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Conservation and Management Measure for Control of fishing activities in the Agreement Area (Control) (CMM 2018/09).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting International organization International relations/cooperation Inspection Monitoring Bycatch
Abstract

This Conservation and Management Measure of the Meeting of the Parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, referring to Article 5 (f) and Article 18(3)(d) of the Agreement on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (UNFSA), concerns monitoring, control and surveillance by Contracting Parties, cooperating nonContracting Party (CNCPs) and participating fishing entities (PFEs) of fishing of activities by their respective vessels and handling of data in relation to such monitoring, control and surveillance. The CMM also concerns the retaining on board of plastic and retrieval of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear.

Full text
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Website
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