Vladivostok 2000 (ex-Damanzaihao) is the world's largest fish factory shipWorld's Largest Fish Factory Ship Arrested. Marine Executive, 1 June 2018. with a mass of 49,367 tons and in length.
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.The Damanzaihao, a controversial piece of China Fishery Group's fleet, is detained in Peru. Cliff White, SeaFood Source. June 4, 2018
The ship was built in 1980 as an oil tanker for a Norwegian company, and was christened Freeport Chief, since then, it has been renamed Dorsetshire (1990), Protank Orinoco (1991), Vemacape (2009), Lafayette (2014) and lastly, Damanzaihao.Damanzaihao. Vessel Finder. Accessed 6 June 2018. In 2008 the vessel was converted to a fish factory ship in a Chinese shipyard.In Mackerel's Plunder, Hints of Epic Fish Collapse. Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra. The New York Times. 25 January 2012.
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.Combined IUU Vessel List: Damanzaihao. IUU Vessels Org. Accessed 6 June 2018.Peru detains Damanzaihao over IUU allegations. Jason Smith, Under Currents News. May 31, 2018. Following a review, its listing was confirmed in 2015'Super-fishing' boat Damanzaihao declared a pirate ship. Michael Field, 9 February 2015. and fined $800,000 which remains unpaid as of 2018.Impiden zarpe del Perú de Damanzaihao, buque factoría más grande del mundo. El Comercio. 26 May 2018. (in Spanish)
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.Vegan Non-Profit Sea Shepherd Shuts Down World's Largest Fishing Vessel Following Illegal Overfishing. Live Kindly. Jemima Webber. 5 June 2018. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel operated in Peruvian waters to investigate and gather information to assist the government.
See also Environmental crime Fishing industry in China Flag of convenience Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)
References
External links Damanzaihao - Timeline of names, owners, operators, and flags