MCS information collection and sharing - Compliance Policy Guideline 4. Country/Territory Document type Miscellaneous Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Data collection/reporting Fishery management and conservation Fishing vessel Inspection Monitoring Procedural matters Protection of species Abstract This Policy on Control and Surveillance measures (MCS) information collection and sharing issued by the Extended Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna is a multilateral document aiming at promoting confidential and prompt sharing of MCS information (a) among relevant Members, including Cooperating Non-Members (CNMs); (b) between relevant Members and CNMs and Port States, coastal States, market States, and with the Secretariat. This information regards (i) conducting inspections and sharing port inspection information where there are grounds for suspecting that a vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities for SBT; (ii) sharing of other port inspection information; (iii) advising on relevant non-Member Port States, coastal States and/or market States of information Members would like to receive to ensure the integrity of the SBT management regime; and (iv) the confidentiality and use guidelines (provided at Annex I). Point 4 shows the measures that must be adopted by a Member and/or by the Secretariat in cases where there are reasonable grounds to suspect a vessel is conducting IUU fishing or fishing activity relating to SBT. Some actions can be taken by the Compliance Committee to encourage MCS information sharing, such as (i) identifying the MCS information to be collected and shared; (ii) recommending standardized formats for collecting and sharing this information; iii) providing and reviewing guidelines to ensure information confidentiality. Full text English Website www.ccsbt.org