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Recommendation GFCM/35/2011/1 concerning the establishment of a GFCM logbook, amending Recommendation GFCM/34/2010/1.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Marine fisheries International organization Data collection/reporting Registration Enforcement/compliance
Abstract

Contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall require that the masters of fishing vessels over 15 metres in length overall authorized to fish in the GFCM area of application and registered on the GFCM record of vessels keep a logbook. The logbook shall include information on their operations, indicating in particular the quantities of each species caught and kept on board, above 50 kg in live weight, whether the catches are weighed or estimated, the date and geographical positions of such catches and the type of gear used in accordance with the minimum specifications and information set out in Annex 1.

Full text
English
Website
www.fao.org

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Amended by

Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/13 on the establishment of a GFCM logbook, amending Recommendation GFCM/35/2011/1.

Legislation | 2022

Keyword: Bycatch, Data collection/reporting, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing vessel, Marine fisheries, Precautionary principle, Protection of species, Biodiversity, Birds, Cartilaginous fishes, Marine mammals, Turtles

Source: FAO, FAOLEX