperation between the Mexican Navy, the PGR, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Defense resulted in three multi-ton maritime drug seizures. In June, the seizure of the Mexican flag vessel "Mazatlan IV" netted seven metric tons of cocaine. In August, the Mexican flag vessel "Xoloescuintle" was pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard and seized by the Mexican Navy in international waters; 9.5 metric tons of cocaine were found aboard, the second largest maritime cocaine seizure on record. In December, the Mexican fishing vessel, "Alfonso M.D. II" was seized by the Mexican Navy, with active participation by the U.S. Coast Guard; 8.1 metric tons of cocaine were found aboard. ... [Read More]
Canada, Mexico, and Central America
Drug Flow/Transit. 2004 witnessed a continuation of the trend detected late last year toward frequent, smaller (50-500 kilograms) overland shipments transiting Costa Rica in truck compartments, dump truck loads and car compartments that were characteristic of trafficking trends before 1999. GOCR officials have made numerous seizures at the international airport in San Jose, typically from departing passengers. The recent trend of increased trafficking of narcotics by maritime routes has also continued, with indications that maritime traffickers use Costa Rican-flagged fishing vessels to serve as logistical support vessels for northbound go-fast boats in the Costa Rican exclusive economic zone. During 2004, several vessels, allegedly carrying far too much fuel for their purported needs, caught fire. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: REGIONAL REGIMES GAIN EXPERIENCE ENFORCING FISHERIES RULES
Another problem is fishing boats that fly the flag of a country that is not a member of a regional regime as a way to avoid the regime's conservation measures -- called a flag of convenience. ... "One phenomenon we have witnessed all too often is: Vessels from a member state unhappy with the restrictions that have been adopted will re-flag to a non-member state and continue to fish with impunity in the same region," Balton said. ... One problem for regional conservation regimes is irresponsible member states that are either unwilling or unable to control what the fishing boats flying their flag do, he said. ... [Read More]
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