North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Detected and Apprehended HSDN Vessels

From 1993 through 2023, the cooperative enforcement efforts of the NPAFC Parties resulted in the detection of 50 vessels conducting directed driftnet fishing operations for salmon in the Convention Area. Of those vessels, 22 were apprehended.

List of Apprehended Illegal Salmon Fishing Vessels in the NPAFC Convention Area

Year	Detections	Apprehensions
1993	6	2
1994	1	0
1995	3	1
1996	1	1
1997	6	3
1998	9	3
1999	11	4
2000	2	1
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	1	1
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	1	1
2008	0	0
2009	0	0
2010	2	1
2011	2	1
2012	1	1
2013	0	0
2014	1	1
2015	0	0
2016	2	0
2017	0	0
2018	1	1
2019	0	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	0	0
TOTAL	50	22