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Conservation and Management Measure on Standards for the Collection, Reporting, Verification and Exchange of Data (CMM 02-2022).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting Monitoring Foreign fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Protection of species
Abstract

This CMM specifies the objectives, procedures and standards for data collection, verification, exchange and dissemination for different fishing methods and activities in the Convention Area. Its objective is to ensure that accurate and complete data on fishing activities and their impacts are collected, verified, exchanged and used for the assessment and management of stocks and ecosystems. The text provides that members and CNCPs are to develop, implement and improve systems to collect data on fishing activities, landings, transhipment, observer data, historical data and annual catch totals for all species caught in the Convention Area. Members and CNCPs are to report all data required by this measure to the Secretariat. The text consists of 9 Articles and 14 Annexes.

Full text
English
Website
www.sprfmo.int