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Conservation and Management Measure for High Seas Boarding and Inspection Procedures for the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (High Seas Boarding and Inspection Procedures) (CMM 2019/14).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries High seas Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting International organization International relations/cooperation Inspection Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Foreign fishing
Abstract

This Conservation and Management Measure of the Meeting of the Parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement adopts the following CMM procedures, in accordance with Article 6(1)(h) of its Agreement. Its purpose aims to govern high seas boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the Agreement Area. Boarding and inspection conducted pursuant to this CMM shall be for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Agreement and the CMMs adopted and shall apply throughout the Agreement Area. Each Contracting Party may, subject to these procedures, carry out boarding and inspection in the Agreement Area of fishing vessels flying the flag of a CCP that is engaged in or suspected to have engaged in fishing as defined in Article 1(g) of the Agreement for fishery resources. Each CCP shall require the masters of fishing vessels flying their flag to accept and facilitate boarding and inspection carried out pursuant to this measure. This measure shall also apply in its entirety as between a Contracting Party and a participating fishing entity, subject to and 90 days after a notification to that effect is transmitted to the Meeting of the Parties from the Contracting Party concerned. Each CCP shall provide this measure or a translation of it to vessels flying its flag and ensure that vessels flying its flag accept boarding and inspection by Authorised Inspectors, who comply with this measure in the conduct of any boarding and inspection activities undertaken under these procedures.

Full text
English
Website
www.apsoi.org

References - Legislation

Repealed by

High Seas Boarding and Inspection Procedures (CMM 2021/14).

Legislation | 2021

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Marine fisheries, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, High seas, Fishery management and conservation, Inspection, International relations/cooperation, Enforcement/compliance, Use restrictions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX