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Conservation and Management Measure for the Establishment of the Vessel Monitoring System in the SPRFMO Convention Area (CMM 06-2017).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Equipment Fishing vessel
Abstract

This Measure of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) concerns a Commission Vessel Monitoring System (Commission VMS). The purpose of the Commission VMS is to continuously monitor the movements and activity of fishing vessels that are on the Commission Record of Vessels and are authorised by flag States to fish for fisheries resources in the SPRFMO Convention Area in a cost-effective manner in order to, inter alia, support the implementation of SPRFMO CMMs. The Commission VMS shall apply to all fishing vessels as defined in Article 1 (1)(h) of the Convention. The system shall operate on a permanent basis or until decided otherwise by the Commission. All Member and CNCP fishing vessels required to report to the SPRFMO Commission VMS shall use a functioning Automatic Location Communicator (ALC) that complies with the Commission’s minimum standards for ALCs in Annex 1. In the event of failure of automatic reporting, the procedure outlined in Annex 3 of this measure shall apply.

Full text
English
Website
www.sprfmo.int

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Conservation and Management Measure for the Establishment of the Vessel Monitoring System in the SPRFMO Convention Area (CMM 06-2018).

Legislation | 2019

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Equipment, Fishing vessel

Source: FAO, FAOLEX