History
NameVladivostok 2000
OwnerPacific Marine Trawlers Ltd.
OperatorDalmoreprodukt
Port of registryRussia Nakhodka
BuilderNippon Kokan K.K.[1], Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
Yard number977
Launched14 March 1980
Completed30 June 1980
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeFish factory ship
Tonnage49,367 tons [2]
Length228.6 m (750 ft 0 in)[2]
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draft13 m (42 ft 8 in)[3]
Depth19 m (62 ft 4 in)[4]
Installed power10,920 kW (14,640 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-Sulzer (Sumitomo) 6RND 76M
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Vladivostok 2000 (ex-Damanzaihao) is the world's largest fish factory ship[5] with a mass of 49,367 tons and 228 metres (748 ft 0 in) in length.[2]

Since July 2019, the vessel is Russia-flagged, owned by Pacific Marine Trawlers Ltd and operated by Dalmoreprodukt, both located at Vladivostok.

Previously the ship was sailing under flag of Belize and was 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.[4][1] Following a review, its listing was confirmed in 2015[9] and fined $800,000 which remains unpaid as of 2018.[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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Peru detains Damanzaihao over IUU allegations. Jason Smith, Under Currents News. May 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Damanzaihao. Marine Traffic. Accessed 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ DAMANZAIHAO. Baltic Shipping. Accessed: 6 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Combined IUU Vessel List: Damanzaihao. IUU Vessels Org. Accessed 6 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 World's Largest Fish Factory Ship Arrested. Marine Executive, 1 June 2018.
  6. ↑ The Damanzaihao, a controversial piece of China Fishery Group’s fleet, is detained in Peru. Cliff White, SeaFood Source. June 4, 2018
  7. ↑ Damanzaihao. Vessel Finder. Accessed 6 June 2018.
  8. ↑ In Mackerel's Plunder, Hints of Epic Fish Collapse. Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra. The New York Times. 25 January 2012.
  9. ↑ 'Super-fishing' boat Damanzaihao declared a pirate ship. Michael Field, 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Impiden zarpe del Perú de Damanzaihao, buque factoría más grande del mundo. El Comercio. 26 May 2018. (in Spanish)
  11. 1 2 Vegan Non-Profit Sea Shepherd Shuts Down World’s Largest Fishing Vessel Following Illegal Overfishing. Live Kindly. Jemima Webber. 5 June 2018.
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