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Recommendation GFCM/33/2009/5 on the establishment of the GFCM regional fleet register.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Registration Fishing vessel Data collection/reporting International organization Enforcement/compliance
Abstract

The GFCM shall establish a regional fleet register containing information on all vessels, ships, boats or other crafts that are equipped and used for commercial fishing activity in the GFCM area of application. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties are obliged to submit a full dataset followed by updates as appropriate. The updating of the GFCM regional fleet register lies within the responsibility of the contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties and shall fully reflect the situation of their fleets at any time. The GFCM Secretariat shall make the regional fleet register database available through its online channels. The description of data fields in the GFCM regional fleet register is listed in Annex I.

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Website
www.fao.org