Active Vessels | CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

The number of active CCSBT vessels is estimated from the CCBT Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS).

Any vessel that is recorded within the CDS as catching at least one southern bluefin tuna during a calendar year is counted as being an active vessel for that year.

The active vessel record is available from 2010. Reports from this web site are for specific calendar years. You can therefore specify the calendar year of interest. The default is the most recent complete year of data.

Active Year	Flag	Vessel Count
2023	Australia	46
2023	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	63
2023	Indonesia	227
2023	Japan	71
2023	New Zealand	36
2023	Republic of Korea	9
2023	South Africa	27
2022	Australia	38
2022	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	55
2022	Indonesia	170
2022	Japan	69
2022	New Zealand	59
2022	Republic of Korea	9
2022	South Africa	20
2021	Australia	36
2021	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	59
2021	Indonesia	150
2021	Japan	77
2021	New Zealand	36
2021	Republic of Korea	9
2021	South Africa	21
2020	Australia	37
2020	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	68
2020	Indonesia	154
2020	Japan	79
2020	New Zealand	31
2020	Republic of Korea	9
2020	South Africa	19
2019	Australia	34
2019	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	72
2019	Indonesia	150
2019	Japan	85
2019	New Zealand	29
2019	Republic of Korea	11
2019	South Africa	20
2018	Australia	40
2018	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	77
2018	Indonesia	139
2018	Japan	87
2018	New Zealand	37
2018	Republic of Korea	10
2018	South Africa	22
2017	Australia	26
2017	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	75
2017	Indonesia	108
2017	Japan	86
2017	New Zealand	36
2017	Republic of Korea	12
2017	South Africa	12
2016	Australia	32
2016	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	60
2016	Indonesia	107
2016	Japan	85
2016	New Zealand	41
2016	Republic of Korea	11
2016	South Africa	17
2015	Australia	26
2015	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	71
2015	Indonesia	111
2015	Japan	89
2015	New Zealand	31
2015	Republic of Korea	10
2015	South Africa	10
2014	Australia	22
2014	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	72
2014	Indonesia	188
2014	Japan	89
2014	New Zealand	33
2014	Philippines	1
2014	Republic of Korea	9
2014	South Africa	11
2013	Australia	25
2013	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	73
2013	Indonesia	161
2013	Japan	84
2013	New Zealand	38
2013	Philippines	1
2013	Republic of Korea	9
2013	South Africa	11
2012	Australia	15
2012	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	35
2012	Indonesia	134
2012	Japan	91
2012	New Zealand	38
2012	Philippines	1
2012	Republic of Korea	7
2012	South Africa	8
2011	Australia	19
2011	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	56
2011	Indonesia	180
2011	Japan	83
2011	New Zealand	38
2011	Philippines	1
2011	Republic of Korea	7
2011	South Africa	9
2010	Australia	23
2010	Fishing Entity of Taiwan	82
2010	Indonesia	189
2010	Japan	83
2010	New Zealand	37
2010	Philippines	1
2010	Republic of Korea	9
2010	South Africa	7