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Conservation and Management Measure for the Collection, Reporting, Verification and Exchange of Data relating to fishing activities in the Agreement Area (Data Standards) (C 2018-02).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting International relations/cooperation Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Landing Marine protected areas Precautionary principle Protection of species Transshipment
Abstract

This Conservation and Management Measure of the Meeting of the Parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement prescribes the standards for the collection, reporting, verification and exchange of data related to fishing activities by vessels fishing in the SIOFA Area of Application (the Agreement Area) that are flying the flag of a Contracting Party, CNCP or PFE. These data standards shall assist the Meeting of the Parties to fulfil its objectives under the SIOFA Agreement and insofar as it relates to assessing the state of the fisheries within SIOFA's competence, including the status of target and non-target species and the impact of fishing on the marine environment. Data concerns includes, among other things, vessel catch and effort data, scientific observer data, and data on species, including CITES-listed species, in each vulnerable marine ecosystems. The Measure cites Articles 10(e) and 14 of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (UNFSA). Data verification mechanisms shall also concern vessel trip, landing and transshipment reports and port sampling.

Full text
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