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 Full text English Website www.sprfmo.int References - Legislation Repealed by Conservation and Management Measure for the Establishment of the Vessel Monitoring System in the SPRFMO Convention Area (CMM 06-2018).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