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Resolution 15/01 on the Recording of Catch and Effort Data by Fishing Vessels in the IOTC Area of Competence.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Capacity building Cartilaginous fishes
Abstract

This Resolution of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), considering the provisions set forth in Resolution 15/02 On mandatory statistical reporting requirements for IOTC Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPCs), and in particular paragraph 4, which sets out the catch and effort reporting requirements for surface fisheries, longline and coastal fisheries, requires flag CPC to ensure that all purse seine, longline, gillnet, pole and line, handline and trolling fishing vessels flying its flag be subject to a data recording system. The Measure shall apply to vessels over 24 metres length overall and those under 24 metres if they fish outside the EEZs of their flag States within the IOTC area of competence. All vessels shall keep a logbook to record data that includes, as a minimum requirement, the information and data set forth in Annex I, II and III. The logbook shall be completed by the master of the fishing vessel and submitted to the flag State administration, as well as to the coastal State administration where the vessel has fished in that coastal State's EEZ. Flag States are under obligation to provide IOTC with data as prescribed. The Commission shall consider development of a special program to facilitate the implementation of this Resolution by developing CPCs. Furthermore, developed and developing CPCs are encouraged to work together to identify opportunities for capacity building to assist the long-term implementation of this Resolution.

Full text
English
Website
www.iotc.org