Vladivostok 2000
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vladivosktok 2000 |
| Owner | ex-China Fishery Group |
| Operator | Sustainable Fishing Resources |
| Builder | Nippon Kokan K.K..[1] |
| Launched | 1980 |
| Identification |
|
| Status | active/detained |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | fish factory |
| Tonnage | 49,367 tons [2] |
| Length | 228.6 m [2] |
| Beam | 32.2 m |
| Draught | 6.4 mError: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Draft | 13 m[3]Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Depth | 19 m[4] |
| Speed | Cruise: 12.2 knots[2] |
Vladivosktok 2000 (ex-Damanzaihao) is the world's largest fish factory ship[5] with a mass of 49,367 tons and 228 meters in length.[2]
The vessel is Belize-flagged and it is owned by Peru-based Pacific Andes and 'Sustainable Fishing Resources', a subsidiary of the conglomerate China Fishery Group, which filed for bankruptcy in the United States on 30 June, 2016.[6]
The ship was built in 1980 as an oil tanker for a Norwegian company,[1] and was christened Freeport Chief, since then, it has been renamed Dorsetshire (1990), Protank Orinoco (1991), Vemacape (2009), Lafayette (2014) and lastly, Damanzaihao.[4][2][7] In 2008 the vessel was converted to a fish factory ship in a Chinese shipyard.[1][8]
Illegal fishing
In 2014, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) put Damanzaihao on a draft list of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) vessels —bureaucratic speak for a pirate fishing boat.[4][1] following a review, its listing was confirmed in 2015[9] and fined $800,000 which remains unpaid.[1][10]
The ship was detained by agents from the Peruvian Environmental Prosecutor's Office on 30 May 2018 following additional allegations of illegal fishing and pollution of Chimbote Bay in Peru.[11] Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's MV John Paul DeJoria vessel operated in Peruvian waters to investigate and gather information to assist the government.[5][11]
See also
- Environmental crime
- Fishing industry in China
- Flag of convenience
- Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)
References
- ^ a b c d e Peru detains Damanzaihao over IUU allegations. Jason Smith, Under Currents News. May 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Damanzaihao. Marine Traffic. Accessed 6 June 2018.
- ^ DAMANZAIHAO. Baltic Shipping. Accessed: 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Combined IUU Vessel List: Damanzaihao. IUU Vessels Org. Accessed 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b World's Largest Fish Factory Ship Arrested. Marine Executive, 1 June 2018.
- ^ The Damanzaihao, a controversial piece of China Fishery Group’s fleet, is detained in Peru. Cliff White, SeaFood Source. June 4, 2018
- ^ Damanzaihao. Vessel Finder. Accessed 6 June 2018.
- ^ In Mackerel's Plunder, Hints of Epic Fish Collapse. Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra. The New York Times. 25 January 2012.
- ^ 'Super-fishing' boat Damanzaihao declared a pirate ship. Michael Field, 9 February 2015.
- ^ Impiden zarpe del Perú de Damanzaihao, buque factoría más grande del mundo. El Comercio. 26 May 2018. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Vegan Non-Profit Sea Shepherd Shuts Down World’s Largest Fishing Vessel Following Illegal Overfishing. Live Kindly. Jemima Webber. 5 June 2018.
