Recommendation By ICCAT For The Development Of An Online Reporting System (16-19). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Equipment Community management Fishery management and conservation Abstract This Recommendation is drafted based on the requirements for timely and transparent information sharing and the developments in electronic information exchange and the benefits to the Secretariat and ICCAT members for rapid communication with regard to the processing, management, and distribution of information. The text provides that an online reporting system shall be developed and maintained at the ICCAT Secretariat covering ICCAT reporting requirements, with an initial focus on elements of the required CPC Annual Reports. An Online Reporting Technology Working Group is established, in collaboration with the ICCAT Secretariat, to develop the plan for the online reporting system, based on the elements presented in Annex 1 including purpose and need, potential features of a system, mode of operation, benefits and costs to consider. Full text English Website www.iccat.int