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Ecological losses are calculated as the difference between the actual catches and the expected catches, using a three per cent annual discount rate.

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In particular, the data on shrimp catches provided by Iran are too limited and do not provide an adequate basis for determining the baseline levels of shrimp catches or what proportion of the reduction in catches, if any, can reasonably be attributed to the effects of the invasion and occupation.

IFC estimates its losses in shrimp production by comparing the shrimp catches in 1992 to 1995 with the catches for the baseline period which it determines to be 1989 and 1990.

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The reported fisheries catches in tons are given in table 1 below.

First claim unit Decrease in fisheries catches Iran seeks compensation in the amount of USD 31,200,000 for losses incurred by the IFC due to decreases in catches of all fisheries species, including shrimp, in Khuzestan province from 1993 to 1995, and decreases in catches of all species other than shrimp in Bushehr province from 1992 to 1994.

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Iraq questions the alleged causal link between decreases in catches and the 1991 oil spills.

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Table 1 Reported fisheries catches in tons, 2000 2001, 2001 2002, 2002 2003 and 2003 2004

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Second claim unit Decrease in Bushehr shrimp catches Iran seeks compensation in the amount of USD 19,800,000 for losses incurred by the IFC due to decreases in shrimp catches in Bushehr province between 1992 and 1995 as a result of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

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Similar cases of drastically lower catches have also been reported in other areas of the Western and Central Pacific.

According to Iraq, over fishing by shrimp trawlers is likely to have had the highest impact on shrimp catches.

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In the view of the Panel, the data on catches provided by Iran are too limited and do not provide an appropriate basis for determining the baseline levels of catches or what proportion of the catch losses, if any, can reasonably be attributed to the effects of the invasion and occupation.

A number of small Pacific island nations, including Fiji, Kiribati and Samoa, have reported that subsistence catches are on the decline.

At the same time, decreasing catches forced small scale fishermen to increase the size of their vessels and fish farther from shore.

Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean still exceeds reported catches despite major efforts to address such activities.

Iraq asserts that Saudi Arabia has failed to demonstrate that the oil spills adversely affected fish and shrimp catches or fish stocks.

As can be seen in the table and in previous reports, reported catches of krill have remained relatively stable since 1992 93 ranging from 80,000 to 130,000 tons, while reported catches of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) and toothfish (Dissostichus ssp. ) increased significantly until the 2002 2003 season, but dropped during the 2003 2004 season.

The combination of high subsidies, historically declining catches, high fuel costs and other factors make longlining unsustainable, inefficient and unprofitable to most fishers.

Iraq states that Iran has not provided sufficient proof that the alleged decrease in shrimp catches is due to the 1991 oil spills.

Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean, for example, still exceeds reported catches despite major efforts to control such activities.

A number of delegations referred to the problems of by catches as well as to the issue of destructive fishing practices, in particular bottom trawling.

Iran concedes that certain factors unrelated to Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait could have contributed to the reduction in catches during the claim periods.

One delegation proposed expanding the use of negative vessels lists, particularly in conjunction with statistical document programmes to identify products from illegal, unreported and unregulated catches.

In order to estimate the reduction in catches, Iran compares catch levels for the periods covered by the claim with the catch levels in baseline years.

Iran then calculates the monetary value of the losses by multiplying the quantities of decreased catches by the average market prices of the relevant fisheries species.

According to Iraq, other factors unrelated to the invasion and occupation of Kuwait, especially over fishing, were responsible for any decreases in fish and shrimp catches.

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