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The blue and yellow quartered pennant appears to have been adopted by the
Hague 1882 Convention. I wanted to see how it was defined there, and finally I
found the text of the convention at
http://iea.uoregon.edu/pages/view_treaty.php?t=1882-PoliceNorthSeasFishery.EN.txt&par=view_treaty_html
(it is actually called: "Convention Between Her Majesty, The German Emperor,
King Of Prussia, The King Of The Belgians, The King Of Denmark, The President Of
The French Republic, And The King Of The Netherlands, For Regulating The Police
Of The North Sea Fisheries" or "Convention for Regulating the Police of the
North Sea Fisheries" for short, other short names being in use are "North Sea
Fishery Convention" and "Overfishing Convention"). However, I found no mention
in the Convention regarding any special pennants whatsoever.
The same web site includes subsequent conventions that might provide more
insight, but in those that I checked I found no mention of any flags, signals,
or pennants):
http://iea.uoregon.edu/page.php?query=base_agreement_list&where=start&InclusionEQ=MEA&E_CodeEQ=E&SubjectIN=Species/Fauna/Fish
Željko Heimer, 27 November 2007
The North Sea Fisheries pennant was added to the 1889 Admiralty Flag Book by
amendment in October 1902. It could of course have been in use before this, but
not been included in the Flag Book until 1902.
David Prothero, 27 November 2007
2:3 image by Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Pennant 2:3, quartered blue-yellow-blue-yellow.
From Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
4:5, image by Ivan Sache, Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Pennant hoisted by the fishery inspection vessels in the waters of European Union.
Triangular 4:5 pennant, quartered yellow-blue-yellow-blue.
From Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
image by Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Pennant of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). The inspection vessel hoists two similar
pennants one above each other and separated by one meter. Each pennant has a size of 2.13 m x 0.94 m [about 9:4]
Triangular pennant, quartered yellow-blue-yellow-blue with black letters NW in first quarter.
From Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
While the NW pennant is shown in 1995 edition of Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives,
the NE is not. Does this mean that the NE pennant is a new thing?
Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
image by Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Pennant of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC). The inspection vessel hoists two similar
pennant one above each other and separated by one meter. Each pennant has a size of 2.13 m x 0.94 m [about 9:4]
Triangular pennant, quartered yellow-blue-yellow-blue with black letters NE in first quarter.
From Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
ANNEX IX of the
Scheme of Control and Enforcement (p. 52) provides more details:
A. NEAFC Inspection signal
1. To be flown during daylight and in conditions of normal visibility.
2. Boarding craft shall display one inspection pennant indicated above. The
pennant may be half scale. The pennant may be painted on the hull or on any
vertical sides of the craft. When painted, the black letters "NE" can be left
out
Jan Martens, 23 May 2005
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
Here is the Inspection pennant for CGPM
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52018PC0143&from=EN
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
1:2, image by Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Trapezoidal pennant quartered yellow-blue-yellow-blue of fishery inspection vessels in the waters of South-East Atlantic Ocean. (ICSEAF [International Commission for South East
Atlantic Fisheries] Inspection Service).
Similar to NW Atlantic pennant, but letters SE instead of NW.
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is based in Kolonia, Pohnpei
State, Micronesia. Here are Inspection flag and pennant
https://www.wcpfc.int/high-seas-boarding-inspection
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
Pennant
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
nspection
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
image by Željko Heimer, 17 December 2003
Pennant hoisted by the New Zealand vessels of fishery protection.
Similar to European pennant, quartered blue-yellow-blue-yellow but with darker blue.
Source: Album des Pavillons - Recapitulative edition (1995).
Ivan Sache, 4 January 2000
image by Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
Pennant, ratio 5:6 [ratio value is omitted in the book], quartered blue-yellow-yellow-blue, with
TAAF (French acronym of the territory
name) in white in the first quarter.
Source: Album des Pavillons - Recapitulative edition (1995).
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2000
Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in
the South Pacific Region.
Done at Honiara, 9 July 1992
Entered into force 20 May 1993
[...]
Annex 1
FISHERIES SURVEILLANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FLAG AND MARKINGS
Regional Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement Flag:
The Regional Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement Flag is authorized for
use by vessels during fisheries surveillance patrols. It should be flown at the
same times as the national or ensign flag with the national or ensign flag
superior.
Aircraft Markings:
Aircraft shall be clearly marked and identifiable in a manner agreed between the
Parties to subsidiary agreements.
Full text of the treaty (but no graphic) at
http://eelink.net/~asilwildlife/niue.html.
Ivan Sache, 25 October 2005
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is
based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Here is the inspection pennant
https://www.ccamlr.org/en/compliance/service-portal-inspectors
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019
Here is the pennant of the Commission
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/ES/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32007R0643&qid=1414667281098
Valentin Poposki, 9 September 2019