Recommendation 19-09 by ICCAT on vessel sightings. Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing vessel Monitoring Data collection/reporting Abstract This Recommendation requires Contracting Parties and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) to collect, through enforcement and surveillance operations conducted by their competent authorities in the Convention area, as much information as feasible when a foreign-flagged vessel or vessel without nationality is sighted as engaged in fishing or fishing related activities (e.g., transshipment) that are presumed to be illegal, unreported, and unregulated, as defined under paragraph 1 of Recommendation 18-08. An indicative list of information to be collected is included in the sighting information sheet (Annex), which should be used for transmitting information on vessel sightings to the Executive Secretary as specified in the Recommendation. CPCs should encourage their fishing and support vessels that operate in the Convention Area to collect and report relevant information to their appropriate domestic authorities to support the vessel sighting process set forth in this Recommendation. Full text English Website www.iccat.int